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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When were the boundaries of nation-states in Africa drawn?
2. Which of the following revolutions occurred during the time period in which the nation-state was becoming popular?
3. How many countries are there in the world?
4. When did China first begin to feel the impact of the Little Ice Age?
5. How will Earth's population in the year 2015 compare with Earth's population in "the year without a summer"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kinds of unusual linkages does de Blij say that geographers make?
2. What was Europe's climate like just before the Little Ice Age began?
3. What was Europe like during the coldest part of the Little Ice Age?
4. Why has Earth's population increased so dramatically?
5. What did Gilbert Grosvenor do to revitalize the practice of geography? Did it work?
6. Explain why Earth's continents drift. What theory explains this process?
7. How did political maps change during the age of colonialism?
8. What might we learn about a country's leaders' intentions by studying its maps?
9. 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?
10. How has the job market for geographers changed in recent years, according to de Blij?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How can maps reflect the biases of the cartographer(s)? How might politicians use maps to achieve their own goals?
Essay Topic 2
Does de Blij agree with the U.S. decision to invade Iraq? Why or why not? Support your answer with evidence from Why Geography Matters.
Essay Topic 3
Explain how the AIDS epidemic has affected Africa. At the same time, explain why Americans should be concerned about epidemics in other parts of the world.
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