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(B) accessibility

(C) scale

(D) placelessness

(E) agglomeration

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2. According to the rank-size rule, a country's fourth-largest city is what fractio: of the country's largest settlement?

(A) 1/2

(B) 1/4

(C) 1/8

(D) 1/12

(E) 1/16

3. Which of the following countries has a government organized in a feden structure?

(A) United Kingdom

(B) China

(C) India

(D) France

(E) Czech Republic

Which of the following religions did not originate with a founder or inno\ Ed ing prophet?

(A) Buddhism

(B) Hinduism

(C) Islam

(D) Taoism

(E) Confucianism

Which of the following assumptions underlies push-pull reasoning in humas migration selectivity?

(A) The only category of push-pull factors is economic. (B) Some factors in human migration decisions are beyond the total centre'.

of migrants making those decisions.

(C) Push-pull factors are universal truths that apply to all human migration decisions.

(D) Each place is equal in its original favorability to humans.

(E) Humans always migrate when forced to live in unfavorable circum stances.

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6. The diagram above most closely demonstrates the geographic concept of

(A) language groups (D) the isogloss

(B) ideograms (E) language pollution

(C) pidgin language

7. All the following are often preconditions for the construction of a federal government EXCEPT

(A) compact shape

(B) multiculturalism

(C) wide expanse of territory

(D) multicore region (or lack of core)

(E) regionalism

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3. In sub-Saharan Africa,

(A) caloric intake has reached nearly adequate levels because genetic. modified food crops are being shipped from foreign markets

(B) malnutrition has most affected children in urban areas (C) the impact of the Green Revolution has been the highest, though at

insufficient to mitigate malnutrition

(D) agribusiness investments have improved local agricultural economic;

(E) food production has declined since 1980 and continues to drop

9. Which of the following accurately lists regions in order of decreasing \s\ = : on the Human Development Index ?

(A) Anglo-America, western Europe, eastern Europe, Southeast Asaj Middle East

(B) Anglo-America, western Europe, eastern Europe, Middle East, South east Asia

(C) Anglo-America, western Europe, Middle East, eastern Europe, South east Asia

(D) Western Europe, Anglo-America, eastern Europe, Southeast As._ Middle East

(E) Western Europe, Anglo-America, eastern Europe, Middle East, Soutk- east Asia

10. Bank USA refused to approve loans to people living in a particular neighbe? hood of Nashville, Tennessee. This is an example of

(A) blockbusting

(B) redlining

(C) gerrymandering

(D) ghettoization

(E) racial steering

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11. Approximately how many independent states exist on the earth's surface?

(A) 2,500 (D) 500

(B) 1,800 (E) 200

(C) 1,000

12. A pilgrim wishing to visit the hearth of Islam would most likely visit which modern-day country?

13. After the 1991 Gulf War, the Kurdish people residing in and near Iraq are best classified as a

14. Which of the following is not one of the key assumptions in von Thiinen's agricultural location model of an isolated state?

(A) The isolated state involves flat, uninterrupted land without barriers to farming or transportation.

(B) Farmers transport their harvests by accessing the most direct routes.

(C) Farmers wish to maximize their profits by minimizing their transporta tion costs.

(D) It costs more to transport produce longer distances.

(E) Different soil types and qualities exist throughout the isolated state.

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Percentage of Specific Ethnic Groupings in Former Yugoslavian Regitas

Serb Croat Muslim Slovene A : .

Serbia 85 Croatia 75 12 Slovenia 91 Bosnia-Herzegovina 32 18 40 Montenegro 13 Macedonia Kosovo 13

15. Based on the table above, in the Yugoslavian civil wars, which most intensely the focus of Serb irredentism?

(A) Serbia (D) Macedonia

(B) Bosnia-Herzegovina (E) Slovenia

(C) Croatia

16. Which of the following countries is predominantly Shiite Muslin

(A) Saudi Arabia (D) Iran

(B) Indonesia (E) Philippines

(C) Pakistan

17. Which of the following states has only one core region?

(A) United States (D) Malaysia

(B) Japan (E) India

(C) Nigeria

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nan Regions 18. When Dutch traders and Japanese traders meet, they often use English to con-duct their business transactions. This use of English is an example of a(n)

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(A) pidgin language

(B) creole language

(C) official language

(D) lingua franca

(E) monolingualism

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19. On the map of Azerbaijan above, point Z most closely represents which concept?

(A) Assimilation

(B) Exclave

(C) Ghetto

(D) Multiculturalism

(E) Multiplier effect

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10. Human geography is best defined as the study of

(A) where and why human activities are located as they are

(B) where and why natural forces exist

(C) populations and birth rates

(D) human civilizations and their changes

(E) governments and their impacts on the earth's surface

Demographic Data: Ireland

Year Total Fertility Rate Dependency Ratio

(dependents:workers) 1970 3.9 10:14

1995 1.9 10:18

2006 1.6 10:22

! 1. Based on the trend demonstrated by data in the table above, which of the :": lowing statements can be inferred about Ireland?

I. When children born in the 1960s entered the workforce in Ire-1:1. fewer children were in the generation behind them.

II. Fewer Irish women were able to enter the workforce in the mid-19^

III. Laws restricting contraception were lessened in Ireland in the 19"*"

IV. By 2006 Ireland was experiencing an economic downturn.

(A) I

(B) I and III

(C) I, II, and IV

(D) III

(E) I, II, HI, and IV

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22. Niamey, the capital of Niger, is located at 13 degrees 31 minutes north latitude and 2 degrees 7 minutes east longitude. This is Niamey's

(A) relative location

(B) region

(C) absolute location

(D) node

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23. Which of the following boundary classifications fits that shown in the picture above?

(A) Natural-political

(B) Subsequent

(C) Superimposed

(D) Relic

(E) Antecedent

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24. Based on the map of Bulgaria's economic activity above, which of the fo! lowing regions contains the most agglomeration of secondary economi activities?

(A) Reka Devnya

(B) Dimitrovgrad

(C) Vratsa

(D) Sofia

(E) Stara Zagora

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25. The image above shows an example of a(n)

(A) pinyin (D) shatter belt

(B) isoline (E) isolated language (C) ideogram

26. Which of the following states is most similar to the concept of a geopolitical nation-state?

[ich of the fol lary economi

(A) Canada (B) Russia (C) United Kingdom

(D) Belgium

(E) Japan

27. The Middle East has been called the "crossroads of the world." Which fact would best support this statement?

(A) Most of the world's oil reserves are there. (B) The Strait of Hormuz is an important waterway. (C) Parts of three continents intersect there. (D) Water bodies surround most of the region. (E) It is characterized by regional, tribal conflict over land.

28. The Gravity Model predicts

(A) population density (B) agricultural land use patterns (C) urban land use patterns (D) birth rates and death rates (E) spatial interaction between places

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29. Which of the following statements accurately applies to theories of development?

(A) While liberal models assume that every country can develop along the same projection for growth, structuralist models assume that countries are withheld from growth by constraints built into the global economy.

(B) Liberal models include the core-periphery models, while structuralist models include Rostow's economic development model.

(C) Structuralist models reject the theory of neocolonialism. (D) Structuralist models assume that economic inequalities between coun

tries are a result of inefficient structure in local or countrywide govern ment policies.

(E) Liberal models argue that less-developed countries cannot grow economically because the core countries unfairly suppress the less- developed countries' opportunities for economic growth.

30. Which of the following regions has the lowest percentage of urban dwellers?

(A) Eastern Europe (D) Southeast Asia

(B) Middle East (E) Western Europe

(C) Latin America

31. Which of the following is true of U. S. agriculture?

(A) Most U.S. farms are owned by agribusiness corporations.

(B) Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. workforce is involved in agribusiness.

(C) The amount of U.S. land devoted to agriculture has decreased.

(D) The number of U.S. farms has increased since 1900. (E) The largest farms, nearly 4 percent of total U.S. farms, account for onh

10 percent of U.S. agricultural output.

32. According to world-systems analysis, the world's states

(A) strengthen when involved in supranational organization

(B) are divided into a heartland and rimland

(C) compete for Eurasian dominance

(D) exist in a mobile structure of economic advancement

(E) must be seen in the context of a global capitalist economy

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33. The photograph above was taken in which of the following cities?

(A) Mecca, Saudi Arabia (D) Sao Paulo, Brazil

(B) Jerusalem, Israel (E) Tehran, Iran

(C) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

34. Which of the following correctly sequences the evolution process of boundaries, starting with the first stage and ending with the last?

(A) Definition, delimitation, demarcation

(B) Definition, demarcation, delimitation

(C) Demarcation, definition, delimitation

(D) Delimitation, demarcation, definition

(E) Demarcation, delimitation, definition

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35. Which of the following statements best describes the growth pole concept'?

(A) Growth poles first cause deindustrialization.

(B) The growth pole concept only operates at the national or supranational geographic scale.

(C) The development of growth poles leads to deglomeration.

(D) Growth pole development is often led by one particularly commanding industry or firm.

(E) Once a region becomes a megalopolis, growth poles disappear in influence.

36. Which of the following is most likely NOT a significant factor causing the growth of favelas, barrios, and barriadas in Latin America?

(A) Natural disasters (D) Population increases

(B) Strained infrastructure (E) Housing shortages

(C) Urban migration

37. All the following are regions where ranching is practiced widely EXCEPT

(A) Central Europe (D) Southeast South America

(B) Southern Africa (E) Central Asia

(C) Australia

38. Which of the following best defines the cultural landscape approach ir geography?

(A) Each region has a uniquely built environment that is constructed by socii processes and their impacts on the surrounding natural features.

(B) Geography is a result of human processes that shape the earth f features.

(C) Humans are driven by their environments and consequently shape their surroundings.

(D) Environmental perception drives industrial development. (E) Physical geography is less significant than human constructions ir.

shaping the landscape.

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40. Which of the following statements most closely aligns with the theory of environmental determinism?

(A) The physical environment interacts with human groups in shaping the cultural landscape.

(B) Humans create a series of reactions to the physical environment in which they live and choose from a set of possibilities the best course of action to suit their circumstance.

(C) The physical environment directly causes human actions to take the forms they do.

(D) The physical environment may affect human choices, but human groups ultimately can shape the physical environment to fit their needs.

(E) Resources drive the creation of a set of tensions between the regions oi the world rich in food and those most needing it.

41. The spread of baseball to China is most closely an example of which process?

(A) Agglomeration

(B) Cultural convergence

(C) Centripetal forces

(D) Balkanization

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42. In which place labeled on the map above do the largest number of people as irredenta of Albania?

(A) Montenegro (D) Podgorica

(B) Kosovo (E) Belgrade

(C) Vojvodina

43. Which of the following examples best illustrates the impact of toponym contributing to human conflict?

(A) Washington, D.C. (D) Tokyo, Japan

(B) Sao Paulo, Brazil (E) Berlin, Germany

(C) Mumbai, India

44. Which of the following most closely qualifies as a buffer state?

(A) China (D) Venezuela

(B) Mongolia (E) Macedonia

(C) France

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45. In which of the following regions would the sawah pictured above most likely NOT exist?

f people live

(A) Indonesia

(B) Northern India

(C) Southeastern China

(D) Malaysia

(E) Vietnam

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46. Which of the following processes is most likely to be bulk reducing?

(A) Automobile manufacturing

(B) Copper refining

(C) Computer production

(D) Clothing manufacturing

(E) Soda bottling

47. Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and the Republic of Korea share which worldwide demographic trend?

(A) High crude birth rate

(B) Low doubling time

(C) High natural rate of increase

(D) Low total fertility rate

(E) Low dependency ratio

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Figure 1 Figure 2

Legend • Shading indicates node of infection • The larger the circle, the larger the community infected • Arrows indicate spatial diffusion path

. Which of the following accurately describes the infection patterns depicted in each figure above?

(A) Figure 1 demonstrates the pattern of hierarchical diffusion, and Figure 2 shows contagious diffusion.

(B) Figure 1 primarily demonstrates a contagious diffusion pattern, and Figure 2 shows hierarchical diffusion.

(C) Figures 1 and 2 primarily demonstrate contagious diffusion patterns.

(D) Figures 1 and 2 primarily demonstrate hierarchical diffusion patterns.

(E) Neither Figure 1 nor Figure 2 demonstrates contagious diffusion patterns.

\9. Which of the following demographic tools is used more as a predictive measurement of fertility in a society?

(A) Total fertility rate

(B) Crude birth rate

(C) General fertility rate

(D) Infant mortality rate

(E) Literacy rate

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50. Which of the following is NOT an independent state on the current world map?

(A) Burma (Myanmar)

(B) Yugoslavia

(C) East Timor

(D) Albania

(E) Hungary

51. Subsistence agriculture

(A) does not include the herding of animals

(B) is aimed at producing surplus crops for sale in the market

(C) is becoming increasingly dominant in the world

(D) is characterized by production of food for consumption by the fanners and their families

(E) is most practiced in South America

52. Which of the following first focused world attention on global climate change, facilitating discussions by leading world countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

(A) UNCLOS

(B) Kyoto Protocol

(C) NAFTA

(D) Benelux

(E) Comintern

Argentina: Population Pyramid

Female Male 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8

10 12 Percentage of Total Male or Female Population

Suriname: Population Pyramid

Female Male 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8

10 12 Percentage of Total Male or Female Population

(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base)

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53. Which of the following accurately contrasts the demographic trends of Suriname and Argentina, based on the 2004 age-sex pyramids shown on the previous page?

(A) Argentina is most likely in stage 1 of demographic transition, while Suriname is likely in stage 3.

(B) Argentina has a higher percentage of women in the fecund range than does Suriname.

(C) Life expectancy in Suriname is higher than Argentina. (D) Since the 1990s birth rates have changed more in Suriname than in

Argentina.

(E) Women have a lower life expectancy in Argentina than in Suriname.

54. In addition to India, which country is home to the largest number of Hindus?

(A) Pakistan (D) China

(B) Senegal (E) Nepal

(C) Sri Lanka

55. The picture above was taken on the Paseo de la Reforma, a prominent boulevard in Mexico City, Mexico. This picture most closely reflects which concept?

(A) Agglomeration of industries

(B) Lasting colonial imprints

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(C) Communist ideology

(D) Impact of greenhouse gas emissions

(E) Creation of a forward capital

56. The Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program, which offers scholarships cover-ing full room and board to talented high school seniors if they choose to go to in-state universities, was established primarily to prevent

(A) brain drain

(B) guest workers

(C) intraregional migration

(A) susceptibility

(B) maladaptive diffusion

(C) stimulus diffusion

(D) immigration

(E) intervening opportunity

(D) independent invention

(E) neighborhood effect

58. The push in Northern Ireland to separate from its United Kingdom-based government and reintegrate with Catholic Ireland best exemplifies

(A) devolution

(B) neocolonialism

(C) centripetal forces

(D) structuration theory

(E) gerrymandering

59. Which of the following is true of commercial farming in more-developed countries?

(A) Consumption of a particular food product is usually highly related to its market price.

(B) Commercial farmers face surpluses of their harvests because of stag nant market demand.

(C) The food supply in more-developed countries has remained relatively constant since the 1960s.

(D) Low population growth has not affected agricultural markets.

(E) Farmers in the United States are encouraged by the government to grow surpluses.

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60. Newspapers, bakeries, and dairy plants are examples of

(A) footloose industries (D) cultural convergence

(B) ubiquitous industries (E) bulk-reducing industries

(C) entrepots

61. All the following are accurate generalizations of human migration in England in the 1880s EXCEPT:

(A) Streams of migration often produce counterstreams, which are usually small.

(B) Migrants moving long distances usually travel to one of the great cen ters of commerce and industry.

(C) Most migrants travel only small distances.

(D) Migration is a step-by-step journey.

(E) Large towns grow more by natural increase than by migration.

62. A major change over the last 30 years in the list of the world's 20 largesi (most-populated) cities is that

(A) no South American city appears on the list

(B) New York City has fallen off the list (C) the dominant presence on the list of Western industrial cities ha:

reduced

(D) the average annual change is nearly 30 percent

(E) the average size of cities on the list is nearly 30 million inhabitants

63. Vegetative planting

(A) is growing plants by dividing roots and cutting stems

(B) involves planting seeds to cultivate a crop (C) is denned as the commercial farming of vegetable crops such as rad

ishes and lettuces (D) most likely followed the human discovery of planting and cultivatinj

seeds

(E) originated in South America

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Population and Agricultural Density Measurements

Country

Population Density

Agricultural Density Arithmetic Physiological Egypt The

Netherlands

Canada

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3,503 1,401 1,601 64 35 1 Source: Rubenstein, 2005

64. Which of the following statements is directly supported by the data in the table above?

I. Canada has a smaller population than Egypt or the Netherlands.

II. The Dutch use more mechanized farming tools than the Egyptians.

III. Dutch cities are more densely populated than Egyptian or Canadian cities.

IV Egypt has less arable land per person than the Netherlands or Canada does.

(A) I

(B) I and III

(C) I, II and IV

(D) II, m, and IV

(E) II and IV

65. Which of the following agricultural types is predominantly found in periph eral countries?

(A) Truck farming (D) Plantation

(B) Mixed crop and livestock (E) Organic

(C) Mediterranean

66. Feeding Kuala Lumpur's industrial growth has drained other Malaysian cities and regions of valuable workers and resources. This example best demonstrates

(A) cumulative causation

(B) territoriality

(C) the median-line principle

(D) the dependency theory

(E) counterurbanization

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67. All the following are considered 21st-century world cities EXCEPT

(A) Seoul, South Korea (D) Kolkata, India

(B) Istanbul, Turkey (E) Vienna, Austria

(C) Sao Paulo, Brazil

68. When Worth Industries was successful in Tokyo, Japan, it drew more jobs to the region, which in turn added more businesses and development. This case study is an example of

(A) multiple-nuclei development

(B) gravity model patterns

(C) the multiplier effect

(D) doubling time

(E) epidemiological transition

69. The process of profits from outsourced factories flowing from the periphery back to the core is known as

(A) machine space (D) backwash effects

(B) multiplier leakage (E) terraforming

(C) foreign direct investment

70. The surge in internal migration after 1960 of Mexican women to the border between the United States and Mexico is most influenced by which factor?

(A) The chance of crossing the border

(B) The construction of maquiladoras

(C) Antinatalist policies in central Mexico

(D) Educational opportunities

(E) Forced migration

71. Which type of agriculture is practiced by the most people in the world?

(A) Shifting cultivation (D) Plantation

(B) Pastoral nomadism (E) Intensive subsistence

(C) Mediterranean

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72. Which of the following is the strongest example of an ecotourism industry?

(A) Theme park with a roller coaster

(B) Guided trail hike to view a rain forest

(C) Beachfront resort

(D) Oceangoing cruise ship

(E) Go-cart track

73. A country that enacts pronatalist policies will most directly cause which of the following demographic effects?

(A) Higher crude death rate

(B) Longer life expectancy

(C) Higher total fertility rates

(D) Slower rate of natural increase

(E) Slower doubling time

74. Which of the following best exemplifies exurbanization?

(A) People in their 20s moving from farms to cities for excitement

(B) A newly married couple moving from the rural areas to the suburbs to raise their children

(C) A retired couple moving from their city apartment to a quiet community in a remote, rural village promising greater peace and tranquility from the city's hustle and bustle

(D) The renovation of a warehouse into a luxurious high-rise loft apartment complex

(E) The concentration of similar businesses around a shared resource

75. Which of the following central place functions is most likely to have the smallest range of goods and smallest threshold population?

(A) Research university

(B) Helicopter repair shop

(C) Gas station

(D) Allergy-testing clinic

(E) Computer store

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Section II

TIME: 75 minutes 3 free-response questions

Instructions: You have 75 minutes to answer all three free-response questions in this section. Take a few minutes to outline your answers. Illustrate your essay with substantive examples when appropriate. It is not enough to answer a question by merely listing facts. You should present a cogent argument based on your critical analysis of the question posed and your understanding of geography.

The figure below depicts an example of U.S. intraregional migration in the 1990s.

(A) Describe the migration pattern shown in the figure. (B) State at least two of Ravenstein's laws of migration and analyze the

relevance of each to explaining the migration pattern depicted in the figure.

(C) Explain the combination of factors that work to create the migra tion pattern demonstrated in the figure. In your response apply the demographic transition model to your explanation of the pattern demonstrated.

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(A) Define monolingualism, and give an example of a monolingual country.

(B) Multilingualism often reflects strong cultural pluralism and regional division.

i. Define multilingiialism.

ii. Give an example of a multilingual state in either North America or Europe, and explain how linguistic diversity has contributed to regionalism in that state.

(Images Courtesy of Tennessee

State Library and Archives, Nashville) The luxurious loft apartments at the former Werthan Mills

Plant circa 2007.

3. (A) Define gentrification.

(B) Relate gentrification to the photographs above. The modem loft apart ments sell for roughly $200,000 each.

(C) Explain one positive and one negative effect of gentrification as a pro posed method of urban renewal.

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Werthan Mills Plant, circa 1950, was In an inner-city neighborhood

in East Nashville, Tennessee.