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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 job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?

2. What cultural group eventually introduced the bubonic plague to Europe?

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

4. What is the name of the interglacial that we are currently in?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do mass extinctions on Earth usually occur?

3. Why can't Europe solve its population problem simply by increasing immigration?

4. What might we learn about a country's leaders' intentions by studying its maps?

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

6. 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?

7. Compare and contrast the populations of Europe and of sub-Saharan Africa.

8. How were the locations of colony boundaries in Africa determined?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What lessons does de Blij think that we can learn from the U.S. war with Iraq?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Europe and the United States contributed to Africa's decline in the modern age.

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