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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What changes does de Blij suggest show that the European Union may eventually form one nation?
(a) Newspapers and bullet trains that link countries and share patrons.
(b) Political statements that show leaders intend to merge all of Europe's countries into one.
(c) Military alliances and shared weapons and intelligence.
(d) Sharing a currency and allowing travelers to cross borders without documentation.

2. What kind of map does not distort reality?
(a) A cynlindrical projection.
(b) A conical projection.
(c) A globe.
(d) An equal area projection.

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

4. What does de Blij say is the difference between terrorist acts committed by the Corsicans, the Basques, the Tamils, and the Chechens, and terrorist acts committed by al Qaeda?
(a) Al Qaeda is based in just one country.
(b) Al Qaeda uses different methods, such as bombs.
(c) Al Qaeda seems to have no clear objective for its violence.
(d) Al Qaeda does not target civilians or noncombatants.

5. What causes the drift of Earth's continents?
(a) Ice Ages.
(b) Plate tectonics.
(c) Ocean currents and tides.
(d) The Moon's gravity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical event may have given rise to the stories in many cultures of a Great Flood?

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

3. Which of the following locations seems like a likely target for terrorists, according to de Blij?

4. What organization binds the United States and Europe together?

5. When did the nation-state emerge in Europe?

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