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

2. How does the Chechen independence movement affect Groznyy?

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

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

5. How does de Blij characterize sub-Saharan Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of places do terrorists thrive in?

2. How does the physical geography of Afghanistan make it the perfect place for a terrorist base?

3. Why is sub-Saharan Africa a ripe breeding ground for Islamic fundamentalism?

4. Who is Usama (or Osama) bin Laden?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing Earth's geologic history. Be sure to include the formation of Earth, the formation of Earth's Moon, and periods of Ice Ages and interglacials.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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