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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 that the brain changes structurally as a result of studying cartography.
(d) He means the map of each person's individual universe: one's neighborhood, school, and community.

2. Which of the following maps has the smallest scale?
(a) A map of the United States.
(b) A map of a city.
(c) A map of the world.
(d) A map of a city block.

3. 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) An international outlook.
(c) Isolationism and parochialism.
(d) Paternalism toward developing countries.

4. What do geographers mean when they use the abbreviation "B.P."?
(a) Before the Postglacial Optimum.
(b) Before the Present.
(c) Before the Past Era.
(d) Before the Pleistocene.

5. Why does de Blij say that it is problematic for urban areas to continue to expand?
(a) Because urban areas have higher crime rates.
(b) Because urban areas have high infant mortality rates.
(c) Because urban populations get their food from rural areas.
(d) Because urban landscapes change local geography.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became the leader of China after Mao died?

2. Why does de Blij call global warming a misnomer?

3. Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on population growth?

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

5. How long ago did the glaciers from the last Ice Age begin to recede?

(see the answer key)

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