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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following maps can you derive the most accurate estimates of distances from?
(a) A map of a city block.
(b) A map of the world.
(c) A map of a city.
(d) A map of the United States.

2. What other world does geography traditionally deal with, in addition to the human world?
(a) The natural world.
(b) The astronomical world.
(c) The philosophical world.
(d) The cultural world.

3. Which of the following countries has borders that are in dispute?
(a) The United States.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Tibet.

4. What is the name of the interglacial that we are currently in?
(a) The Holocene.
(b) The Eemian.
(c) The Subboreal.
(d) The Atlanticum.

5. Why were many Americans shocked when Nixon went to China?
(a) Because China was a dangerous place to visit.
(b) Because China had a terrible human rights record.
(c) Because China was a Communist country.
(d) Because China was not a Christian country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are China's current territorial claims based on?

2. What three groups fought over China in the early 20th century?

3. Why does de Blij feel that American students need to study geography?

4. What technological development revolutionized cartography?

5. Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on population growth?

(see the answer key)

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