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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?
(a) The United States is oriented north to south.
(b) Europeans do not learn how to use a compass rose in school.
(c) American cities were laid out with the compass rose in mind.
(d) European countries use the metric system.

2. How do scientists measure the movement of North America each year?
(a) In feet.
(b) In miles.
(c) In yards.
(d) In inches.

3. What do geographers analyze using the gravity model?
(a) Interaction between cities.
(b) Current events.
(c) Plate tectonics.
(d) The history of Earth.

4. How is topography shown in United States Geological Survey maps?
(a) With a series of concentric circles.
(b) With a compass rose.
(c) With longitude and latitude lines.
(d) With contour lines.

5. When does de Blij say that geography began to decline in the United States?
(a) When Americans became less willing to travel after 9/11.
(b) When professional educators decided to combine history, government, and geography into social studies.
(c) When political boundaries began to change so fast that it was hard to keep maps up-to-date.
(d) When people began to watch television instead of reading books for entertainment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does de Blij mean when he refers to a mental map?

2. What is the name of the interglacial that we are currently in?

3. What was Earth like during its first 800 million years?

4. What does a geostationary satellite do?

5. Why does de Blij feel that American students need to study geography?

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