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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does de Blij feel that Americans have an obligation to be well informed?
(a) Because part of being well educated is understanding geography.
(b) Because the decisions made by Americans affect the entire planet.
(c) Because Americans have economic ties to many other countries.
(d) Because it is important to be a good citizen.

3. What kind of map does not distort reality?
(a) An equal area projection.
(b) A conical projection.
(c) A cynlindrical projection.
(d) A globe.

4. What kind of a map did Vladimir Koppen devise?
(a) A map that showed the movements of glaciers.
(b) A map that showed political boundaries.
(c) A map that showed climate regions.
(d) A map that showed lines of latitude and longitude.

5. What did European countries fail to consider when they colonized Africa?
(a) The size of the continent.
(b) The distance from Europe.
(c) The urban populations.
(d) The needs of the indigenous people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is topography shown in United States Geological Survey maps?

2. What technological development revolutionized cartography?

3. At what point do scientists predict that Earth's population will level off and stop increasing?

4. When did the coldest part of the Little Ice Age occur?

5. What cultural group eventually introduced the bubonic plague to Europe?

(see the answer key)

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