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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does de Blij say that the Snowball Earth theory explains?
(a) It explains the extinction of the dinosaurs.
(b) It explains Earth's first deep freeze.
(c) It explains why glaciers form during Ice Ages.
(d) It explains how Earth's oceans formed.

2. How far south did North American glaciers reach during the last Ice Age?
(a) As far south as the Great Lakes.
(b) As far south as the Equator.
(c) As far south as the Ohio River.
(d) As far south as the Gulf of Mexico.

3. What is the name of the interglacial that we are currently in?
(a) The Eemian.
(b) The Holocene.
(c) The Atlanticum.
(d) The Subboreal.

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

5. How do geographers look at the world, according to de Blij?
(a) Spatially.
(b) Structurally.
(c) Temporally.
(d) Chronologically.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gilbert Grosvenor , the grandson of the National Geographic Society's 1950 president, do to improve geographic literacy in the United States?

2. What kind of location must be given in degrees, minutes, and seconds of longitude and latitude?

3. Which of the following statements is the best description of Earth's geologic history?

4. What did Georgetown University decide to do in response to the geographic illiteracy of incoming students?

5. How long have people been making maps?

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