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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?
(a) Geographic attache.
(b) Congressional aide.
(c) Government cartographer.
(d) Ambassador to foreign countries.

2. What life forms are threatened during Earth's Ice Ages?
(a) Only land animals.
(b) All life forms.
(c) Only plant life.
(d) Only marine life.

3. Who became the leader of China after Mao died?
(a) Lin Sen.
(b) Zhou Enlai.
(c) Deng Xiaoping.
(d) Hua Guofeng.

4. How far south did North American glaciers reach during the last Ice Age?
(a) As far south as the Ohio River.
(b) As far south as the Great Lakes.
(c) As far south as the Gulf of Mexico.
(d) As far south as the Equator.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Afghan refugees flee to when the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan?

2. What does de Blij mean when he refers to a mental map?

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

4. Who would be most likely to use a large scale map?

5. Why is geography different from other disciplines, according to de Blij?

(see the answer key)

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