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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 have Chinese nationalists reacted to American foreign policy decisions?

2. What factors have helped to bring about the recovery of Europe after World War II?

3. What organization binds the United States and Europe together?

4. According to de Blij, what is geographically contentious about Europe?

5. What American President went to China in 1971 and met Chairman Mao?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Europe's low population growth, and zero population growth in some areas, troubling to world leaders?

2. Describe China's Cultural Revolution.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does de Blij quote Napoleon's remark that China was a sleeping giant and that whoever woke it up would regret it?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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