SOCIAL STUDIES PRAXIS II ACTUAL STUDY
SHEET 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◍ What do Geographers do?. Answer: Geographers study physical
characteristics of the earth as well as man made borders. Studies
location, regional characteristics, spatial relations, and natural and
man-made forces.
◍ Define physical features. Answer: study of earth's physical features
like climate, land, water and how they develop
◍ Define cultural features. Answer: Compares various cultures, how
their lifestyles and customs are affected by their geographical
location.
◍ How did the agricultural revolution change society?. Answer:
Began 6000 years ago when the plow was invented. Using the plow
with domesticated animals people were able to grow crops and
become sedentary. This allowed for the flourishing of societies and
empires. Commerce increased.
◍ Define political science. Answer: Political science focuses on
studying different governments and comparing them to each other.
◍ What disciplines are tied to political science.. Answer: History,
sociology, anthropology, and economics.
, ◍ Term state sovereignty.. Answer: State sovereignty recognizes the
division of geographical areas into areas of controlled by various
governments or groups of people. The groups control territories and
natural resources.
◍ Define and discuss the importance of an organism's ability to
adapt.. Answer: When a species relocates from one habitat to another,
it must adapt in order to survive. Different animals adapt in different
ways through behavior modification as well as physiological changes.
◍ Define three different types of interactions that occur between
species in an individual habitat.. Answer: Competition, Predation, and
Symbiosis.
◍ Describes ways in which human populations modify their
surrounding environment for their own needs.. Answer: The A.R. led
to societies beginning to change their surroundings in order to
accommodate their needs for shelter and room to cultivate. Clearing
ground to make more room for housing and crops, redirecting water
for irrigation, and building large scale settlements.
◍ Political theory, what are the four major purposes of any given
government?. Answer: Ensuring National Security, Providing public
services, Ensure social order, and Make decisions regarding the
economy.
SHEET 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◍ What do Geographers do?. Answer: Geographers study physical
characteristics of the earth as well as man made borders. Studies
location, regional characteristics, spatial relations, and natural and
man-made forces.
◍ Define physical features. Answer: study of earth's physical features
like climate, land, water and how they develop
◍ Define cultural features. Answer: Compares various cultures, how
their lifestyles and customs are affected by their geographical
location.
◍ How did the agricultural revolution change society?. Answer:
Began 6000 years ago when the plow was invented. Using the plow
with domesticated animals people were able to grow crops and
become sedentary. This allowed for the flourishing of societies and
empires. Commerce increased.
◍ Define political science. Answer: Political science focuses on
studying different governments and comparing them to each other.
◍ What disciplines are tied to political science.. Answer: History,
sociology, anthropology, and economics.
, ◍ Term state sovereignty.. Answer: State sovereignty recognizes the
division of geographical areas into areas of controlled by various
governments or groups of people. The groups control territories and
natural resources.
◍ Define and discuss the importance of an organism's ability to
adapt.. Answer: When a species relocates from one habitat to another,
it must adapt in order to survive. Different animals adapt in different
ways through behavior modification as well as physiological changes.
◍ Define three different types of interactions that occur between
species in an individual habitat.. Answer: Competition, Predation, and
Symbiosis.
◍ Describes ways in which human populations modify their
surrounding environment for their own needs.. Answer: The A.R. led
to societies beginning to change their surroundings in order to
accommodate their needs for shelter and room to cultivate. Clearing
ground to make more room for housing and crops, redirecting water
for irrigation, and building large scale settlements.
◍ Political theory, what are the four major purposes of any given
government?. Answer: Ensuring National Security, Providing public
services, Ensure social order, and Make decisions regarding the
economy.
