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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What human event coincided with the end of the Little Ice Age?
(a) The Industrial Revolution.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) The rise of the Han Dynasty.
(d) The fall of the Roman Empire.

2. How does de Blij suggest that you give directions if you do not know which way is north, south, east, or west?
(a) He suggests drawing a map to use as a reference.
(b) He suggests using global positioning software.
(c) He suggests giving directions based on landmarks.
(d) He suggests giving directions based on an analog clock face.

3. How many mass extinctions have occurred during Earth's history?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Hundreds.

4. Which country does de Blij think that Americans should try to be particularly well-informed about?
(a) Mexico.
(b) China.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Botswana.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what percentage of American students have studied geography in school?

2. When did the coldest part of the Little Ice Age occur?

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

4. How far south did North American glaciers reach during the last Ice Age?

5. What had to happen before Earth's land masses could form?

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