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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. Who was King Leopold II?
(a) The leader of the Kenyan independence movement.
(b) The last leader of South Africa during apartheid.
(c) The Belgian King who murdered 10 million Congolese.
(d) The author of an important book on geography and Africa.

2. What does de Blij think may eventually happen to the European Union?
(a) It may collapse into disorder and economic chaos.
(b) It will become a hub for terrorism and will become a troubled region.
(c) It will become overwhelmed by foreign debt and domestic taxes.
(d) It may become a superpower that challenges U.S. dominance.

3. What is Afghanistan like today?
(a) It has become a satellite of Communist Russia.
(b) It has a thriving agriculturally-based economy.
(c) It lacks most modern amenities.
(d) It is a modern Islamic country.

4. What factors have helped to bring about the recovery of Europe after World War II?
(a) Foreign aid from the United States and from the former Soviet Union.
(b) A good position geographically and temperate weather.
(c) Economic improvements and the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
(d) Cultural homogeneity and speaking a single language.

5. How does de Blij think that the U.S. should react to terrorist attacks on airplanes?
(a) Resume normal operations as quickly as possible after an attack.
(b) Ground all planes and institute stricter security measures after each attack.
(c) Require all American passengers to carry passports with them at all times.
(d) Stop allowing people from other countries to enter the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What geographic challenges does Russia have?

2. What event contributed to the end of Mao's power in China?

3. What event became known in China as the "Great Leap Forward"?

4. Why does de Blij feel that it is appropriate to end Why Geography Matters with a chapter on Africa?

5. What is a fatwa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does de Blij think it will be difficult to convince some Muslim leaders to take a more moderate position?

2. What kinds of places do terrorists thrive in?

3. What are some different definitions of terrorism?

4. How does the population distribution of Europe differ from that of the United States?

5. What problems did the Bolsheviks inherit from the czarist government in Russia?

6. Describe the geographic roots of sub-Saharan Africa's isolation.

7. What long-standing dispute does Russia have with Japan?

8. What areas of the globe have become hubs for terrorist activity?

9. Where do terrorist groups get money to carry out their training, preparations and attacks?

10. Describe China's Cultural Revolution.

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