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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What approach to foreign affairs is fostered by the decision not to teach geography in public schools?
(a) Callous disregard for the welfare of other societies.
(b) Paternalism toward developing countries.
(c) An international outlook.
(d) Isolationism and parochialism.

3. How do geographers look at the world, according to de Blij?
(a) Structurally.
(b) Chronologically.
(c) Spatially.
(d) Temporally.

4. Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on population growth?
(a) The status of women.
(b) Government policies.
(c) Climate.
(d) Religious faith.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the second Agricultural Revolution?

2. When did the nation-state emerge in Europe?

3. What does the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea do?

4. Why was 1816 called "the year without a summer"?

5. What reason did Iraq give for invading Kuwait just before the first Gulf War?

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