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1 Geography: It s Nature & Perspectives The Geospatial Revolution was ushered in by the expanded use of GPS and GIS functionality on personal cell phones. Which of the following statements best represents how the Geospatial Revolution changed the way that people use maps? A. Individuals have the ability to crowdsource information and contribute to readable maps that can be used by the general public. B. Maps are more portable as they are read solely on individual cell phones C. The information that is presented on maps are now in full color and allow the user to zoom in to view information. D. Users can now enter their information into a search feature and the map gives detailed directions to their desired location. E. Civic maps are no longer privy to those within the government sector. Now, everyone has access to government map data. Explanation: The Geospatial Revolution changed that way that people use maps with the expanded use of GIS and GPS. Traditionally, user interaction with maps consisted of a one-way interaction. The Geospatial Revolution now allows users to crowdsource and contribute information to maps, allowing a two-way exchange between maps and the individual. An independency ecological group created an index that measures country-level toxicity from carbon emissions, air pollution levels, renewable energy use, and energy consumption data. The map above illustrates the resulting index in a map. A. Choropleth B. Dot-density C. Proportional-symbol D. Cartogram E. Isoline

2 The belief that poverty and crime is a direct result of one s ethnic origin is considered: A. environmental determinism B. redlining C. Marxism D. possibilism E. Malthusian Population & Migration Using prediction models, demographers believe that life expectancy will reach 90 years old for those born in the year 2030 for all developed countries, EXCEPT: A. the United States B. Australia C. Germany D. France E. United Kingdom All of the following terms are correlated with each other in regards to human movement, EXCEPT: A. economic migration B. slavery C. human trafficking D. refugees E. asylum seekers The idea that population explosion is not the most pressing issue in dealing with population, but instead the equitable distribution of wealth and resources is the foremost concern, best describes the fundamental ideas of: A. Karl Marx B. Thomas Malthus C. Ester Boserup D. Immanuel Wallerstein E. Vladamir Köppen Race, Gender, & Ethnicity An attack on Jewish tombstones would be an example of: A. anti-semitism B. a war crime C. a terrorist act D. an assassination E. ethnic genocide Which of the following is most likely the best indicator of a region that represents more liberal ideas concerning transgender issues? A. a region with a high HDI B. a region with high birth rates C. a region with a low GNI D. a region with a low literacy rate E. a region with high agricultural density

3 The University of Illinois student organization, Illini Republicans, is holding a controversial bake sale that looks to sell cookies at various costs depending on one s race or ethnicity. The group says that the purpose of the bake sale is start a conversation on campus about the topic of. A. affirmative action B. racism and discrimination of minorities C. cultural appropriation D. cultural commodification E. socialism vs. capitalism Cultural Patterns & Processes The possibility of allowing married men to enter into the priesthood is an issue surrounding the faith. A. Catholic B. Jewish C. Hindu D. Protestant E. Eastern Orthodox All of the following are ideas that surround the concept of nationalism, EXCEPT: A. membership in a supranational organization B. language preservation C. increased border controls D. raising tariffs on imported goods E. self-sufficient models of development The above image shows an advertisement for Halloween costumes. However, this advertisement has the potential to upset some viewers for reasons of: A. cultural appropriation and racism B. cultural assimilation C. acculturation D. cultural extinction E. cultural preservation

4 Political Organization of Space An international organization of 52 independent and sovereign countries that are primarily former British colonies, whose purpose is to promote democracy, egalitarianism, rule of law, free trade, multilateralism, and good governance is called: A. The British Commonwealth B. The United Nations C. The League of Nations D. The World Trade Organization E. The European Union Ethnic Hmong have minority populations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and California, as well as populations in France and Australia. Which global conflict created push-factors for the Hmong people from their homeland? A. The Vietnam War B. World War II C. The Battle at Gallipoli D. The Rape of Nanking E. Genocide in Darfur The evolution of boundary lines over time best represents: A. principles of genetic boundaries B. the Core-Periphery Model C. territorial morphology D. the Domino Theory E. historical geography Industrial & Economic Development Ikea, is a successful, global home furnishings company that prides itself in creating and selling functional pieces of furniture with a focus on design. Which one of the following business tactics is responsible for bringing down transportation costs? A. flat-packing their products in boxes so that they can fit more in each shipping container. B. sell furniture in bits, rather than paying laborers to assemble it. C. the outsource all of their transportation to less developed countries. D. they employ manual laborers to load shipments to avoid paying the high costs of German and Japanese high-tech machinery. E. Ikea only produces a limited amount of its products per year, thus capping shipping costs to an expected maximum every quarter. Which of the following areas of commerce gives the country of Jamaica a comparative advantage over its global competitors? A. Spices and tourism B. Potatoes and carrots C. Dairy and poultry D. Textile manufacturing E. Extensive grain farming

5 Along the commodity chain, the process of bulk-gaining and bulk-reduction of products occurs in the sector. A. secondary B. quaternary C. primary D. tertiary E. quinary Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use All of the following regions in the above map face continual, dramatic food insecurity, EXCEPT: A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E Which of the regions in the map is responsible for the domestication of olives, garlic, dates, asparagus, sugar beets, and lettuces? A. V B. W C. X D. Y E. Z

6 Subsistence agriculture saw marked global decline during which century? A. 20th B. 17th C. 18th D. 21st E. 19th Explanation: MDCs encouraged the diffusion of industrialized agriculture for the goal of feeding growing populations and to ramp up agriculture profits during the expansion of industrialization in the early 1900 s and in the late 1900 s with Green Revolution. Cities & Urban Land Use Which of the following land-use patterns is most prominent within Vladamir Köppen s tropical climate classification of Af? A. Wet-rice intensive B. Dairying C. Market gardening D. Extensive grain cropping E. Logging All of the following are considered hearths of urban planning, EXCEPT: A. New England B. Mesopotamia C. Indus Valley D. Ancient Egypt E. Tenochtitlan All of the following are examples of forward capitals, EXCEPT: A. Rome, Italy B. Abuja, Nigeria C. Brasilia, Brazil D. Islamabad, Pakistan E. Moscow, Russia