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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When President Ronald Reagan visited Brazil, where did he tell people he was happy to be?
(a) Bahrain.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Bolivia.

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

3. What cultural group eventually introduced the bubonic plague to Europe?
(a) African slaves being sold in European markets.
(b) Mongol caravans traveling west.
(c) European merchants traveling to China.
(d) Indonesians fleeing volcanic eruptions.

4. What do geographers mean when they use the abbreviation "B.P."?
(a) Before the Present.
(b) Before the Pleistocene.
(c) Before the Past Era.
(d) Before the Postglacial Optimum.

5. When did the coldest part of the Little Ice Age occur?
(a) Between 1675 and 1735.
(b) Between 1580 and 1610.
(c) Between 1750 and 1800.
(d) Between 1610 and 1650.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a geostationary satellite do?

2. How is topography shown in United States Geological Survey maps?

3. How will Earth's population in the year 2015 compare with Earth's population in "the year without a summer"?

4. Why does de Blij feel that Americans are unprepared to evaluate global warming?

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

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