Praxis Elementary Education Social
Studies 5005
Expanding horizon approach or widening horizon curriculum - answer The teacher
starts with what the student knows and moves outwards from that point to include
widening circles within the social studies content framework
Systematic Inquiry - answer Looking at, organizing, and analyzing source information-
research and action strategy (cause and effect)
Physical Geography - answer The study of Earth's physical features, such as plant life,
climate, geological formations, and soil
Cultural (Human) Geography - answerThe study of how man interacts with his
environment and the consequences of these interactions
Five themes of Geography - answerPlace, location, human-environment interaction,
movement, and regions, patterns, and processes
Place - answerThe understanding of the physical characteristics of an area
Location - answerWhere things are located with respect to their connected with other
places
Absolute location - answerThe location of a place based on a fixed place on earth and
described using coordinates
Latitude - answerImaginary lines on earth that start at the equator
Hemispheres - answerSections of the Earth divided by the Equator and Prime Meridian
(Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western)
Northern Hemishpere - answerEverything North of the equator
Southern Hemisphere - answerEverything South of the equator
Longitude - answerImaginary lines on Earth that run from pole to pole, north to south
Relative Location - answerThe position of a place in relation to another known and
named place
, Human-environmental Interaction - answerShows how humans affect, adapt to, and
modify their environment and how the natural environment helps and hinders humanity
Movement - answerShows how people and goods traveled in the past and the present
Regions, patterns, and processes - answerIdentifies cultural patterns in the different
regions of the Earth
Equator - answerThe imaginary line dividing the planet into two halves: the northern and
southern hemispheres
North Pole - answerThe northern most point on Earth where all lines of longitude meet
Antarctic Circle - answerOne of the 5 major circles that mark the map of Earth and the
northern most latitude
South Pole - answerThe southern most tip on Earth and directly opposite from the North
Pole
Arctic Circle - answerOne of the 5 major circles on Earth and the southern most latitude
Meridian - answerAn imaginary arc on Earth connecting the North and south poles
Parallels - answerImaginary east to west circle connecting all points of latitude on Earth
Prime Meridian - answerSpot at which the longitude line is defined at 0 degrees and
divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres
International Date Line - answerAn imaginary line on the surface of the Earth that runs
from the North to the Sound Pole and is used for keeping track of the calendar
Time zones - answerRegions observe specific times to make it easy for people to
understand where they are
Road map - answerMap that includes roads, points of interest, railway tracks, cities,
airports, and some rest stops
Physical map - answerMap that illustrates rivers, lakes, mountains, and other physical
features of an area
Climate map - answerMap that shows the average weather, rainfall, and snowfall in an
area
Economic or Resource Map - answerDepict what natural resources are available in a
region
Studies 5005
Expanding horizon approach or widening horizon curriculum - answer The teacher
starts with what the student knows and moves outwards from that point to include
widening circles within the social studies content framework
Systematic Inquiry - answer Looking at, organizing, and analyzing source information-
research and action strategy (cause and effect)
Physical Geography - answer The study of Earth's physical features, such as plant life,
climate, geological formations, and soil
Cultural (Human) Geography - answerThe study of how man interacts with his
environment and the consequences of these interactions
Five themes of Geography - answerPlace, location, human-environment interaction,
movement, and regions, patterns, and processes
Place - answerThe understanding of the physical characteristics of an area
Location - answerWhere things are located with respect to their connected with other
places
Absolute location - answerThe location of a place based on a fixed place on earth and
described using coordinates
Latitude - answerImaginary lines on earth that start at the equator
Hemispheres - answerSections of the Earth divided by the Equator and Prime Meridian
(Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western)
Northern Hemishpere - answerEverything North of the equator
Southern Hemisphere - answerEverything South of the equator
Longitude - answerImaginary lines on Earth that run from pole to pole, north to south
Relative Location - answerThe position of a place in relation to another known and
named place
, Human-environmental Interaction - answerShows how humans affect, adapt to, and
modify their environment and how the natural environment helps and hinders humanity
Movement - answerShows how people and goods traveled in the past and the present
Regions, patterns, and processes - answerIdentifies cultural patterns in the different
regions of the Earth
Equator - answerThe imaginary line dividing the planet into two halves: the northern and
southern hemispheres
North Pole - answerThe northern most point on Earth where all lines of longitude meet
Antarctic Circle - answerOne of the 5 major circles that mark the map of Earth and the
northern most latitude
South Pole - answerThe southern most tip on Earth and directly opposite from the North
Pole
Arctic Circle - answerOne of the 5 major circles on Earth and the southern most latitude
Meridian - answerAn imaginary arc on Earth connecting the North and south poles
Parallels - answerImaginary east to west circle connecting all points of latitude on Earth
Prime Meridian - answerSpot at which the longitude line is defined at 0 degrees and
divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres
International Date Line - answerAn imaginary line on the surface of the Earth that runs
from the North to the Sound Pole and is used for keeping track of the calendar
Time zones - answerRegions observe specific times to make it easy for people to
understand where they are
Road map - answerMap that includes roads, points of interest, railway tracks, cities,
airports, and some rest stops
Physical map - answerMap that illustrates rivers, lakes, mountains, and other physical
features of an area
Climate map - answerMap that shows the average weather, rainfall, and snowfall in an
area
Economic or Resource Map - answerDepict what natural resources are available in a
region
