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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 is Russia's population declining?

2. Why was Turkey's application to the European Union viewed as controversial?

3. From which direction are terrorists most likely to enter the U.S., according to de Blij?

4. What event became known in China as the "Great Leap Forward"?

5. How does the Chechen independence movement affect Groznyy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What long-standing dispute does Russia have with Japan?

2. What are some different definitions of terrorism?

3. Describe Russia's geographic advantages and disadvantages.

4. Where do terrorist groups get money to carry out their training, preparations and attacks?

5. How does the population distribution of Europe differ from that of the United States?

6. Why does de Blij say that Chinese nationalists see the U.S. as arrogant?

7. Why does de Blij think it will be difficult to convince some Muslim leaders to take a more moderate position?

8. How did European actions produce havoc in Africa?

9. How does de Blij think that the United States could avoid another Cold War?

10. Why does it surprise so many people that European countries have managed to join together to form the European Union?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the AIDS epidemic has affected Africa. At the same time, explain why Americans should be concerned about epidemics in other parts of the world.

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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