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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 does de Blij feel that Americans should care about worldwide population growth?

2. How long ago did the glaciers from the last Ice Age begin to recede?

3. Who does de Blij describe as a modern proponent of environmental determinism?

4. What problem has historically been an issue between Canada and the United States?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between a large scale map and a small scale map?

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

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

4. How do scientists think that Earth might have acquired its oceans?

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

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

7. What was Europe's climate like just before the Little Ice Age began?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can maps reflect the biases of the cartographer(s)? How might politicians use maps to achieve their own goals?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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