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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did China change after Mao's death?
(a) It stopped being Communist.
(b) It began to have a more market-driven economy.
(c) It turned to a more agriculturally-based economy.
(d) It became much more isolated.

2. How will Earth's population in the year 2015 compare with Earth's population in "the year without a summer"?
(a) Earth will have about the same number of people in 2015 as it did then.
(b) Earth had seven times more people that year than it does now.
(c) Earth will have seven times more people than it did then.
(d) Earth will have double the number of people in 2015 than it did then.

3. What event caused Earth's most recent mass extinction?
(a) Mass flooding caused by global warming.
(b) The formation of the Moon.
(c) A temporary lowering in the temperature of the Sun.
(d) A collision with a comet or asteroid.

4. When did China first begin to feel the impact of the Little Ice Age?
(a) During the Han Empire.
(b) During the Ming Dynasty.
(c) During the Mongol Dynasty.
(d) During the fall of the Roman Empire.

5. How have Chinese nationalists reacted to American foreign policy decisions?
(a) With economic warfare.
(b) With anti-Americanism.
(c) With terrorism.
(d) With approval.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do scientists measure the movement of North America each year?

2. How does de Blij suggest that you give directions if you do not know which way is north, south, east, or west?

3. Which of the following revolutions occurred during the time period in which the nation-state was becoming popular?

4. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?

5. Which ocean does de Blij say is becoming the dominant world ocean?

(see the answer key)

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