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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the nation-state emerge in Europe?
(a) Between 1850 and 1950.
(b) Between 1250 and 1450.
(c) Between 1650 and 1850.
(d) Between 1450 and 1550.

2. What were climatic conditions like during the Postglacial Optimum?
(a) Much colder than they are today.
(b) Much warmer than they are today.
(c) An Ice Age was going on at the time.
(d) Similar to today.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in Russia in the year 2000 that de Blij says was previously unimaginable?

2. Why did both the United States and the Soviet Union support African tyrants?

3. What does de Blij think may eventually happen to the European Union?

4. Why was 1816 called "the year without a summer"?

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

(see the answer key)

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