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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why were many Americans shocked when Nixon went to China?
(a) Because China was a Communist country.
(b) Because China was not a Christian country.
(c) Because China was a dangerous place to visit.
(d) Because China had a terrible human rights record.

3. Why does de Blij feel that it is appropriate to end Why Geography Matters with a chapter on Africa?
(a) Because the world owes a debt to Africa from the time of the slave trade.
(b) Because African countries are becoming important economic powers.
(c) Because sub-Saharan Africa has been so geographically isolated.
(d) Because humanity first evolved in Africa.

4. From which direction are terrorists most likely to enter the U.S., according to de Blij?
(a) The south.
(b) The west.
(c) The north.
(d) The east.

5. When did the Qing Dynasty collapse?
(a) In 2000.
(b) In 1911.
(c) In 820.
(d) In 1610.

6. What country did Afghan refugees flee to when the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Kazakhstan.
(c) Tajikistan.
(d) Turkmenistan.

7. How do subsidizing American farmers hurt Africans?
(a) It takes away money that would otherwise be sent to Africa.
(b) It does not give African farmers an incentive to work more efficiently.
(c) It makes it impossible for African farmers to compete in the global market.
(d) It makes it harder for African farmers to get subsidies from other countries too.

8. According to de Blij, what is geographically contentious about Europe?
(a) Its cultural rivalries.
(b) Its shared currency.
(c) Its eastern border.
(d) Its offshore mineral rights.

9. 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 does not target civilians or noncombatants.
(b) Al Qaeda uses different methods, such as bombs.
(c) Al Qaeda seems to have no clear objective for its violence.
(d) Al Qaeda is based in just one country.

10. What American President went to China in 1971 and met Chairman Mao?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Walter Mondale.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) John Kennedy.

11. What does de Blij think is the greatest risk to stability in Africa?
(a) The rise of Islamic extremism.
(b) Lack of infrastructure.
(c) Natural disasters such as droughts.
(d) Corruption in government.

12. Why did the U.S. support the anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan?
(a) Because it was interested in drilling for oil in the Caspian Sea region.
(b) Because it hoped to set up a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
(c) Because it supported the religious views of the Taliban.
(d) Because it did not want Afghanistan to become a Communist country.

13. What was the Cultural Revolution?
(a) A campaign to teach more cultural information in Chinese schools.
(b) A grassroots movement to make China more democratic.
(c) An attempt by the Chinese military to stage a coup.
(d) A purge of Chinese citizens who were viewed as bourgeois.

14. In which of the following nations is terrorism likely to thrive, according to de Blij?
(a) Guatemala and Nicaragua.
(b) China and India.
(c) Somalia and Eritrea.
(d) Spain and Portugal.

15. Why is sub-Saharan Africa so isolated?
(a) North African countries used to boycott South Africa becauseof apartheid.
(b) The Sahara makes it hard to travel between north and south Africa.
(c) Sub-Saharan Africa has very extreme weather, with frequent storms.
(d) The people of the north and south have different religious faiths.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following cities is a popular haven for terrorists?

2. What is a madrassas?

3. What does de Blij say is the difference between an act of state-sponsored terrorism and an act of war?

4. Who became the leader of China after Mao died?

5. What was Russia like during the early years after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

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