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Nature&It’sPerspectives
MapXofAlaskaillustratesthenumberofcounty-levelmortalitiesper100,000duetotransportinjuries,
forbothsexes,in2014.Asimilarmapindicatingthenumberofmortalitiesatthestateorcountrylevel
(MapY):
MapX
MapY
a.isasmallerscalemap
b.isbestshownasaplanarprojection
c.nolongernecessitatesamapscaleorlegend
d.hasasmallermathematicalratiogap
e.isbetterservedasanisolinemap
Agriculture&RuralLandUse
ThepatentedLeafyGreenMachine(LGM™),soldanddistributedbyFreightFarmsInc.,isonecompany’s
attempttoprovidefoodsolutionstolocationsinsearchoflocal,sustainableagriculture.Thecompany
refurbishesandretrofitsoldshippingcontainersintosoil-less,high-densitygreenhouses.Thetypeof
agriculturethattheLeafyGreenMachineusesis:
a.hydroponicagriculture
b.aquaculture
c.ridge-tillage
d.intercropping
e.swidden
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Culture:It’sPatterns&Processes
Religion
Since2013,EgyptfacesincreasedattacksbymilitantsaftertheoverthrowofPresidentMohammed
Morsi.PresidentMorsiofEgyptrepresentedtheMuslimBrotherhoodPartyandwaselectedintoofficein
Juneof2012forashorttime.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbyMohammedMorsibestrepresentsthe
interfaithdisputewithinEgypt?
a.CopticChristians"arecertainlyjustasEgyptianasIam,andhaveasmucharighttothishomelandasI
do."HesaidfreedomofreligionisarightgrantedbyAllah.
b.“Ihopethepeoplewillchooseme,anIslamistcandidatefromtheFreedom&JusticepartyandMuslim
Brotherhood,andGodwillingthesystemwillmovetowardsstabilityanddevelopment.”
c.“TheZionistshavenorighttothelandofPalestine.ThereisnoplaceforthemonthelandofPalestine.”
d."TodaywecanestablishSharialaw,becauseournationwillacquirewell-beingonlywithIslamand
Sharia.TheMuslimBrothersandtheFreedomandJusticePartywillbetheconductorsofthese
goals."
e.Syria"reflectsthedesireoftheSyrianpeopleforfreedom,justiceandequalityandatthesametime
protectsSyriafromenteringintoacivilwarorbeingdividedbysectarianclashes."
Language
Inuktitutisoneofapproximately60indigenouslanguagesinCanada,yetisnotrecognizedasanofficial
language.ThereareincreasingrequestsbytheInuit,tohavePrinceCharlesofBritainestablishInuktitut
asanofficiallanguagein________.
a.Canada
b.Britain
c.Wales
d.Australia
e.India
Economic&IndustrialDevelopment
Venezuelaisexperiencinganeconomiccatastropheinwhichthegovernmentrespondedbyprinting
enormousamountofmoney.Economistsoutsideofthecountrysuggestthattheonlysolutionsfor
solvencyincludedrasticallyreducespendingwhileconductingmonetaryreform,oradopttheAmerican
dollartohelpstabilizeitsownBolivardollar,amethodknownas:
a.dollarization
b.foreigndirectinvestment
c.creditcrisissolutions
d.structuralagreementprograms
e.comparativeadvantage
PoliticalOrganizationofSpace
TheAustralianRepublicMovementisaneffortbysomemembersofAustralia’sparliamenttodropGreat
Britain’smonarchastheheadofstate.ThelinkthatAustraliastillhaswithGreatBritainbestreflects:
a.acommonwealth
b.buffer-state
c.lebensraum
d.anexclave
e.afederalstate
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Population&Migration
ArestrictiononH-1Bvisas,thatallowshigh-skilledmigrantlaborersintotheUnitedStates,wouldmost
affectwhichNorthAmericanregion?
a.theResearchTriangle
b.Mississippi’sGoldenTriangle
c.theRust-Belt
d.theSanDiego-Tijuanacorridor
e.Miami-DadeCounty,Florida
Urbanization
ThesuburbsthatsurroundNewYorkCityandothermajorU.S.citycentersarebecomingincreasingly
urban.Thisshiftismostlikelyattributedto:
a.youngurbanprofessionals’inabilitytoaffordcity-centerhousingcosts.
b.thedramaticincreaseofhighwaysextendingfromcity-centerswithinthelastdecade.
c.Americancity-centersbecomingincreasinglyovercrowded.
d.anincreaseinethnicminoritiesmovingtothesuburbs.
e.adecreaseinpropertyvaluesinthesuburbs.