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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did colonial powers in Europe divide up the territory in Africa?
(a) They bought the land from indigenous groups.
(b) They negotiated peacefully.
(c) They used economic embargoes to force Africans to agree.
(d) They fought wars.

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

3. What had to happen before Earth's land masses could form?
(a) The Moon had to begin orbiting Earth.
(b) Life had to begin to evolve.
(c) Earth's crust had to begin to cool into rock.
(d) The oceans had to form.

4. What profession does de Blij say should include training in cartography?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Art.
(c) Law.
(d) Politics.

5. When did the coldest part of the Little Ice Age occur?
(a) Between 1675 and 1735.
(b) Between 1750 and 1800.
(c) Between 1610 and 1650.
(d) Between 1580 and 1610.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Earth like during its first 800 million years?

2. Which of the following countries does de Blij think will play an important role in the new world order?

3. What kind of a map did Vladimir Koppen devise?

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

5. What did European countries fail to consider when they colonized Africa?

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