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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. Why should Americans take a special interest in Africa?
(a) Because the African-American population has ancestral links to Africa.
(b) Because African countries need American foreign aid.
(c) Because an African country may someday become a superpower.
(d) Because the United States needs immigrants from Africa.

2. Why is Russia's population declining?
(a) Famine.
(b) War.
(c) Epidemic diseases.
(d) Social dislocation.

3. What happened in Russia in the year 2000 that de Blij says was previously unimaginable?
(a) The development of a transportation infrastructure.
(b) An unusually long summer growing season.
(c) An invasion by one of its former satellite countries.
(d) A democratic transition of power.

4. What rationale did Russian President Vladimir Putin give for taking away some rights and freedoms from Russians?
(a) During the Soviet period, there were no Chechnya-like conflicts.
(b) He needed more power in order to restore order.
(c) Russia's allies were insisting on the restoration of authoritarian rule.
(d) Russia should cherish its authoritarian roots.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event contributed to the end of Mao's power in China?

2. Who was King Leopold II?

3. Why is sub-Saharan Africa so isolated?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does de Blij think that the United States could avoid another Cold War?

2. Describe the geographic roots of sub-Saharan Africa's isolation.

3. What is supranationalism? Give some examples of supranational organizations.

4. What are some different definitions of terrorism?

5. How does the population distribution of Europe differ from that of the United States?

6. Who is Usama (or Osama) bin Laden?

7. Why is Europe's low population growth, and zero population growth in some areas, troubling to world leaders?

8. What problems did the Bolsheviks inherit from the czarist government in Russia?

9. What advantages does Russia have in today's world?

10. How did European actions produce havoc in Africa?

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