HISET Social Studies Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Almanac - ANSWER✔✔-A reference book with facts and figures
Atlas - ANSWER✔✔-book of maps
Climate Map - ANSWER✔✔-Maps that show the weather patterns like temperature and
rainfall in an area.
Conic Map - ANSWER✔✔-a map projection made by projecting Earth's three
dimensional surface onto a cone wrapped around an area of the Earth
Economic Map - ANSWER✔✔-shows the important resources of a country or region.
Gnomic Map - ANSWER✔✔-map projection made by projecting onto a flat paper from
just one spot on the Earth
Mercator Map - ANSWER✔✔-A rectangular map used as a navigation tool in which the
lines for longitude and latitude are straight and parallel. Distortions increases as you
move further from the equator.
,Physical Map - ANSWER✔✔-A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes,
oceans, etc.
Political Map - ANSWER✔✔-A map showing units such as countries, states, provinces,
districts, etc. Each is normally a different color
Thematic Map - ANSWER✔✔-a map that shows a particular theme, or topic
Topographical Map - ANSWER✔✔-a type of map characterized by large-scale detail
and contour lines representing elevation changes.
Contour Lines - ANSWER✔✔-lines that connect points of equal elevation
Equator - ANSWER✔✔-0 degrees latitude
Hemisphere - ANSWER✔✔-half of the earth
Key - ANSWER✔✔-section of a map that explains the map's symbols and shading
Legend - ANSWER✔✔-A list that identifies patterns, symbols, or colors used in a chart
Prime Meridian - ANSWER✔✔-0 degrees longitude
Time Zones - ANSWER✔✔-areas sharing the same time
Climate - ANSWER✔✔-Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
Hills - ANSWER✔✔-area of raised land that are lower and more round then a mountain
, Mountains - ANSWER✔✔-Formed by two continental plates colliding and forcing each
other upwards.
Plains - ANSWER✔✔-a large area of flat land with few trees
Plateaus - ANSWER✔✔-a raised area of land, such as a hill or mountain, with a flat top
Sea Level - ANSWER✔✔-The average level of the ocean's surface at any given time
Capitalism - ANSWER✔✔-An economic system based on private property and free
enterprise.
Communism - ANSWER✔✔-a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
Mixed Economy - ANSWER✔✔-an economic system combining private and public
enterprise.
Socialism - ANSWER✔✔-A system in which society, usually in the form of the
government, owns and controls the means of production.
Child Labor Laws - ANSWER✔✔-Laws passed over many decades, beginning in the
1830s, by state and federal governments, forbidding the employment of children and
young teenagers, except at certain carefully specified jobs.
The Economic Opportunity Act - ANSWER✔✔-a law, enacted in 1964, that provided
funds for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small-business loans, and job training
Questions and Answers
Almanac - ANSWER✔✔-A reference book with facts and figures
Atlas - ANSWER✔✔-book of maps
Climate Map - ANSWER✔✔-Maps that show the weather patterns like temperature and
rainfall in an area.
Conic Map - ANSWER✔✔-a map projection made by projecting Earth's three
dimensional surface onto a cone wrapped around an area of the Earth
Economic Map - ANSWER✔✔-shows the important resources of a country or region.
Gnomic Map - ANSWER✔✔-map projection made by projecting onto a flat paper from
just one spot on the Earth
Mercator Map - ANSWER✔✔-A rectangular map used as a navigation tool in which the
lines for longitude and latitude are straight and parallel. Distortions increases as you
move further from the equator.
,Physical Map - ANSWER✔✔-A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes,
oceans, etc.
Political Map - ANSWER✔✔-A map showing units such as countries, states, provinces,
districts, etc. Each is normally a different color
Thematic Map - ANSWER✔✔-a map that shows a particular theme, or topic
Topographical Map - ANSWER✔✔-a type of map characterized by large-scale detail
and contour lines representing elevation changes.
Contour Lines - ANSWER✔✔-lines that connect points of equal elevation
Equator - ANSWER✔✔-0 degrees latitude
Hemisphere - ANSWER✔✔-half of the earth
Key - ANSWER✔✔-section of a map that explains the map's symbols and shading
Legend - ANSWER✔✔-A list that identifies patterns, symbols, or colors used in a chart
Prime Meridian - ANSWER✔✔-0 degrees longitude
Time Zones - ANSWER✔✔-areas sharing the same time
Climate - ANSWER✔✔-Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
Hills - ANSWER✔✔-area of raised land that are lower and more round then a mountain
, Mountains - ANSWER✔✔-Formed by two continental plates colliding and forcing each
other upwards.
Plains - ANSWER✔✔-a large area of flat land with few trees
Plateaus - ANSWER✔✔-a raised area of land, such as a hill or mountain, with a flat top
Sea Level - ANSWER✔✔-The average level of the ocean's surface at any given time
Capitalism - ANSWER✔✔-An economic system based on private property and free
enterprise.
Communism - ANSWER✔✔-a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
Mixed Economy - ANSWER✔✔-an economic system combining private and public
enterprise.
Socialism - ANSWER✔✔-A system in which society, usually in the form of the
government, owns and controls the means of production.
Child Labor Laws - ANSWER✔✔-Laws passed over many decades, beginning in the
1830s, by state and federal governments, forbidding the employment of children and
young teenagers, except at certain carefully specified jobs.
The Economic Opportunity Act - ANSWER✔✔-a law, enacted in 1964, that provided
funds for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small-business loans, and job training
