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Study Guide

Test Design and Test Objectives
Field 04: Geography

Test Overview

Format Computer-based test (CBT)
Number of Questions 100 selected-response questions
Time 2 hours and 30 minutes (does not include 15-minute CBT tutorial)
Passing Score 240

Pie chart of approximate test weighting outlined in the table below.

Test Objectives

Table outlining test content and subject weighting by sub area and objective
Subareas Range of Objectives Approximate Test Proportions
I Geographic Concepts and Skills 01–06 25%
II World Geography 07–14 34%
III United States and Arizona Geography 15–20 25%
IV Contemporary Issues and Future Trends 21–24 16%
Total Proportion 100%

 

Subarea I–Geographic Concepts and Skills

Objective 0001: Understand basic geographic terms, themes, and specialized fields of geography.
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Objective 0002: Understand how to use maps and globes to answer geographic questions.
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Objective 0003: Understand the basic natural processes that shape the earth.
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Objective 0004: Understand the relationship of the earth to other bodies in space.
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Objective 0005: Understand the interrelationship between geography and history.
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Objective 0006: Locate, organize, analyze, and interpret geographic information.
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Subarea II–World Geography

Objective 0007: Understand major physical features of the earth.
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Objective 0008: Understand global and regional climatic patterns.
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Objective 0009: Understand global and regional patterns of resource distribution.
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Objective 0010: Understand global and regional patterns of population distribution and rural/urban settlement.
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Objective 0011: Understand global and regional patterns of transportation and communication.
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Objective 0012: Understand global and regional patterns of land use and development.
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Objective 0013: Understand global and regional patterns of culture and society.
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Objective 0014: Understand global and regional patterns of economic self-sufficiency and interdependence.
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Subarea III–United States and Arizona Geography

Objective 0015: Understand major climatic and physical features of Arizona and the United States.
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Objective 0016: Understand patterns of natural resource distribution within Arizona and the United States.
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Objective 0017: Understand patterns of population growth, distribution, and movement within Arizona and the United States.
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Objective 0018: Understand patterns of transportation and communication within Arizona and the United States.
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Objective 0019: Understand patterns of land use and development within Arizona and the United States.
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Objective 0020: Understand social, political, and cultural characteristics of Arizona and the United States.
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Subarea IV–Contemporary Issues and Future Trends

Objective 0021: Understand the relationship of geography to contemporary issues in human-environment interactions.
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Objective 0022: Understand contemporary issues in demographic change and economic development and interdependence.
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Objective 0023: Understand contemporary issues in energy and resource use.
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Objective 0024: Understand contemporary cultural, ethnic, and geopolitical issues.
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