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Praxis 5004 Geography,
Anthropology, and Sociology
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Types of Maps Correct Answer: A thematic map is used to illustrate a single idea
or theme. This map has a single focus.
A relief map shows the topography of a region. A mental map is constructed by
the student "inside your head" without reference to other resources.
A sketch map might be created to help students recall relative locations and
sizes of places. For example, the student might sketch a map of his journey from
home to school.
What is elevation?
What is relief? Correct Answer: Elevation is the height or depth above or below
a baseline.
Relief is the variation of elevation from place to place.
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The Earth's surface is irregular. Cartographers use elevation and relief to
represent these irregularities. The baseline is often above or below sea level.
Cartographers use shading or hatching to represent elevation and relief.
Command Economy Correct Answer: Example: Cuba has a Communist
government which directs all economic activity. This is a command economy.
The allocation of resources, labor, and capital are determined by the
government which also sets prices. In command economies, the government
makes all of the decisions regarding the production and distribution of goods
and services.
In which of the following Mountain Ranges would you find Mont Blac? Correct
Answer: The Alps, Italy, Highest Mountain in Alps
What is considered the primary reason the U.S. built the Panama Canal in 1907?
Correct Answer: To create a faster way to ship goods from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean.
What are considered the two basic cultural types that have developed
throughout history in relation to the physical environment? Correct Answer:
Agricultural/settled and nomadic
Main Causes of WWI Correct Answer: 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
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According to most historians, the first non-native people to explore the North
American mainland were ____________. Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: Massachusetts
Major Factors leading to the American Revolution Correct Answer: A. The forced
quartering of British soldiers in colonial households
B. Excessive tariffs
C. The "Intolerable Acts"
The US Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation in which of the
following ways? Correct Answer: It provided a strong central government and
federal taxation.
The Monroe Doctrine Correct Answer: a principle of US policy, originated by
President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the
politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US. The Monroe
Doctrine essentially said that everything that occurs in the Western Hemisphere
(North and South America) is basically the business of the United States and
European Powers should keep out of the politics in this region.
The Missouri Compromise Correct Answer: Agreement put forward by Henry
Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to
enter the Union as a free state. The Compromise also drew an imaginary line at
36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, dividing the new Louisiana Territory into
two areas, one north and one south. All of the Louisiana Territory north of this line
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was free territory, meaning that any territories that became states from this area
would enable African-Americans to be free. The Compromise also encouraged
people in the north to return runaway slaves to their homes and did not prohibit
slavery, even in the free territories.
The 3/5 Compromise Correct Answer: The delegates reached an agreement
that slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of
determining representation. For example, 100 slaves would be equivalent to 60
people. Because the delegates did not want to use the word "slave" in the
document, they stated that "free persons" would count as one and "non-free
persons" would count as three-fifths of a person.
In effect until after the Civil War and 13th amendment passed
Which was an advantage the South had over the North during the Civil War?
Correct Answer: More experienced military leadership
Industrial Revolution Correct Answer: A. Development of new weaving and
ironworking techniques
B. Vast expansion and improvement in roads and waterways
C.Greatly increased prosperity and political power for the middle class
The Great Depression Correct Answer: A.Income disparity between classes
B. Large debt increases
C. The decline of agriculture
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Praxis 5004 Geography,
Anthropology, and Sociology
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Types of Maps Correct Answer: A thematic map is used to illustrate a single idea
or theme. This map has a single focus.
A relief map shows the topography of a region. A mental map is constructed by
the student "inside your head" without reference to other resources.
A sketch map might be created to help students recall relative locations and
sizes of places. For example, the student might sketch a map of his journey from
home to school.
What is elevation?
What is relief? Correct Answer: Elevation is the height or depth above or below
a baseline.
Relief is the variation of elevation from place to place.
:
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The Earth's surface is irregular. Cartographers use elevation and relief to
represent these irregularities. The baseline is often above or below sea level.
Cartographers use shading or hatching to represent elevation and relief.
Command Economy Correct Answer: Example: Cuba has a Communist
government which directs all economic activity. This is a command economy.
The allocation of resources, labor, and capital are determined by the
government which also sets prices. In command economies, the government
makes all of the decisions regarding the production and distribution of goods
and services.
In which of the following Mountain Ranges would you find Mont Blac? Correct
Answer: The Alps, Italy, Highest Mountain in Alps
What is considered the primary reason the U.S. built the Panama Canal in 1907?
Correct Answer: To create a faster way to ship goods from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean.
What are considered the two basic cultural types that have developed
throughout history in relation to the physical environment? Correct Answer:
Agricultural/settled and nomadic
Main Causes of WWI Correct Answer: 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
:
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According to most historians, the first non-native people to explore the North
American mainland were ____________. Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: Massachusetts
Major Factors leading to the American Revolution Correct Answer: A. The forced
quartering of British soldiers in colonial households
B. Excessive tariffs
C. The "Intolerable Acts"
The US Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation in which of the
following ways? Correct Answer: It provided a strong central government and
federal taxation.
The Monroe Doctrine Correct Answer: a principle of US policy, originated by
President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the
politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US. The Monroe
Doctrine essentially said that everything that occurs in the Western Hemisphere
(North and South America) is basically the business of the United States and
European Powers should keep out of the politics in this region.
The Missouri Compromise Correct Answer: Agreement put forward by Henry
Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to
enter the Union as a free state. The Compromise also drew an imaginary line at
36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, dividing the new Louisiana Territory into
two areas, one north and one south. All of the Louisiana Territory north of this line
:
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was free territory, meaning that any territories that became states from this area
would enable African-Americans to be free. The Compromise also encouraged
people in the north to return runaway slaves to their homes and did not prohibit
slavery, even in the free territories.
The 3/5 Compromise Correct Answer: The delegates reached an agreement
that slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of
determining representation. For example, 100 slaves would be equivalent to 60
people. Because the delegates did not want to use the word "slave" in the
document, they stated that "free persons" would count as one and "non-free
persons" would count as three-fifths of a person.
In effect until after the Civil War and 13th amendment passed
Which was an advantage the South had over the North during the Civil War?
Correct Answer: More experienced military leadership
Industrial Revolution Correct Answer: A. Development of new weaving and
ironworking techniques
B. Vast expansion and improvement in roads and waterways
C.Greatly increased prosperity and political power for the middle class
The Great Depression Correct Answer: A.Income disparity between classes
B. Large debt increases
C. The decline of agriculture
:
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