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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the nation-state emerge in Europe?

3. What had to happen before Earth's land masses could form?

4. In which of the following countries is the population decreasing?

5. Why does de Blij feel that Americans have an obligation to be well informed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did political maps change during the age of colonialism?

3. How has the job market for geographers changed in recent years, according to de Blij?

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

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

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

7. How do mass extinctions on Earth usually occur?

8. What is the Exclusive Economic Zone?

9. What empires thrived during the Medieval Optimum?

10. Why does de Blij say that in 1995 it seemed as though the world could not possibly change any faster than it was currently changing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the theories put forward by geographers H.J. Mackinder and N.J. Spykman.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why many people in the Islamic world resent the West.

Essay Topic 3

How is geography connected with issues of national security? Support your answer with examples from Why Geography Matters.

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