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

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) Isolationism and parochialism.
(c) An international outlook.
(d) Callous disregard for the welfare of other societies.

2. How did Dr. John Snow use maps to save lives in London during the 19th century?
(a) He used them to teach firefighters to find their way around London.
(b) He used them to plot the locations of attacks during a crime wave.
(c) He used them to plot new cases of cholera.
(d) He used them to decide where to put streetlights.

3. What causes the drift of Earth's continents?
(a) Ocean currents and tides.
(b) Ice Ages.
(c) The Moon's gravity.
(d) Plate tectonics.

4. What event caused Earth's most recent mass extinction?
(a) Mass flooding caused by global warming.
(b) A collision with a comet or asteroid.
(c) The formation of the Moon.
(d) A temporary lowering in the temperature of the Sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the Younger Dryas?

2. What other world does geography traditionally deal with, in addition to the human world?

3. How did the Little Ice Age affect Europe?

4. Where would you expect to find the highest infant mortality rates?

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

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