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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tool does de Blij say that no household should ever be without?
(a) A computer.
(b) An atlas.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A globe.

2. What country has a "one child only" policy for families?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) China.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) India.

3. Why does de Blij feel that Americans should care about worldwide population growth?
(a) It will cause Americans to have to provide more foreign aid.
(b) It will cause people in other countries to resent the United States.
(c) It will cause higher pollution levels that will affect the entire globe.
(d) It will cause other countries to use more of Earth's resources.

4. Which of the following European countries did NOT colonize Africa?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Poland.
(d) Germany.

5. What is the biggest problem facing relief agencies trying to provide food for famine victims?
(a) Lack of fertilizer and insecticide for crops.
(b) Continuing drought.
(c) Problems with food distribution.
(d) Lack of money to pay for food.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did China first begin to feel the impact of the Little Ice Age?

2. Which country does de Blij think that Americans should try to be particularly well-informed about?

3. Why does de Blij feel that Americans are unprepared to evaluate global warming?

4. What did scientists think was happening to the climate in the 1950s, when de Blij was in graduate school?

5. How do geographers look at the world, according to de Blij?

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