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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. How did the Little Ice Age affect Europe?

2. Which ocean does de Blij say is becoming the dominant world ocean?

3. What tool does de Blij say that no household should ever be without?

4. What human event coincided with the end of the Little Ice Age?

5. Which of the following maps can you derive the most accurate estimates of distances from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is divided by national and international borders besides what you can see on a two-dimensional map?

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

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

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

6. How does de Blij feel that U.S. power is changing with regard to China and India?

7. Why should Americans care about worldwide population growth?

8. What caused the "year without a summer"?

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

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

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

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 the psychology behind acts of terrorism. What are a terrorist group's psychological goals, and how can they be achieved? Is there any way in which governments can prevent terrorists from achieving their psychological goals, even after a physical attack has taken place?

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