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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is geography different from other disciplines, according to de Blij?
(a) It is constantly changing.
(b) It covers science and technology.
(c) It is always in the news.
(d) It makes unexpected links between topics.

2. What life forms are threatened during Earth's Ice Ages?
(a) Only land animals.
(b) Only plant life.
(c) All life forms.
(d) Only marine life.

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

4. Why did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect Earth's climate?
(a) It sent millions of tons of ash and debris into the atmosphere.
(b) It caused a tsunami.
(c) It shifted one of the plates in Earth's crust.
(d) It heated Earth's atmosphere.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does de Blij feel that American students need to study geography?

3. What other world does geography traditionally deal with, in addition to the human world?

4. What caused the second Agricultural Revolution?

5. What do geographers analyze using the gravity model?

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