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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 has the smallest scale?
(a) A map of a city.
(b) A map of a city block.
(c) A map of the United States.
(d) A map of the world.

2. What is the biggest problem facing relief agencies trying to provide food for famine victims?
(a) Lack of money to pay for food.
(b) Lack of fertilizer and insecticide for crops.
(c) Problems with food distribution.
(d) Continuing drought.

3. What life forms are threatened during Earth's Ice Ages?
(a) Only marine life.
(b) All life forms.
(c) Only land animals.
(d) Only plant life.

4. Which of the following European countries did NOT colonize Africa?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Germany.

5. Why is the population growing so fast in sub-Saharan Africa?
(a) Religious leaders in those areas encourage families to have more children.
(b) There is plenty of land on which to build more homes for larger families.
(c) Having more children gives a family higher status in certain cultures.
(d) There are no problems with famine or lack of medical care there.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Earth's population keeps growing at the present rate, how high will it be by the year 2035?

2. How long have people been making maps?

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

4. How long ago did the glaciers from the last Ice Age begin to recede?

5. How many countries are there in the world?

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