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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. What do geographers mean when they use the abbreviation "B.P."?

2. When were the boundaries of nation-states in Africa drawn?

3. Which of the following countries does de Blij think will play an important role in the new world order?

4. About what percentage of American students have studied geography in school?

5. Why did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect Earth's climate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do mass extinctions on Earth usually occur?

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

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

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

5. Why should Americans care about worldwide population growth?

6. What is the Exclusive Economic Zone?

7. How is measuring distances on a globe different from measuring distances on a map?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Chairman Mao Zedong change China? Does de Blij think that Mao changed China for the better? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the difference between state-sponsored terrorism, non-state-sponsored terrorism, and war. Use examples from Why Geography Matters to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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

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