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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tool does de Blij say that no household should ever be without?
(a) A computer.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A globe.
(d) An atlas.

2. Which country does de Blij think that Americans should try to be particularly well-informed about?
(a) Botswana.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Mexico.
(d) China.

3. What two countries were mixed up by President Nixon's staff?
(a) Brazil and Bolivia.
(b) The Congo and Cuba.
(c) Mauritania and Mauritius.
(d) India and Indonesia.

4. Why does de Blij feel that American students need to study geography?
(a) To protect national security.
(b) To receive a well-rounded education.
(c) To better understand history.
(d) To better understand plate tectonics.

5. What does de Blij mean when he refers to a mental map?
(a) He means that the brain changes structurally as a result of studying cartography.
(b) He means the map of each person's individual universe: one's neighborhood, school, and community.
(c) He means the brain's ability to visualize maps mentally when no map is available.
(d) He means the map of the brain that is being developed by neuroscientists.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What war does de Blij say could have been better handled if U.S. leaders had had a better grasp of geography?

4. Which of the following maps can you derive the most accurate estimates of distances from?

5. How do geographers look at the world, according to de Blij?

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