PRAXIS Elementary Social Studies 5904-
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Which of the following would not be considered a distinct region within one of the
world's continents?
A. Northern Africa
B. The Caribbean
C. Eastern Europe
D. North America - answerD. North America
In which of the following mountain ranges would you find Mont Blanc?
A. The Alps
B. The Andes
C. The Himalayas
D. The Rockies - answerA. The Alps
The maximum, sustained level of use of an environment that is possible without
incurring significant environmental deterioration is called ____________.
A. its saturation point
B. resource critical mass
C. its carrying capacity
D. its natural breaking point - answerC. its carrying capacity
Which of the following would not be considered a renewable natural resource?
A. Water
B. Oil
C. Wind
D. Trees - answerB. Oil
Which of the following geographic factors did not play a role in both Napoleon and
Hitler's failure to invade Russia?
A. A very poor road network
B. Inclement weather
C. A very poor agricultural base
D. Lack of natural drinking water - answerD. Lack of natural drinking water
What is considered the primary reason the U.S. built the Panama Canal in 1907?
A. To open up South American tourism
B. To allow military ships to travel between oceans
C. To create a faster way to ship goods from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
D. To establish a U.S. presence in Central America - answerC. To create a faster way
to ship goods from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
,Which of the following would not be considered an example of an environmental factor
affecting human migration?
A. Lack of fresh water sources
B. War
C. A devastating hurricane
D. Severe climate - answerB. War
What are considered the two basic cultural types that have developed throughout
history in relation to the physical environment?
A. Agricultural/settled and nomadic
B. Urban and rural
C. Developed and underdeveloped
D. Cores and peripheries - answerA. Agricultural/settled and nomadic
Which of the following is not considered one of the main causes of World War I?
A. Tension over the competition for colonies
B. Ethnic groups such as Poles and Czechs hoping for nations of their own
C. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
D. Widespread poverty in parts of Europe - answerD. Widespread poverty in parts of
Europe
At what level of sociological integration would the Australian Aborigines be classified?
A. Band
B. Tribe
C. Chiefdom
D. State - answerA. Band
According to most historians, the first non-native people to explore the North American
mainland were ____________.
A. the English, led by John Cabot
B. the Spanish, led by Christopher Columbus
C. the Portuguese, led by Pedro Alvares Cabral
D. the Vikings, led by Leif Ericson - answerD. the Vikings, led by Leif Ericson
Which of the following British colonies was founded by Puritans seeking to create a new
church in the Americas?
A. Massachusetts
B. Rhode Island
C. Pennsylvania
D. Delaware - answerA. Massachusetts
Which of the following was not a major factor leading to the American Revolution?
A. The forced quartering of British soldiers in colonial households
B. Excessive tariffs
C. The "Intolerable Acts"
,D. Failure of the British government to offer protection against the French - answerD.
Failure of the British government to offer protection against the French
The US Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation in which of the following
ways?
A. It allowed the government to print and borrow money.
B. It provided for the common defense of the states.
C. It provided a strong central government and federal taxation.
D. It allowed the states to resolve issues regarding the western territories. - answerC. It
provided a strong central government and federal taxation
The edict that "no European power should seek colonies in the Western Hemisphere"
comes from ___________.
A. Manifest Destiny
B. The Monroe Doctrine
C. The War of 1812
D. The Second Great Awakening - answerB. The Monroe Doctrine
Which of the following was an advantage the South had over the North during the Civil
War?
A. Greater manpower
B. More experienced military leadership
C. Superior economic resources
D. Superior firepower - answerB. More experienced military leadership
Which of the following was not associated with the Industrial Revolution?
A. Development of new weaving and ironworking techniques
B. Vast expansion and improvement in roads and waterways
C. Decreased dependence on trade with other territories
D. Greatly increased prosperity and political power for the middle class - answerC.
Decreased dependence on trade with other territories
Which of the following was not a contributing factor to The Great Depression?
A. Income disparity between classes
B. Large debt increases
C. The decline of agriculture
D. Slowed production levels - answerD. Slowed production levels
Who is credited with mastering the assembly line?
A. John D. Rockefeller
B. Andrew Carnegie
C. Andrew Mellon
D. Henry Ford - answerD. Henry Ford
Who is considered the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?
A. The Speaker of the House
, B. The House Majority Leader
C. The Vice President
D. The Majority Whip - answerA. The Speaker of the House
Which of the following is generally considered most important in limiting the power of
kings and influencing the development of democracy?
A. The Norman Conquest
B. The Magna Carta
C. The Treaty of Versailles
D. writing of The Trew Law of Free Monarchies - answerB. The Magna Carta
What was the voting age according to the original U.S. Constitution?
A. 16
B. 18
C. 21
D. 25 - answerC. 21
Which of the following would not be considered an example of commodity money?
A. Gold
B. Shells
C. Cigarettes
D. A U.S. 50-cent piece - answerD. A U.S. 50-cent piece
Which of the following would not be considered one of the natural resources that might
greatly affect a country's economy?
A. Oil
B. Cultivable land
C. Technology
D. Water - answerC. Technology
Social Security is an example of what type of government economic activity?
A. Stabilization and growth
B. Direct assistance
C. Direct services
D. Regulation and control - answerB. Direct assistance
Maria is conducting a survey to determine what percentage of her county's population is
made up of tax preparers. She goes to the local mall on a typical Tuesday morning in
early April and surveys the first ten people she encounters, none of whom are tax
preparers. From the data, she determines that 0% of her county's population works as
tax preparers. She realizes this must be incorrect, but isn't sure why. How might you
best describe the problem with Maria's survey?
A. Her sample was too limited.
B. Her sample was skewed.
C. Her sample was too limited and her data range was skewed by statistical outliers.
5004
Which of the following would not be considered a distinct region within one of the
world's continents?
A. Northern Africa
B. The Caribbean
C. Eastern Europe
D. North America - answerD. North America
In which of the following mountain ranges would you find Mont Blanc?
A. The Alps
B. The Andes
C. The Himalayas
D. The Rockies - answerA. The Alps
The maximum, sustained level of use of an environment that is possible without
incurring significant environmental deterioration is called ____________.
A. its saturation point
B. resource critical mass
C. its carrying capacity
D. its natural breaking point - answerC. its carrying capacity
Which of the following would not be considered a renewable natural resource?
A. Water
B. Oil
C. Wind
D. Trees - answerB. Oil
Which of the following geographic factors did not play a role in both Napoleon and
Hitler's failure to invade Russia?
A. A very poor road network
B. Inclement weather
C. A very poor agricultural base
D. Lack of natural drinking water - answerD. Lack of natural drinking water
What is considered the primary reason the U.S. built the Panama Canal in 1907?
A. To open up South American tourism
B. To allow military ships to travel between oceans
C. To create a faster way to ship goods from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
D. To establish a U.S. presence in Central America - answerC. To create a faster way
to ship goods from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
,Which of the following would not be considered an example of an environmental factor
affecting human migration?
A. Lack of fresh water sources
B. War
C. A devastating hurricane
D. Severe climate - answerB. War
What are considered the two basic cultural types that have developed throughout
history in relation to the physical environment?
A. Agricultural/settled and nomadic
B. Urban and rural
C. Developed and underdeveloped
D. Cores and peripheries - answerA. Agricultural/settled and nomadic
Which of the following is not considered one of the main causes of World War I?
A. Tension over the competition for colonies
B. Ethnic groups such as Poles and Czechs hoping for nations of their own
C. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
D. Widespread poverty in parts of Europe - answerD. Widespread poverty in parts of
Europe
At what level of sociological integration would the Australian Aborigines be classified?
A. Band
B. Tribe
C. Chiefdom
D. State - answerA. Band
According to most historians, the first non-native people to explore the North American
mainland were ____________.
A. the English, led by John Cabot
B. the Spanish, led by Christopher Columbus
C. the Portuguese, led by Pedro Alvares Cabral
D. the Vikings, led by Leif Ericson - answerD. the Vikings, led by Leif Ericson
Which of the following British colonies was founded by Puritans seeking to create a new
church in the Americas?
A. Massachusetts
B. Rhode Island
C. Pennsylvania
D. Delaware - answerA. Massachusetts
Which of the following was not a major factor leading to the American Revolution?
A. The forced quartering of British soldiers in colonial households
B. Excessive tariffs
C. The "Intolerable Acts"
,D. Failure of the British government to offer protection against the French - answerD.
Failure of the British government to offer protection against the French
The US Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation in which of the following
ways?
A. It allowed the government to print and borrow money.
B. It provided for the common defense of the states.
C. It provided a strong central government and federal taxation.
D. It allowed the states to resolve issues regarding the western territories. - answerC. It
provided a strong central government and federal taxation
The edict that "no European power should seek colonies in the Western Hemisphere"
comes from ___________.
A. Manifest Destiny
B. The Monroe Doctrine
C. The War of 1812
D. The Second Great Awakening - answerB. The Monroe Doctrine
Which of the following was an advantage the South had over the North during the Civil
War?
A. Greater manpower
B. More experienced military leadership
C. Superior economic resources
D. Superior firepower - answerB. More experienced military leadership
Which of the following was not associated with the Industrial Revolution?
A. Development of new weaving and ironworking techniques
B. Vast expansion and improvement in roads and waterways
C. Decreased dependence on trade with other territories
D. Greatly increased prosperity and political power for the middle class - answerC.
Decreased dependence on trade with other territories
Which of the following was not a contributing factor to The Great Depression?
A. Income disparity between classes
B. Large debt increases
C. The decline of agriculture
D. Slowed production levels - answerD. Slowed production levels
Who is credited with mastering the assembly line?
A. John D. Rockefeller
B. Andrew Carnegie
C. Andrew Mellon
D. Henry Ford - answerD. Henry Ford
Who is considered the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?
A. The Speaker of the House
, B. The House Majority Leader
C. The Vice President
D. The Majority Whip - answerA. The Speaker of the House
Which of the following is generally considered most important in limiting the power of
kings and influencing the development of democracy?
A. The Norman Conquest
B. The Magna Carta
C. The Treaty of Versailles
D. writing of The Trew Law of Free Monarchies - answerB. The Magna Carta
What was the voting age according to the original U.S. Constitution?
A. 16
B. 18
C. 21
D. 25 - answerC. 21
Which of the following would not be considered an example of commodity money?
A. Gold
B. Shells
C. Cigarettes
D. A U.S. 50-cent piece - answerD. A U.S. 50-cent piece
Which of the following would not be considered one of the natural resources that might
greatly affect a country's economy?
A. Oil
B. Cultivable land
C. Technology
D. Water - answerC. Technology
Social Security is an example of what type of government economic activity?
A. Stabilization and growth
B. Direct assistance
C. Direct services
D. Regulation and control - answerB. Direct assistance
Maria is conducting a survey to determine what percentage of her county's population is
made up of tax preparers. She goes to the local mall on a typical Tuesday morning in
early April and surveys the first ten people she encounters, none of whom are tax
preparers. From the data, she determines that 0% of her county's population works as
tax preparers. She realizes this must be incorrect, but isn't sure why. How might you
best describe the problem with Maria's survey?
A. Her sample was too limited.
B. Her sample was skewed.
C. Her sample was too limited and her data range was skewed by statistical outliers.
