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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago did the glaciers from the last Ice Age begin to recede?
(a) The glaciers began to recede 2 billion years ago.
(b) The glaciers began to recede 100 years ago.
(c) The glaciers began to recede 10 million years ago.
(d) The glaciers began to recede 18,000 years ago.

2. Which of the following maps can you derive the most accurate estimates of distances from?
(a) A map of a city block.
(b) A map of the world.
(c) A map of a city.
(d) A map of the United States.

3. When were the boundaries of nation-states in Africa drawn?
(a) When African countries became independent.
(b) When developed countries began sending foreign aid to Africa.
(c) When World War II ended.
(d) When Europe colonized Africa.

4. What three groups fought over China in the early 20th century?
(a) Mongols, Koreans, and the Vietnamese.
(b) Corporations, human rights agencies, and the United Nations.
(c) Nationalists, Communists, and the Japanese.
(d) Northerners, Southerners, and guerilla revolutionaries.

5. What kind of map does not distort reality?
(a) A globe.
(b) A cynlindrical projection.
(c) A conical projection.
(d) An equal area projection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the Younger Dryas?

2. What causes the drift of Earth's continents?

3. Who became the leader of China after Mao died?

4. What had to happen before Earth's land masses could form?

5. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?

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