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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to de Blij, what is geographically contentious about Europe?
(a) Its offshore mineral rights.
(b) Its eastern border.
(c) Its cultural rivalries.
(d) Its shared currency.

2. 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) Chechens were inspired by the independence gained by neighboring countries.
(d) Russia's government is too corrupt for most Chechens.

3. What are China's current territorial claims based on?
(a) The boundaries that China had after World War II.
(b) The boundaries of the Qing (Machu) Dynasty.
(c) The boundaries that China had at the time of the Cultural Revolution.
(d) The boundaries that China had after World War I.

4. When did the world's population begin to rise dramatically?
(a) After the Industrial Revolution.
(b) After the Civil War.
(c) After the French Revolution.
(d) After World War II.

5. How do geographers look at the world, according to de Blij?
(a) Chronologically.
(b) Structurally.
(c) Temporally.
(d) Spatially.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the easiest way to trace how terrorist groups get funded?

2. What disease is currently at epidemic levels in sub-Saharan Africa?

3. About what percentage of American students have studied geography in school?

4. Why should Americans take a special interest in Africa?

5. How did the slave trade between 1700 and 1810 affect Africa?

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