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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the first modern humans called?
(a) Homo habilus.
(b) Cro-Magnons.
(c) Homo erectus.
(d) Neanderthals.

2. When did the nation-state emerge in Europe?
(a) Between 1450 and 1550.
(b) Between 1850 and 1950.
(c) Between 1250 and 1450.
(d) Between 1650 and 1850.

3. What had to happen before Earth's land masses could form?
(a) The Moon had to begin orbiting Earth.
(b) The oceans had to form.
(c) Life had to begin to evolve.
(d) Earth's crust had to begin to cool into rock.

4. How far south did North American glaciers reach during the last Ice Age?
(a) As far south as the Gulf of Mexico.
(b) As far south as the Great Lakes.
(c) As far south as the Ohio River.
(d) As far south as the Equator.

5. What did European countries fail to consider when they colonized Africa?
(a) The distance from Europe.
(b) The size of the continent.
(c) The needs of the indigenous people.
(d) The urban populations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the volcano explosion in Sumatra affect Earth's climate?

2. How did colonial powers in Europe divide up the territory in Africa?

3. What is the name of the interglacial that we are currently in?

4. Which of the following statements is the best description of Earth's geologic history?

5. How long ago did the glaciers from the last Ice Age begin to recede?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what the climate has been like during Earth's current geologic period, the Pleistocene.

2. What does de Blij fear might happen before Earth reaches its natural population limit?

3. What was Europe like during the coldest part of the Little Ice Age?

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

5. How widespread is the practice of cartography across cultures?

6. What does de Blij mean when he says that geographers look at the world spatially?

7. How has the job market for geographers changed in recent years, according to de Blij?

8. Why should Americans care about worldwide population growth?

9. What is the Exclusive Economic Zone?

10. How did the global warming trend that began 18,000 years ago affect Earth?

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