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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is topography shown in United States Geological Survey maps?
(a) With a compass rose.
(b) With a series of concentric circles.
(c) With contour lines.
(d) With longitude and latitude lines.

2. What problem has historically been an issue between Canada and the United States?
(a) Mining.
(b) Immigration.
(c) Acid rain.
(d) Fishing rights.

3. How do scientists measure the movement of North America each year?
(a) In inches.
(b) In feet.
(c) In miles.
(d) In yards.

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

5. What other university departments does de Blij feel should be resurrected, along with geography departments?
(a) History departments.
(b) Departments of regional studies.
(c) Interdisciplinary studies departments.
(d) Sociology departments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the population growing so fast in sub-Saharan Africa?

2. What phase of Earth's geologic history are we in today?

3. Who does de Blij describe as a modern proponent of environmental determinism?

4. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?

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

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