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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What approach to foreign affairs is fostered by the decision not to teach geography in public schools?
(a) Paternalism toward developing countries.
(b) An international outlook.
(c) Isolationism and parochialism.
(d) Callous disregard for the welfare of other societies.

2. How long have people been making maps?
(a) At least 5,000 years.
(b) At least 500 years.
(c) At least 100 years.
(d) At least 1,000 years.

3. How long ago did the glaciers from the last Ice Age begin to recede?
(a) The glaciers began to recede 10 million years ago.
(b) The glaciers began to recede 2 billion years ago.
(c) The glaciers began to recede 18,000 years ago.
(d) The glaciers began to recede 100 years ago.

4. What had to happen before Earth's land masses could form?
(a) Earth's crust had to begin to cool into rock.
(b) Life had to begin to evolve.
(c) The oceans had to form.
(d) The Moon had to begin orbiting Earth.

5. What were the first modern humans called?
(a) Homo erectus.
(b) Homo habilus.
(c) Neanderthals.
(d) Cro-Magnons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do geographers look at the world, according to de Blij?

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

3. What causes the drift of Earth's continents?

4. Which of the following maps has the smallest scale?

5. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?

(see the answer key)

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