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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?
(a) Geographic attache.
(b) Ambassador to foreign countries.
(c) Congressional aide.
(d) Government cartographer.

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

3. What was Earth like during its first 800 million years?
(a) Earth was covered in ice.
(b) Earth had warm and cool regions.
(c) Earth was very hot.
(d) Earth had a temperate climate.

4. What technological development revolutionized cartography?
(a) The invention of the airplane.
(b) The invention of the ruler.
(c) The invention of the compass.
(d) The invention of the printing press.

5. Who does de Blij describe as a modern proponent of environmental determinism?
(a) Brian Fagan.
(b) Ellsworth Huntington.
(c) Stephen Oppenheimer.
(d) Jared Diamond.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the world's population begin to rise dramatically?

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

3. Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on population growth?

4. What does a geostationary satellite do?

5. Which of the following countries adds nine or ten million people to the world's population every year?

(see the answer key)

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