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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. What happened in Russia in the year 2000 that de Blij says was previously unimaginable?

2. What is the name for the area in which the cities of Ramadi, Tikrit, Baghdad, and Fallujah lie?

3. What did H.J. Mackinder argue in what de Blij calls the "most often cited article in geography"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does de Blij say that Chinese nationalists see the U.S. as arrogant?

2. What long-standing dispute does Russia have with Japan?

3. Why does de Blij think it will be difficult to convince some Muslim leaders to take a more moderate position?

4. Why does de Blij feel so strongly that Americans should be educated about Africa?

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

6. Where do terrorist groups get money to carry out their training, preparations and attacks?

7. What kinds of places do terrorists thrive in?

8. How does the physical geography of Afghanistan make it the perfect place for a terrorist base?

9. Why does it surprise so many people that European countries have managed to join together to form the European Union?

10. Why does de Blij quote Napoleon's remark that China was a sleeping giant and that whoever woke it up would regret it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the conditions leading up to the Little Ice Age with conditions present in the world today. Do you think that another Little Ice Age is likely, based on the evidence presented by de Blij? If another Ice Age were to occur, what do you think would be the consequences for humanity?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Europe and the United States contributed to Africa's decline in the modern age.

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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