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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would be most likely to use a large scale map?
(a) A student learning about world geography.
(b) A pilot following a route from one city to another.
(c) A tourist finding his or her way around a museum.
(d) A journalist writing about news events in a faraway country.

2. How long has it been since Harvard University offered a geography class to its students?
(a) More than 20 years.
(b) More than 50 years.
(c) More than 100 years.
(d) More than 10 years.

3. About what percentage of American students have studied geography in school?
(a) Less than 10 percent.
(b) Less than five percent.
(c) Less than 50 percent.
(d) Less than 30 percent.

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

5. What two countries were mixed up by President Nixon's staff?
(a) Mauritania and Mauritius.
(b) Brazil and Bolivia.
(c) India and Indonesia.
(d) The Congo and Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do geographers mean when they use the abbreviation "B.P."?

2. Why did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect Earth's climate?

3. As the world's population increases, where does de Blij say the increase in population will go to live?

4. What technological development revolutionized cartography?

5. What caused the second Agricultural Revolution?

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