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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. What event caused Earth's most recent mass extinction?
(a) A collision with a comet or asteroid.
(b) Mass flooding caused by global warming.
(c) A temporary lowering in the temperature of the Sun.
(d) The formation of the Moon.

2. How long has it been since Harvard University offered a geography class to its students?
(a) More than 10 years.
(b) More than 20 years.
(c) More than 100 years.
(d) More than 50 years.

3. Which ocean does de Blij say is becoming the dominant world ocean?
(a) The Atlantic Ocean.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) The Arctic Ocean.
(d) The Indian Ocean.

4. What other university departments does de Blij feel should be resurrected, along with geography departments?
(a) Sociology departments.
(b) Interdisciplinary studies departments.
(c) History departments.
(d) Departments of regional studies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following countries was never colonized by Europe?

2. What did European countries fail to consider when they colonized Africa?

3. How is topography shown in United States Geological Survey maps?

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

5. What profession does de Blij say should include training in cartography?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of tools do geographers need to know how to use?

2. How did the global warming trend that began 18,000 years ago affect Earth?

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

4. Explain what the climate has been like during Earth's current geologic period, the Pleistocene.

5. How does humanity's history on Earth compare with the history of the entire planet?

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

7. Explain why Earth's continents drift. What theory explains this process?

8. What does de Blij fear might happen before Earth reaches its natural population limit?

9. What is the Exclusive Economic Zone?

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

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