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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. When did China first begin to feel the impact of the Little Ice Age?

2. Which of the following European countries did NOT colonize Africa?

3. What country has a "one child only" policy for families?

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

5. When President Ronald Reagan visited Brazil, where did he tell people he was happy to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was the world like when the nation-state was emerging?

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

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

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

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

Why does de Blij think that Russia continues to be important, even though it is no longer a superpower and even though its population is in serious decline? Support your answer with evidence from Why Geography Matters.

Essay Topic 3

Why does de Blij feel that Russia should not be considered part of Europe? Support your answer with evidence from Why Geography Matters.

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