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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease is currently at epidemic levels in sub-Saharan Africa?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Dengue fever.
(d) AIDS.

2. How long ago did the most recent global warming trend start?
(a) Around 100 years ago.
(b) Around 50 years ago.
(c) Around 18,000 years ago.
(d) Around 1,000 years ago.

3. Why do the Chechens feel particularly strong about pursuing their independence?
(a) Natural resources in Chechnya could more easily be developed after independence.
(b) Stalin forced all the Chechens to travel to Siberia during World War II.
(c) Russia's government is too corrupt for most Chechens.
(d) Chechens were inspired by the independence gained by neighboring countries.

4. How does the Chechen independence movement affect Groznyy?
(a) Groznyy's unemployment rate skyrockets.
(b) Much of Groznyy's population emigrates to Russia.
(c) Groznyy is bombed into a shell of a city.
(d) Groznyy is devastated by fighting.

5. Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on population growth?
(a) The status of women.
(b) Religious faith.
(c) Government policies.
(d) Climate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for the area in which the cities of Ramadi, Tikrit, Baghdad, and Fallujah lie?

2. Why do many people argue that it is pointless to send foreign aid to Africa?

3. What do geographers analyze using the gravity model?

4. How did Dr. John Snow use maps to save lives in London during the 19th century?

5. Why were many Americans shocked when Nixon went to China?

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