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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long has it been since Harvard University offered a geography class to its students?
(a) More than 20 years.
(b) More than 100 years.
(c) More than 50 years.
(d) More than 10 years.

3. About what percentage of American students have studied geography in school?
(a) Less than 50 percent.
(b) Less than five percent.
(c) Less than 10 percent.
(d) Less than 30 percent.

4. What approach to foreign affairs is fostered by the decision not to teach geography in public schools?
(a) Callous disregard for the welfare of other societies.
(b) Paternalism toward developing countries.
(c) Isolationism and parochialism.
(d) An international outlook.

5. How long have people been making maps?
(a) At least 5,000 years.
(b) At least 1,000 years.
(c) At least 500 years.
(d) At least 100 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event caused Earth's most recent mass extinction?

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

3. Why is geography different from other disciplines, according to de Blij?

4. How did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect life on Earth?

5. What does de Blij say that the Snowball Earth theory explains?

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