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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened in Russia in the year 2000 that de Blij says was previously unimaginable?
(a) The development of a transportation infrastructure.
(b) An unusually long summer growing season.
(c) A democratic transition of power.
(d) An invasion by one of its former satellite countries.

2. What kind of a map did Vladimir Koppen devise?
(a) A map that showed the movements of glaciers.
(b) A map that showed lines of latitude and longitude.
(c) A map that showed climate regions.
(d) A map that showed political boundaries.

3. Why does de Blij feel that Americans have an obligation to be well informed?
(a) Because Americans have economic ties to many other countries.
(b) Because the decisions made by Americans affect the entire planet.
(c) Because part of being well educated is understanding geography.
(d) Because it is important to be a good citizen.

4. How far south did North American glaciers reach during the last Ice Age?
(a) As far south as the Great Lakes.
(b) As far south as the Equator.
(c) As far south as the Ohio River.
(d) As far south as the Gulf of Mexico.

5. What did scientists think was happening to the climate in the 1950s, when de Blij was in graduate school?
(a) No change in climate.
(b) Global upheaval.
(c) Global cooling.
(d) Global warming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Russia's connection with the European Union?

2. How does Europe's population compare with the population of the United States?

3. What does a geostationary satellite do?

4. If Earth's population keeps growing at the present rate, how high will it be by the year 2035?

5. When were the boundaries of nation-states in Africa drawn?

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