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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Europe's population compare with the population of the United States?
(a) Europe is about four times more populous than the United States.
(b) Europe has about the same size population as the United States.
(c) Europe has twice the population of the United States.
(d) Europe has half the population of the United States.

2. How many countries are there in the world?
(a) Nearly 200.
(b) Nearly 400.
(c) Nearly 300.
(d) Nearly 100.

3. 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 began writing books about geography for children.
(b) He traveled the country giving seminars in public schools.
(c) He founded a map publishing company.
(d) He raised money for geography education and testified in Congress.

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

5. From which direction are terrorists most likely to enter the U.S., according to de Blij?
(a) The south.
(b) The north.
(c) The west.
(d) The east.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a map did Vladimir Koppen devise?

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

3. What other country supported the mujahideen in Afghanistan?

4. What is the easiest way to trace how terrorist groups get funded?

5. When did the nation-state emerge in Europe?

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