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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago did the most recent global warming trend start?
(a) Around 100 years ago.
(b) Around 18,000 years ago.
(c) Around 1,000 years ago.
(d) Around 50 years ago.

2. What phase of Earth's geologic history are we in today?
(a) The Archean.
(b) The Hadean.
(c) The Eocene.
(d) The Pleistocene.

3. Why is a compass rose more useful in the United States than in Europe?
(a) The United States is oriented north to south.
(b) Europeans do not learn how to use a compass rose in school.
(c) American cities were laid out with the compass rose in mind.
(d) European countries use the metric system.

4. How many countries are there in the world?
(a) Nearly 400.
(b) Nearly 100.
(c) Nearly 200.
(d) Nearly 300.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Afghan refugees flee to when the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan?

2. What is the name of the interglacial that we are currently in?

3. What country's model should be followed by the U.S. in responding to terrorist attacks, according to de Blij?

4. Which of the following empires thrived during the Medieval Optimum?

5. How did Earth's Moon form?

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