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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did colonial powers in Europe divide up the territory in Africa?
(a) They bought the land from indigenous groups.
(b) They negotiated peacefully.
(c) They used economic embargoes to force Africans to agree.
(d) They fought wars.

2. Which of the following European countries did NOT colonize Africa?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Germany.
(d) Poland.

3. Which of the following is one of the characteristics of a nation-state?
(a) A territory that exists within boundaries that can be drawn on a map.
(b) A territory that is governed by several allied governments.
(c) A people who speak the same language but live in different countries.
(d) A people who wander from place to place as nomads.

4. What was Earth like during its first 800 million years?
(a) Earth had warm and cool regions.
(b) Earth was covered in ice.
(c) Earth was very hot.
(d) Earth had a temperate climate.

5. How do scientists measure the movement of North America each year?
(a) In yards.
(b) In feet.
(c) In miles.
(d) In inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Earth's Moon form?

2. What issue has caused conflicts along the border between Germany and the Netherlands?

3. How many countries are there in the world?

4. What life forms are threatened during Earth's Ice Ages?

5. What does the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea do?

(see the answer key)

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