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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did H.J. Mackinder argue in what de Blij calls the "most often cited article in geography"?
(a) That the next superpower would have nuclear weapons.
(b) That the next superpower would be a Eurasian land-based country.
(c) That the next superpower would be from east Asia.
(d) That the next superpower would be the United States.

2. What profession does de Blij say should include training in cartography?
(a) Law.
(b) Art.
(c) Politics.
(d) Teaching.

3. Where does de Blij hope that a new, more liberal form of Islam will emerge?
(a) In the Middle East.
(b) In the Pacific Rim.
(c) In Africa.
(d) In Europe.

4. Who is Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab?
(a) The founder of Islam.
(b) A conservative, extremist Muslim theologian.
(c) The leader of a terrorist movement targeting Americans.
(d) The leader of the Iranian government.

5. What American President went to China in 1971 and met Chairman Mao?
(a) Lyndon Johnson.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Walter Mondale.
(d) John Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a madrassas?

2. Who formulated a grid that is still used to make map projections of the world?

3. What event caused Earth's most recent mass extinction?

4. How did colonial powers in Europe divide up the territory in Africa?

5. What did European countries fail to consider when they colonized Africa?

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