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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is topography shown in United States Geological Survey maps?
(a) With a series of concentric circles.
(b) With longitude and latitude lines.
(c) With a compass rose.
(d) With contour lines.

2. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?
(a) The United States is oriented north to south.
(b) Europeans do not learn how to use a compass rose in school.
(c) American cities were laid out with the compass rose in mind.
(d) European countries use the metric system.

3. Why does de Blij feel that Americans have an obligation to be well informed?
(a) Because it is important to be a good citizen.
(b) Because part of being well educated is understanding geography.
(c) Because Americans have economic ties to many other countries.
(d) Because the decisions made by Americans affect the entire planet.

4. What does de Blij mean when he refers to a mental map?
(a) He means the map of the brain that is being developed by neuroscientists.
(b) He means the brain's ability to visualize maps mentally when no map is available.
(c) He means the map of each person's individual universe: one's neighborhood, school, and community.
(d) He means that the brain changes structurally as a result of studying cartography.

5. What did Gilbert Grosvenor , the grandson of the National Geographic Society's 1950 president, do to improve geographic literacy in the United States?
(a) He raised money for geography education and testified in Congress.
(b) He founded a map publishing company.
(c) He traveled the country giving seminars in public schools.
(d) He began writing books about geography for children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the population growing so fast in sub-Saharan Africa?

2. What cultural group eventually introduced the bubonic plague to Europe?

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

4. What problem resulted from the drawing of political boundaries in Africa by European powers?

5. What caused the second Agricultural Revolution?

(see the answer key)

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