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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What three groups fought over China in the early 20th century?
(a) Mongols, Koreans, and the Vietnamese.
(b) Northerners, Southerners, and guerilla revolutionaries.
(c) Nationalists, Communists, and the Japanese.
(d) Corporations, human rights agencies, and the United Nations.

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

3. Which of the following countries has borders that are in dispute?
(a) Tibet.
(b) The United States.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Mexico.

4. What problem resulted from the drawing of political boundaries in Africa by European powers?
(a) Food distribution problems.
(b) The rise of dictatorships.
(c) Cultural and ethnic clashes.
(d) Droughts and epidemics.

5. What issue has caused conflicts along the border between Germany and the Netherlands?
(a) Water rights.
(b) Human rights.
(c) Mining rights.
(d) Civil rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following locations seems like a likely target for terrorists, according to de Blij?

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

3. What is the biggest problem facing relief agencies trying to provide food for famine victims?

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

5. Which of the following cities is a popular haven for terrorists?

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