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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 American President went to China in 1971 and met Chairman Mao?

2. Who was King Leopold II?

3. What is the world's largest country in terms of territory?

4. What was the Cultural Revolution?

5. Which of the following locations seems like a likely target for terrorists, according to de Blij?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Chairman Mao Zedong change China? Does de Blij think that Mao changed China for the better? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why does geography matter? Write an essay explaining how de Blij answers this question.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing Earth's geologic history. Be sure to include the formation of Earth, the formation of Earth's Moon, and periods of Ice Ages and interglacials.

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