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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has the United States been so slow to convert maps to the metric system?
(a) Geographers prefer not to use the metric system in maps until it is used for other things too.
(b) The Ordinance of 1785 required land to be laid out in township squares measured in feet.
(c) The metric system is not as efficient for mapmaking as the English system of measurement.
(d) U.S. geographers are not accustomed to the metric system and prefer not to use it.

2. How long ago did the most recent global warming trend start?
(a) Around 50 years ago.
(b) Around 1,000 years ago.
(c) Around 18,000 years ago.
(d) Around 100 years ago.

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

4. Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on population growth?
(a) Government policies.
(b) Climate.
(c) The status of women.
(d) Religious faith.

5. Which country does de Blij think that Americans should try to be particularly well-informed about?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Botswana.
(c) China.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which ocean does de Blij say is becoming the dominant world ocean?

2. What do geographers mean when they use the abbreviation "B.P."?

3. In addition to population, what else does de Blij say will increase in the next century?

4. Who is Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab?

5. When did China first begin to feel the impact of the Little Ice Age?

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