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1. Why does de Blij say that in 1995 it seemed as though the world could not possibly change any faster than it was currently changing?

De Blij says that in 1995, it seemed as though the world could not change any faster because the Soviet Union had just disintegrated, the Pacific Rim was rising economically, South Africa was being reconstructed, the North American Free Trade Agreement was being negotiated, the European Community was being formed, and Yugoslavia was collapsing.

2. What kinds of unusual linkages does de Blij say that geographers make?

De Blij says that geographers link apparently disparate information in order to solve unanswered problems. For example, geographers study how the amount of interaction between different cities is affected by the distance between those cities. A geographer might have to take into consideration not only the distance between the cities, but whether or not those cities are part of the same country, or whether or not mass transit exists that links the cities.

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