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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Europe's population compare with the population of the United States?
(a) Europe has about the same size population as the United States.
(b) Europe has twice the population of the United States.
(c) Europe is about four times more populous than the United States.
(d) Europe has half the population of the United States.

2. When President Ronald Reagan visited Brazil, where did he tell people he was happy to be?
(a) Bahrain.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Bolivia.

3. What were climatic conditions like during the Postglacial Optimum?
(a) An Ice Age was going on at the time.
(b) Much warmer than they are today.
(c) Similar to today.
(d) Much colder than they are today.

4. If Earth's population keeps growing at the present rate, how high will it be by the year 2035?
(a) One million.
(b) Eight billion.
(c) One billion.
(d) Twenty billion.

5. What technological development revolutionized cartography?
(a) The invention of the printing press.
(b) The invention of the airplane.
(c) The invention of the compass.
(d) The invention of the ruler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other world does geography traditionally deal with, in addition to the human world?

2. What other country supported the mujahideen in Afghanistan?

3. How long have people been making maps?

4. What kind of map does not distort reality?

5. In which of the following countries is the population decreasing?

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