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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. Who is Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab?

2. What does de Blij think is the greatest risk to stability in Africa?

3. What other country supported the mujahideen in Afghanistan?

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

5. What does de Blij say is the difference between terrorist acts committed by the Corsicans, the Basques, the Tamils, and the Chechens, and terrorist acts committed by al Qaeda?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some different definitions of terrorism?

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

7. Describe Russia's geographic advantages and disadvantages.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does de Blij think that Russia continues to be important, even though it is no longer a superpower and even though its population is in serious decline? Support your answer with evidence from Why Geography Matters.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the theories put forward by geographers H.J. Mackinder and N.J. Spykman.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the connection between climate change and the epidemic of bubonic plague that devastated Europe in the 1400s.

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