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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does de Blij feel that American students need to study geography?
(a) To better understand plate tectonics.
(b) To better understand history.
(c) To protect national security.
(d) To receive a well-rounded education.

2. When did the world's population begin to rise dramatically?
(a) After World War II.
(b) After the Civil War.
(c) After the Industrial Revolution.
(d) After the French Revolution.

3. What other world does geography traditionally deal with, in addition to the human world?
(a) The cultural world.
(b) The natural world.
(c) The astronomical world.
(d) The philosophical world.

4. What historical event may have given rise to the stories in many cultures of a Great Flood?
(a) The Postglacial Optimum.
(b) The Medieval Optimum.
(c) Seismic waves after the eruption of Thira.
(d) The flooding of the Black Sea area.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country has a "one child only" policy for families?

2. What life forms are threatened during Earth's Ice Ages?

3. What does a geostationary satellite do?

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

5. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?

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