TEXES Social Studies 4-8 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Second Continental Congress - CORRECT ANSWER - A convention of delegates from
the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the
United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Townshend Acts (1767) - CORRECT ANSWER - A series of British acts passed beginning
in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America.
Thirteen Colonies - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of British colonies on the east coast
of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries that declared independence in 1776 and
formed the United States of America.
Azimuthal Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - A stereographic projection onto a plane so
centered at any given point that a straight line radiating from the center to any other point
represents the shortest distance. Can be measured to scale.
Choropleth Map - CORRECT ANSWER - A thematic map that uses tones or colors to
represent spatial data as average values per unit area
Fuller Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - Maintains the accurate size and shape of
landmasses but completely rearranges direction
Mercator Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of cylindrical projection. A modified
cylindrical projection that is helpful to navigators because it allows them to maintain a constant
compass direction between two points.
Reference Map - CORRECT ANSWER - A map type that shows reference information for
a particular place, making it useful for finding landmarks and for navigating
,Thematic Map - CORRECT ANSWER - A map that displays one or more themes, such as
population, or income level-within a specific area.
Spatial Map - CORRECT ANSWER - Maps that show relationships between things in
space (and no, that's not outer space...)
Topological Map - CORRECT ANSWER - Simplified so that only vital information; lack
scale, and distance and direction are subject to change and variation, but the relationship between
points is maintained
Cartograms - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of thematic map in which some thematic
mapping variable - such as travel time or Gross National Product - is substituted for land area or
distance
Dot Maps - CORRECT ANSWER - Thematic maps that use points to show the precise
locations of specific observations or occurrences, such as crimes, car accidents, or births
Isolines - CORRECT ANSWER - Lines on a map that connect data points of equal value
Cognitive Maps - CORRECT ANSWER - Mental representations of how a physical space
is organized
Conical Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - These projections superimposes a cone over
the sphere of the earth, with two reference parallels secant to the globe and intersecting it.
Distortion increases further from the chosen parallels.
Bonne Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - A conical projection, in which areas are
accurately represented but the meridians are not on a true scale.
,7 Continents - CORRECT ANSWER - Asia, Africa, North America, South America,
Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia is the largest while Australia is the smallest.
5 Major Oceans - CORRECT ANSWER - Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic.
Pacific Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Covers 46% of the total water surface of the
Earth, and covers more than a third of the total surface area. Largest of all the Oceans.
Mariana Trench - CORRECT ANSWER - Deepest point on the earth; is in the North
Pacific Ocean.
Atlantic Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Bordered by Americas in the wet and Africa and
Europe in the east. Consists of the Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Baltic Sea and the Gulf of
Mexico. The saltiest ocean. The water in the North circulates clockwise while in the South in
circulates anti-clockwise. Second youngest of oceans, less than 30 million years old.
Sperm Whale - CORRECT ANSWER - Largest living toothed animal found in the Atlantic
Ocean.
Coriolis Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - An effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating
system experiences a force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of
rotation. On the earth, the effect tends to deflect moving objects to the right in the northern
hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere and is important in the formation of
cyclonic weather systems.
Indian Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Third largest ocean, bordering the eastern coast of
Africa, the shores of the Middle East and India in the north. 20% of all the water on the Earth's
surface is in this ocean. 40% of the world's offshore oil production occurs here. This ocean is
warm enough to keep phytoplanktons low resulting in limited life forms.
Mumbai Port - CORRECT ANSWER - The chief trading port in India on the coast of the
Indian Ocean and is known to be the Gateway of India.
, Singapore - CORRECT ANSWER - The busiest port in the world located on the Indian
Ocean.
Arctic Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Smallest and shallowest of all the oceans. Includes
the Hudson Bay, the North Sea and Barents Sea. Mostly covered with ice. Located in the
Northern Hemisphere; has the lowest salinity among all the oceans because of the lower amount
of evaporation, flow of heavy freshwater from rivers and streams, and has limited connection to
other oceans.
North Polar Basin - CORRECT ANSWER - Divided in to the two oceanic basins, the
Amerasian Basin and the Eurasian Basin by the Lomonosov Ridge.
Lomonosov Ridge - CORRECT ANSWER - Underwater ridge in the Arctic Ocean.
Like Deep - CORRECT ANSWER - Deepest part of the Arctic Ocean found in the
Eurasian Basin.
Antarctic Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Fourth largest ocean. Referred sometimes as the
Southern Ocean and located near the South Pole. Joins the waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and
Indian Oceans and has a great influence on the earth's weather patterns. Youngest of all oceans
and marine life rich.
Mount Everest - CORRECT ANSWER - The highest point on Asia located in China and
Nepal
Dead Sea - CORRECT ANSWER - The lowest point on Asia located in Israel, Jordan and
Palestine
Aconcagua - CORRECT ANSWER - The highest point in South America located in
Argentina
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Second Continental Congress - CORRECT ANSWER - A convention of delegates from
the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the
United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Townshend Acts (1767) - CORRECT ANSWER - A series of British acts passed beginning
in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America.
Thirteen Colonies - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of British colonies on the east coast
of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries that declared independence in 1776 and
formed the United States of America.
Azimuthal Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - A stereographic projection onto a plane so
centered at any given point that a straight line radiating from the center to any other point
represents the shortest distance. Can be measured to scale.
Choropleth Map - CORRECT ANSWER - A thematic map that uses tones or colors to
represent spatial data as average values per unit area
Fuller Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - Maintains the accurate size and shape of
landmasses but completely rearranges direction
Mercator Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of cylindrical projection. A modified
cylindrical projection that is helpful to navigators because it allows them to maintain a constant
compass direction between two points.
Reference Map - CORRECT ANSWER - A map type that shows reference information for
a particular place, making it useful for finding landmarks and for navigating
,Thematic Map - CORRECT ANSWER - A map that displays one or more themes, such as
population, or income level-within a specific area.
Spatial Map - CORRECT ANSWER - Maps that show relationships between things in
space (and no, that's not outer space...)
Topological Map - CORRECT ANSWER - Simplified so that only vital information; lack
scale, and distance and direction are subject to change and variation, but the relationship between
points is maintained
Cartograms - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of thematic map in which some thematic
mapping variable - such as travel time or Gross National Product - is substituted for land area or
distance
Dot Maps - CORRECT ANSWER - Thematic maps that use points to show the precise
locations of specific observations or occurrences, such as crimes, car accidents, or births
Isolines - CORRECT ANSWER - Lines on a map that connect data points of equal value
Cognitive Maps - CORRECT ANSWER - Mental representations of how a physical space
is organized
Conical Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - These projections superimposes a cone over
the sphere of the earth, with two reference parallels secant to the globe and intersecting it.
Distortion increases further from the chosen parallels.
Bonne Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - A conical projection, in which areas are
accurately represented but the meridians are not on a true scale.
,7 Continents - CORRECT ANSWER - Asia, Africa, North America, South America,
Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia is the largest while Australia is the smallest.
5 Major Oceans - CORRECT ANSWER - Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic.
Pacific Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Covers 46% of the total water surface of the
Earth, and covers more than a third of the total surface area. Largest of all the Oceans.
Mariana Trench - CORRECT ANSWER - Deepest point on the earth; is in the North
Pacific Ocean.
Atlantic Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Bordered by Americas in the wet and Africa and
Europe in the east. Consists of the Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Baltic Sea and the Gulf of
Mexico. The saltiest ocean. The water in the North circulates clockwise while in the South in
circulates anti-clockwise. Second youngest of oceans, less than 30 million years old.
Sperm Whale - CORRECT ANSWER - Largest living toothed animal found in the Atlantic
Ocean.
Coriolis Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - An effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating
system experiences a force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of
rotation. On the earth, the effect tends to deflect moving objects to the right in the northern
hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere and is important in the formation of
cyclonic weather systems.
Indian Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Third largest ocean, bordering the eastern coast of
Africa, the shores of the Middle East and India in the north. 20% of all the water on the Earth's
surface is in this ocean. 40% of the world's offshore oil production occurs here. This ocean is
warm enough to keep phytoplanktons low resulting in limited life forms.
Mumbai Port - CORRECT ANSWER - The chief trading port in India on the coast of the
Indian Ocean and is known to be the Gateway of India.
, Singapore - CORRECT ANSWER - The busiest port in the world located on the Indian
Ocean.
Arctic Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Smallest and shallowest of all the oceans. Includes
the Hudson Bay, the North Sea and Barents Sea. Mostly covered with ice. Located in the
Northern Hemisphere; has the lowest salinity among all the oceans because of the lower amount
of evaporation, flow of heavy freshwater from rivers and streams, and has limited connection to
other oceans.
North Polar Basin - CORRECT ANSWER - Divided in to the two oceanic basins, the
Amerasian Basin and the Eurasian Basin by the Lomonosov Ridge.
Lomonosov Ridge - CORRECT ANSWER - Underwater ridge in the Arctic Ocean.
Like Deep - CORRECT ANSWER - Deepest part of the Arctic Ocean found in the
Eurasian Basin.
Antarctic Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Fourth largest ocean. Referred sometimes as the
Southern Ocean and located near the South Pole. Joins the waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and
Indian Oceans and has a great influence on the earth's weather patterns. Youngest of all oceans
and marine life rich.
Mount Everest - CORRECT ANSWER - The highest point on Asia located in China and
Nepal
Dead Sea - CORRECT ANSWER - The lowest point on Asia located in Israel, Jordan and
Palestine
Aconcagua - CORRECT ANSWER - The highest point in South America located in
Argentina
