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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the population growing so fast in sub-Saharan Africa?
(a) Having more children gives a family higher status in certain cultures.
(b) There are no problems with famine or lack of medical care there.
(c) Religious leaders in those areas encourage families to have more children.
(d) There is plenty of land on which to build more homes for larger families.

2. What does a geostationary satellite do?
(a) It remains stationary over a particular point on Earth's surface.
(b) It sends data to GPS devices in cars.
(c) It produces maps of changing weather conditions.
(d) It can discern features of tiny objects on Earth's surface.

3. What kind of a map did Vladimir Koppen devise?
(a) A map that showed political boundaries.
(b) A map that showed climate regions.
(c) A map that showed the movements of glaciers.
(d) A map that showed lines of latitude and longitude.

4. How did the Little Ice Age affect Europe?
(a) It caused the fall of the Minoan civilization.
(b) It produced a golden age.
(c) It strengthened empires.
(d) It caused famines.

5. Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on population growth?
(a) The status of women.
(b) Government policies.
(c) Religious faith.
(d) Climate.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Earth's population keeps growing at the present rate, how high will it be by the year 2035?

2. What caused the Younger Dryas?

3. What were the first modern humans called?

4. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?

5. What war does de Blij say could have been better handled if U.S. leaders had had a better grasp of geography?

(see the answer key)

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