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Praxis II social
social studies elementary content
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| climate map | displays weather and typical climatic conditions of a region |
| conformal map | presents land masses and the retention of proper shapes, but they are often distorted |
| eqyal-area map | shows land areas with relatively proper sizes; however, distortion can occur |
| fact-book maps | examines actual facts of events or activities in certain regions or specific places (ex. life expectancy rate) |
| historical map | illustrates people of an area and the population |
| mental map | conjures a sketch in a person's mind and is constructed mentally without any particular references; demonstrates what a person knows about locations and characteristics of places |
| physical map | reveals the features of actual geographic surfaces; like mountains or rivers, and underlying geological structures such as rocks or fault lines |
| outline map | shows some geographic features but does not include others |
| political map | demonstrates government boundaries and territorial borders for major countries, states, territories, provinces and so on |
| relief map (topographical map) | three dimensional variation of the topography of land and water areas |
| thematic | demonstrates the location of specific ideas or distributions (population of children, languages, time zones) |
| compass | tool used for determining specific directions on the earth's surface |
| compass rose | precise directions on a map or globe |
| coordinates | used on a map system to focus on finding specific locations |
| direction | a concept of space and location (right-left, up-down, north-south) |
| grid | a system on a more detailed map that shows the exact locations |
| latitude | horizontal lines that run parrallel to the equator and measure the distance in degrees north and south from the equatoe |
| legend | explains what symbols mean on a map |
| longitude | vertical lines that run parallel to the prime meridian and measure the distance in degrees east and west from the meridian |
| scale | size of real objects represented on a map (miles, structures and land masses) |
| symbols | pictures or icons representing some item on a map (land masses, population), but the same icons and pictures are not consistently used the same on all maps. |
| anthropologist | studies the history of people such as culture and language |
| cartographer | studies science or practice of map drawing |
| geographer | studies land formations and the earth's compositions |
| topographer | designs, describes, and develops maps |
| archipelago | chain or group of islands in a sea or ocean |
| atoll | ring or partial ring or coral that forms an island in a sea or ocean |
| butte | high isolated flat rock or hill with steep sides formed by the impact of tectonic plates |
| cavern | a cave especially large and dark |
| col | a mountain pass; a depression in the summit line of a chain of mountains |
| delta | silt, sand, and rock which is low watery land formed at the mouth of a river and often shaped like a triangle |
| isle | small island or peninsula |
| islet | small island usually isolated |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land connection two larger pieces with water on two sides |
| mesa | isolated land or hill usually in a dry area with a flat top and steeply sloping sides |
| peninsula | body of land surrounded by water on three sides |
| tundra | cold treeless area, coldest biome |
| Early Civilizations brought the following: | wheel, alphabets, math, time measurements (basic achievements), art and architecture, alphabetic writing, defined religion, commonality and diversity |
| Neolithic Revolution | agricultural societies, rise in economic, political, and social organizations, gave humans the ability to remain settled permanently |
| Civilization | river-valley, created basic set of tools, introduced writing, math, and politics |
| Tigris-Euphrates Civilization | Sumerian people, created cuneiform (earliest writing), developed astronomical sciences, religious beliefs, city states, fertilizer, used silver to conduct trade, law courts and property rights, standard legal system |
| Egyptian Civilization | modeled trade on Mesopotamia, pyramid and sphinx, math achievements, ruled by Pharoahs, established effective government, defense, monetary, transportation systems. |
| Indian and Chinese River Valley Civilizations | urbam civilizations, trade with Mesopotamia, irrigation system, impressive intellectual establishments, massive tombs and palaces, destroyed by Indo-Europeans |
| Classical Civilizations | expanded trade, provided influences to areas outside their borders, restructured key institutions upon decline and fall of empires or rulers, created new religions, increased agricultural opportunities, extended territories, social cohesion |
| mayans | astronomy and math, elaborate written language system, architecture and art |
| mongolians | nomadic society with law code unification, strong military, transmitted diseases across continents |
| muslim/islam | islamic religion, chemistry advances, high quality maps, influential arts and sciences |
| Africa | stateless societies |
| Inca | artistic pottery and clothing, metallurgy, architecture, irrigation, road systems, supreme military organization and agriculture |
| 13 colonies | Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachusettes (first founding), New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
| John Cabot | English explorerand navigator who explored the Canadian coastline looking for a north west passage to Asia |
| Christopher Columbus | Italian explorer took a voyage across Atlantic Ocean in 1492 hoping to find a route to India. He sailed his 3 ships, the Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria, and discovered North America |
| Amerigo Vespucci | Italian explorer was the first person to realize that the Americas were seperate from Asia. He was the first person to state that the Americas were not the East Indies and in 1507 a map maker named the Americas after him. |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | Spanish explorer and soldier, discovered Gulf Stream, first European to set foot in Florida while looking for the fountain of youth |
| Hernan Cortez | Spanish conquistador who wiped out the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain. |
| Jacque Cartier | French explorer who discovered Canada, paved the way for French exploration in America |
| stamp act | first direct tax placed on the colonies and all printed media were required to have stamps |
| townshend act | placed a tax on essential goods (paper, glass, tea) |
| tea act | tax break to east india company |
| boston tea party | a protest of the tea act by american colonists |
| intolerable acts | Massachusettes government act; administration of justice act, Boston Port act, quartering act |
| The Declaration of Independance | adopted by a 13 colony vote, which led to an alliance with France, followed by alliances with Spain and Dutch province. |
| The Magna Carta | The clauses of this document (63 total) explained and restricted the rights of the monarch |
| The Mayflower Compact | signed en route on the Mayflower, established a temporary majority-rule government for pilgrims. |
| The Declaration of Independance | The principles set forth in this document justified the separation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain and provided responsibilities to individuals, with a government ruled by people. |
| Articles of Confederation | The first constitution of the 13 American states, was later replaced in 1789 by the constitution of the United States |
| The Federalist Papers | This group of 85 articles was published in the New York newspapers to influence the decision to ratify the Constitution and even today help to explain the intent of the constitution. |
| The U.S. Constitution | The document that established the basic principles of the American government |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Issued during the Civil War, President Lincoln ended slavery in the Confederate states. |
| The Pledge of Allegiance | An oath of confirmation, written by Francis Bellamy, to support the nation. |
| Anarchism | form of government in which the people hold beliefs and attitudes that reject compulsory government (Isocracy, Tribalism) |
| American-Indian Wars | struggles in which European settlers and the colonies defeated Native Americans and tribes to expand their ownership of land resulted in placement and confinement of Native Americans on reservations |
| American Revolution | The struggle of how the US won independence from Grrat Brittain |
| War of 1812 | Congress declared war on Brittain which resulted in increased national patrionism, united the states into one nation, built confidence in US military strength, and brought forth the Star Bangled Banner. |
| Civil War | The two factions of the new nation, the north (union) and the slave-owning states of the south (confereracy), fought until the succession of the south was sqeulched, slavery was abolished, the federal government gained great power and united the country. |
| World War I | Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Japan, the US, and other allies defeated Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria overthrew four empires (German, Hapsburg, Turkish, Russian) which resulted in the birth of seven new nations. |
| World War II | The struggles in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the US, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan. |
| World War II | Two atomic bombs were dropped to end the war (Hiroshima and Nagasaki). Germany was divided into 4 parts and controlled by the allied powers. |
| World War II | geopolitical power shifted away from western and central Europe, US and Russia became know as superpowers, new technologies appeared (computer, jet engine, nuclear fission), and many global organizations sprouted. |
| The Korean War | struggle between N. Korea (communist), aided by China and USSR and S. Korea (non-communist) aided by the US, Britain, and UN resulted in the same boundaries between the North and the South. |
| Vietnam War | long conflict: N.Vietnam(communist),supported by China and Soviet Union, tried to take over S. Vietnam (non-communist), supported by the US, resulted in the take over of South Vietnam implementing a socialist republic where communist party now governs. |
| Persian Gulf War | US led coalition of forces amd destroyed much of Iraq's military forces, resulting in driving out the Iraqi army from Kuwait. |
| Iraq War (2003-present) | struggle in which the US and Great Britain led a coalition of forces against Iraq to expel Saddam Hussein. |
| Executive | Ensures that the laws are followed, head is president who also commands the military. |
| Legislative | comprised of congress and government agencies that provide support. Congress has power to create laws for the Us and divided into the House of Representatives and Senate, 435 seats. |
| Judicial | Contains the court system, highest court is supreme court. Courts ensure rules of constitution are upheld. |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments, outlines the rights of citizens and visitors, according to the law of the land, expressing freedoms and cultures of this country. |
| Amendment 1 | freedom of religion, press, expression |
| Amendment | right to bear arm |
| Amendment 3 | Quartering of Soldiers |
| Amendment 4 | Search and seizure |
| Amendment 5 | Trial and punishment, compensation for takings |
| Amendment 6 | Right to a speedy trial, confrontation of witnesses |
| Amendment 7 | Trial by jury in civil cases |
| Amendment 8 | cruel and unusual punishment |
| Amendment 9 | construction of constitution |
| Amendment 10 | Power of the states and people; the body of the constitution |
| Declaration of Independance | First document of the US that dissolved any connection with the 13 colonies with Great Britain. |
| Federalism | sharing of power between national government and individual state governments |
| Dual Federalism | states govern the people directly and national government governs foreign affairs. This eventually led to civil war. |
| acculturation | modification and adaptation of an individual or group as a result of contact or interaction with another culture. |
| Piaget | there are structural schemas in which we fit our experiences through assimilation |
| Freud | his theory revolved around sexual development in five stages |
| Erikson | he further developed Freud's theories into 8 either/or stages. |
| anarchist | no established control or guidelines |
| capitalism | property is privately owned and goods are privately produced |
| communist | endorses the establishment of society based on common ownership of the means of production |
| industrialism | uses large industries rather than agriculture or craftsmanship to create a system |
| laissez-faire | promotes private production to maintain freedom, security,, and property rights |
| mercantilism | defends that a nation must depend on it capital and that the worls market is unchangeable |
| socialist | system of social control regarding property and income rather than individual control |
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