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Praxis 5018 With Verified Answers Graded A+
Continental Divide or "Great Divide" - ANSWER series of mountain ridges extending from
Alaska to Mexico that forms the watershed of North America; mostly runs along peaks of
Rocky Mountains
effects of volcanic activity - ANSWER produces huge amounts of dust in atmosphere that
may have cooling affect by reflecting sunlight into space and keeping it from warming
earth
effects of urbanization (1900s) - ANSWER fewer farms, fewer farmers, large conglomerates
run most farms now using advanced technology
cash-crop agriculture - ANSWER primary cause of soil depletion in deforested rain forest
environment
factors that contribute to global warming - ANSWER exhaust from trucks and
automobiles, deforestation of the rain forest, burning of fossil fuels to create electricity
Ferdinand Magellan - ANSWER first in history to sail around the world, died in 1521 in
Philippines
Marco Polo - ANSWER made a famous voyage to china in the late 1200s; wrote a book
encouraging explorers to travel to the Orient
Agricultural Revolution (10,000-6,000 BCE) - ANSWER moved humans from nomadic
hunter-gathering life to more settled existence, which required finding more fertile land
to use, simple systems of defense and government, and specialization of labor
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5,000-3,000 BCE - ANSWER written record keeping took place in this period of time
Koran - ANSWER holy scriptures for Islamic faith
influence of Alexander the Great's conquests - ANSWER the cities that had been part of
his empire focused mainly on trade; city officials adapted laws, language, calendar and
coins based on Greek models; Greek customs and ideas were brought into schools, Greek
methods of business were used by bankers and merchants; indigenous religions persisted
throughout the period of Greek cultural influence
Martin Luther - ANSWER posted 95 Theses in Wittenberg in 1517, sparking the protestant
reformation
Federalists - ANSWER those who supported the Constitution's strengthening of national
federal government
Anti-Federalists - ANSWER those who opposed the Constitution's strengthening of
national federal government, worried that independence and sovereignty of individual
states would be eroded
Monroe Doctrine - ANSWER written in 1823 by John Quincy Adams and made American
policy by James Monroe; while the U.S. would not interfere with existing European
colonies in Americas, Monroe declared it would oppose any new ones; North and South
America "are henceforth not to be considered subjects for future colonization by any
European powers"
Panama Canal - ANSWER built 1910-1914; during the project, many workers died from
yellow fever, and Dr. William Gorgas traced the spread of the disease to mosquitoes,
ordering nearby swamps and ponds drained to prevent them from multiplying; soon after
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yellow fever had disappeared
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER America's first constitution, provided for new central
government to which the states surrendered little of their power, "a firm league of
friendship" in which each state retained its independence
judicial branch - ANSWER branch of federal government that interprets laws
executive branch - ANSWER branch of federal government that appoints justices and
grants pardons
legislative branch - ANSWER made up of Senate and House, writes and passes laws
Bill of Rights - ANSWER protects individuals from unfair actions of federal government,
does not guarantee absolute freedom, an individual's rights are limited when they conflict
with the rights of others and the safety of the community; does not abolish slavery
President - ANSWER can appoint federal appellate court judges
behavioral psychology - ANSWER studies human behavior and how it is shaped by
consequences
abnormal psychology - ANSWER studies mental and emotional disorders
cognitive psychology - ANSWER studies human perception, memory, and thought
humanistic psychology - ANSWER studies mental states like self-esteem
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manufacturing - ANSWER number of workers in this industry declined from 1990-1999
free enterprise - ANSWER stresses freedom of individual economic practice and a free
market based on supply and demand
command economy - ANSWER means of production are publicly owned and economic
activity is controlled by the government
individual income tax - ANSWER constitutes the largest source of federal revenue
labor force - ANSWER people who are 16 years or older and if they are employed,
unemployed, or in the Armed Forces; does not count those that are not seeking
employment, retired, going to school full time, keeping house, unable to work because of
mental illness
hibernation - ANSWER state of winter dormancy associated with lowered body
temperature and lowered metabolism; not enough food in the environment to feed them
over the winter; heartbeat and breathing rate slow down, body temperature falls, use
hardly any energy, survive on fat stored in bodies
skin - ANSWER organ chiefly responsible for function of regulating body temperature,
temperature regulation through activating sweat glands
inheritance of acquired characteristics - ANSWER faulty theory that has been disproved;
organism's acclimation to environment can be passed on to offspring when really only
genetically determined traits can be passed on
respiration - ANSWER plants use sugar and oxygen to produce energy, water, and carbon
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Praxis 5018 With Verified Answers Graded A+
Continental Divide or "Great Divide" - ANSWER series of mountain ridges extending from
Alaska to Mexico that forms the watershed of North America; mostly runs along peaks of
Rocky Mountains
effects of volcanic activity - ANSWER produces huge amounts of dust in atmosphere that
may have cooling affect by reflecting sunlight into space and keeping it from warming
earth
effects of urbanization (1900s) - ANSWER fewer farms, fewer farmers, large conglomerates
run most farms now using advanced technology
cash-crop agriculture - ANSWER primary cause of soil depletion in deforested rain forest
environment
factors that contribute to global warming - ANSWER exhaust from trucks and
automobiles, deforestation of the rain forest, burning of fossil fuels to create electricity
Ferdinand Magellan - ANSWER first in history to sail around the world, died in 1521 in
Philippines
Marco Polo - ANSWER made a famous voyage to china in the late 1200s; wrote a book
encouraging explorers to travel to the Orient
Agricultural Revolution (10,000-6,000 BCE) - ANSWER moved humans from nomadic
hunter-gathering life to more settled existence, which required finding more fertile land
to use, simple systems of defense and government, and specialization of labor
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5,000-3,000 BCE - ANSWER written record keeping took place in this period of time
Koran - ANSWER holy scriptures for Islamic faith
influence of Alexander the Great's conquests - ANSWER the cities that had been part of
his empire focused mainly on trade; city officials adapted laws, language, calendar and
coins based on Greek models; Greek customs and ideas were brought into schools, Greek
methods of business were used by bankers and merchants; indigenous religions persisted
throughout the period of Greek cultural influence
Martin Luther - ANSWER posted 95 Theses in Wittenberg in 1517, sparking the protestant
reformation
Federalists - ANSWER those who supported the Constitution's strengthening of national
federal government
Anti-Federalists - ANSWER those who opposed the Constitution's strengthening of
national federal government, worried that independence and sovereignty of individual
states would be eroded
Monroe Doctrine - ANSWER written in 1823 by John Quincy Adams and made American
policy by James Monroe; while the U.S. would not interfere with existing European
colonies in Americas, Monroe declared it would oppose any new ones; North and South
America "are henceforth not to be considered subjects for future colonization by any
European powers"
Panama Canal - ANSWER built 1910-1914; during the project, many workers died from
yellow fever, and Dr. William Gorgas traced the spread of the disease to mosquitoes,
ordering nearby swamps and ponds drained to prevent them from multiplying; soon after
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yellow fever had disappeared
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER America's first constitution, provided for new central
government to which the states surrendered little of their power, "a firm league of
friendship" in which each state retained its independence
judicial branch - ANSWER branch of federal government that interprets laws
executive branch - ANSWER branch of federal government that appoints justices and
grants pardons
legislative branch - ANSWER made up of Senate and House, writes and passes laws
Bill of Rights - ANSWER protects individuals from unfair actions of federal government,
does not guarantee absolute freedom, an individual's rights are limited when they conflict
with the rights of others and the safety of the community; does not abolish slavery
President - ANSWER can appoint federal appellate court judges
behavioral psychology - ANSWER studies human behavior and how it is shaped by
consequences
abnormal psychology - ANSWER studies mental and emotional disorders
cognitive psychology - ANSWER studies human perception, memory, and thought
humanistic psychology - ANSWER studies mental states like self-esteem
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manufacturing - ANSWER number of workers in this industry declined from 1990-1999
free enterprise - ANSWER stresses freedom of individual economic practice and a free
market based on supply and demand
command economy - ANSWER means of production are publicly owned and economic
activity is controlled by the government
individual income tax - ANSWER constitutes the largest source of federal revenue
labor force - ANSWER people who are 16 years or older and if they are employed,
unemployed, or in the Armed Forces; does not count those that are not seeking
employment, retired, going to school full time, keeping house, unable to work because of
mental illness
hibernation - ANSWER state of winter dormancy associated with lowered body
temperature and lowered metabolism; not enough food in the environment to feed them
over the winter; heartbeat and breathing rate slow down, body temperature falls, use
hardly any energy, survive on fat stored in bodies
skin - ANSWER organ chiefly responsible for function of regulating body temperature,
temperature regulation through activating sweat glands
inheritance of acquired characteristics - ANSWER faulty theory that has been disproved;
organism's acclimation to environment can be passed on to offspring when really only
genetically determined traits can be passed on
respiration - ANSWER plants use sugar and oxygen to produce energy, water, and carbon
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