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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cultural group eventually introduced the bubonic plague to Europe?
(a) Mongol caravans traveling west.
(b) Indonesians fleeing volcanic eruptions.
(c) African slaves being sold in European markets.
(d) European merchants traveling to China.

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

3. What two inventions have done the most to increase life expectancy?
(a) The stethoscope and the hypodermic needle.
(b) Electricity and electric lights.
(c) Effective soap and the flushing toilet.
(d) The electrocardiogram and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine.

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

5. As the world's population increases, where does de Blij say the increase in population will go to live?
(a) To developed countries.
(b) To undeveloped countries.
(c) To more temperate regions.
(d) To urban areas.

6. What were the first modern humans called?
(a) Homo habilus.
(b) Homo erectus.
(c) Cro-Magnons.
(d) Neanderthals.

7. What caused the second Agricultural Revolution?
(a) The influx of technology brought back by merchants from China.
(b) The warm weather that was perfect for farming.
(c) The cultural exchange brought about by colonialism.
(d) The need to find ways to produce more crops to feed starving people.

8. What does the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea do?
(a) It establishes recognized ocean borders.
(b) It gives biologists the right to study the ocean floor.
(c) It establishes a procedure for tsunami notification.
(d) It establishes fishing seasons and limits.

9. How did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect life on Earth?
(a) It caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
(b) It caused an evolutionary bottleneck in which much genetic diversity was lost.
(c) It caused an incredible explosion of genetic diversity, producing many new species.
(d) It was connected with the beginning of the evolution of modern humans.

10. 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 Gulf of Mexico.
(c) As far south as the Equator.
(d) As far south as the Ohio River.

11. Which of the following countries was never colonized by Europe?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Egypt.
(d) South Africa.

12. What human event coincided with the end of the Little Ice Age?
(a) The Industrial Revolution.
(b) The rise of the Han Dynasty.
(c) The French Revolution.
(d) The fall of the Roman Empire.

13. Why is geography different from other disciplines, according to de Blij?
(a) It covers science and technology.
(b) It is constantly changing.
(c) It makes unexpected links between topics.
(d) It is always in the news.

14. Why does de Blij call global warming a misnomer?
(a) Because the globe will probably cool down, not warm up.
(b) Because warming will probably be regional, not global.
(c) Because Earth has been steadily cooling off since the Hadean period.
(d) Because global warming occurs throughout Earth's history.

15. Who formulated a grid that is still used to make map projections of the world?
(a) Captain Cook.
(b) Battista Agnese.
(c) Gerardus Mercator.
(d) Ferdinand Magellan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did life expectancy in Botswana fall from 60 to 39 between 1994 and 2004?

2. In addition to population, what else does de Blij say will increase in the next century?

3. Which of the following European countries did NOT colonize Africa?

4. When did the world's population begin to rise dramatically?

5. What kind of map does not distort reality?

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