Praxis 5004 - Practice Test
The Cascades - answer Western North America
Extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern
California
The Himalayas - answer Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the
Tibetan Plateau
Has many of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest
The Appalachians - answer Eastern North America
From Pennsylvania to Georgia
The Alps - answer Highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely
in Europe
Stretches across 8 different countries: France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland,
Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia
Thematic - answerPresents specific information related to a geographic area, such as
the location of natural resources
Topographic - answerShows the physical features of the land
Political - answerShows boundaries of countries, states, and municipalities
Meteorological - answerPresents information about weather and climate
Federalism - answerThe division of power between a central government and
constituent governments, called states in the United States
Checks and balances - answerRefers to the constitutional arrangement of powers that
prevents one branch of the government from becoming too powerful
Separation of powers - answerRefers to the division of power among the three branches
of the United States government
Rule of law - answerIs the principle which holds that no person is above the law
The Cascades - answer Western North America
Extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern
California
The Himalayas - answer Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the
Tibetan Plateau
Has many of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest
The Appalachians - answer Eastern North America
From Pennsylvania to Georgia
The Alps - answer Highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely
in Europe
Stretches across 8 different countries: France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland,
Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia
Thematic - answerPresents specific information related to a geographic area, such as
the location of natural resources
Topographic - answerShows the physical features of the land
Political - answerShows boundaries of countries, states, and municipalities
Meteorological - answerPresents information about weather and climate
Federalism - answerThe division of power between a central government and
constituent governments, called states in the United States
Checks and balances - answerRefers to the constitutional arrangement of powers that
prevents one branch of the government from becoming too powerful
Separation of powers - answerRefers to the division of power among the three branches
of the United States government
Rule of law - answerIs the principle which holds that no person is above the law
