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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following countries does de Blij think will play an important role in the new world order?
(a) Somalia.
(b) India.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) France.

2. What technological development revolutionized cartography?
(a) The invention of the printing press.
(b) The invention of the compass.
(c) The invention of the ruler.
(d) The invention of the airplane.

3. Which of the following maps can you derive the most accurate estimates of distances from?
(a) A map of the United States.
(b) A map of a city.
(c) A map of a city block.
(d) A map of the world.

4. Who does de Blij describe as a modern proponent of environmental determinism?
(a) Brian Fagan.
(b) Stephen Oppenheimer.
(c) Ellsworth Huntington.
(d) Jared Diamond.

5. Why did life expectancy in Botswana fall from 60 to 39 between 1994 and 2004?
(a) Because of poor sanitation and hygiene.
(b) Because of severe flooding and cholera.
(c) Because of the AIDS epidemic.
(d) Because of drought and famine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did China first begin to feel the impact of the Little Ice Age?

3. What event caused Earth's most recent mass extinction?

4. Why does de Blij say that it is problematic for urban areas to continue to expand?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do scientists think that Earth might have acquired its oceans?

2. Why has Earth's population increased so dramatically?

3. Why should Americans care about worldwide population growth?

4. How has the Moon's position in Earth's sky changed since Earth's early years?

5. How widespread is the practice of cartography across cultures?

6. What did Gilbert Grosvenor do to revitalize the practice of geography? Did it work?

7. How do mass extinctions on Earth usually occur?

8. Why does de Blij say that people might produce maps that are misleading?

9. What was Europe like during the coldest part of the Little Ice Age?

10. How does de Blij say that stories of the Great Flood may have started?

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