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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

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 that the brain changes structurally as a result of studying cartography.
(c) He means the map of each person's individual universe: one's neighborhood, school, and community.
(d) He means the brain's ability to visualize maps mentally when no map is available.

2. Which of the following countries does de Blij think will play an important role in the new world order?
(a) France.
(b) India.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Great Britain.

3. How do subsidizing American farmers hurt Africans?
(a) It does not give African farmers an incentive to work more efficiently.
(b) It takes away money that would otherwise be sent to Africa.
(c) It makes it harder for African farmers to get subsidies from other countries too.
(d) It makes it impossible for African farmers to compete in the global market.

4. Why has the United States been so slow to convert maps to the metric system?
(a) The metric system is not as efficient for mapmaking as the English system of measurement.
(b) U.S. geographers are not accustomed to the metric system and prefer not to use it.
(c) The Ordinance of 1785 required land to be laid out in township squares measured in feet.
(d) Geographers prefer not to use the metric system in maps until it is used for other things too.

5. Which of the following maps can you derive the most accurate estimates of distances from?
(a) A map of the world.
(b) A map of a city block.
(c) A map of a city.
(d) A map of the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following empires thrived during the Medieval Optimum?

2. What is a fatwa?

3. Why does de Blij feel that Americans should care about worldwide population growth?

4. What did Gilbert Grosvenor , the grandson of the National Geographic Society's 1950 president, do to improve geographic literacy in the United States?

5. What kind of location must be given in degrees, minutes, and seconds of longitude and latitude?

(see the answer key)

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