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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do scientists measure the movement of North America each year?
(a) In yards.
(b) In inches.
(c) In feet.
(d) In miles.

2. What job does de Blij say should not have been eliminated by government budget cuts?
(a) Geographic attache.
(b) Congressional aide.
(c) Government cartographer.
(d) Ambassador to foreign countries.

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

4. What caused the second Agricultural Revolution?
(a) The influx of technology brought back by merchants from China.
(b) The cultural exchange brought about by colonialism.
(c) The need to find ways to produce more crops to feed starving people.
(d) The warm weather that was perfect for farming.

5. What does a geostationary satellite do?
(a) It can discern features of tiny objects on Earth's surface.
(b) It sends data to GPS devices in cars.
(c) It remains stationary over a particular point on Earth's surface.
(d) It produces maps of changing weather conditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Georgetown University decide to do in response to the geographic illiteracy of incoming students?

2. What does de Blij think may eventually happen to the European Union?

3. Which of the following European countries did NOT colonize Africa?

4. Why did life expectancy in Botswana fall from 60 to 39 between 1994 and 2004?

5. When did the world's population begin to rise dramatically?

(see the answer key)

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