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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. Where does de Blij hope that a new, more liberal form of Islam will emerge?

2. What does de Blij think may eventually happen to the European Union?

3. In which of the following nations is terrorism likely to thrive, according to de Blij?

4. What changes does de Blij suggest show that the European Union may eventually form one nation?

5. Why does de Blij feel that it is appropriate to end Why Geography Matters with a chapter on Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did European actions produce havoc in Africa?

2. Describe China's Cultural Revolution.

3. What problems did the Bolsheviks inherit from the czarist government in Russia?

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

5. What are some different definitions of terrorism?

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

7. Why did the U.S. invade Iraq, even though Iraq was not connected with the 9/11 attacks?

8. Why does de Blij feel so strongly that Americans should be educated about Africa?

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

10. Describe the geographic roots of sub-Saharan Africa's isolation.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why many people in the Islamic world resent the West.

Essay Topic 2

Why does geography matter? Write an essay explaining how de Blij answers this question.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the connection between climate change and the epidemic of bubonic plague that devastated Europe in the 1400s.

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