Social Studies Praxis (5004)
physical map - answercontains labels for countries and capital cities as well as major
physical features like plains, rivers, plateaus and mountains.
Topographical map - answerthe shape of the earth's surface is shown by counter lines.
contour lines - answerare imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation above sea
level on the land's surface
political map - answeridentifies continents and countries according to their political
ideals
weather map - answerdepicts the meteorological conditions over a specific geographic
area at a specific time
aerial photograph - answera photograph of an area on each taken from an aircraft flying
overhead.
satellite image - answerimage of a larger region on earth taken by a satellite orbiting in
space
mercator map projections - answeraccurately shows shape and direction, but distorts
distance and size of land masses
equal-area map - answershows correct size of land masses, but usually distorts their
shapes
robinson map - answera useful overall picture of the world; keeps correct size and
shape of most continents and oceans, but distorts size of both north and south polar
caps.
azimuthal map - answertrue compass direction, usually circular, distorts scale, area and
shape; usually used to show areas of north and south poles most accurately.
longitude - answera measurement, in degrees, of a location's instance east or west of
the prime meridian.
prime meridian - answer0 degrees longitude, and it runs north and south through
France and Africa.
latitude - answera measurement, in degrees, of a location's distance north or south of
the equator.
, equator - answeran imaginary circle around the Earth, equidistant from the North and
South poles. The equator runs east to west through South America, Africa, and
Indonesia, and it divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.
The International Dateline - answeran imaginary line hat runs from the North Pole to the
South Pole between Russia and Alaska which separates 2 consecutive calendar days.
Continents - answerare great divisions of land on the globe; the large part of the surface
of the earth that rises above sea level; there are 7 continents
7 Continents - answerAfrica, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South
America
Oceans - answerare the largest bodies of salt water between continents; there are 5
oceans
Oceans - answerPacific, Atlantic, indians, Arctic, Antartica
Seas - answerare large bodies of salt water; smaller than oceans
Rivers - answerare large, natural streams of fresh water
Bays - answerbodies of water, smaller than a gulf and nearly surrounded by land
mountain ranges - answerrows or chains of mountains.
plateau - answera large, flat area hat rises above the surrounding land; at least one side
has a steep slope
valley - answeran elongated depression in the earth's surface, usually between ranges
of hills or mountains.
plains - answeran extensive area of level and rolling, treeless country, often covered by
rich, fertile soil.
ice cap - answera region which is covered by perennial ice and snow; a large glacier
forming on an extensive area of relatively level land, flowing outward from its center.
tundra - answera level and rolling treeless plain in arctic and sub-attic regions with black
mucky soil with permanently frozen subsoil, called permafrost
forest - answera large, thick growth of trees and underbrush
grassland - answera large area of land covered with grasses
physical map - answercontains labels for countries and capital cities as well as major
physical features like plains, rivers, plateaus and mountains.
Topographical map - answerthe shape of the earth's surface is shown by counter lines.
contour lines - answerare imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation above sea
level on the land's surface
political map - answeridentifies continents and countries according to their political
ideals
weather map - answerdepicts the meteorological conditions over a specific geographic
area at a specific time
aerial photograph - answera photograph of an area on each taken from an aircraft flying
overhead.
satellite image - answerimage of a larger region on earth taken by a satellite orbiting in
space
mercator map projections - answeraccurately shows shape and direction, but distorts
distance and size of land masses
equal-area map - answershows correct size of land masses, but usually distorts their
shapes
robinson map - answera useful overall picture of the world; keeps correct size and
shape of most continents and oceans, but distorts size of both north and south polar
caps.
azimuthal map - answertrue compass direction, usually circular, distorts scale, area and
shape; usually used to show areas of north and south poles most accurately.
longitude - answera measurement, in degrees, of a location's instance east or west of
the prime meridian.
prime meridian - answer0 degrees longitude, and it runs north and south through
France and Africa.
latitude - answera measurement, in degrees, of a location's distance north or south of
the equator.
, equator - answeran imaginary circle around the Earth, equidistant from the North and
South poles. The equator runs east to west through South America, Africa, and
Indonesia, and it divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.
The International Dateline - answeran imaginary line hat runs from the North Pole to the
South Pole between Russia and Alaska which separates 2 consecutive calendar days.
Continents - answerare great divisions of land on the globe; the large part of the surface
of the earth that rises above sea level; there are 7 continents
7 Continents - answerAfrica, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South
America
Oceans - answerare the largest bodies of salt water between continents; there are 5
oceans
Oceans - answerPacific, Atlantic, indians, Arctic, Antartica
Seas - answerare large bodies of salt water; smaller than oceans
Rivers - answerare large, natural streams of fresh water
Bays - answerbodies of water, smaller than a gulf and nearly surrounded by land
mountain ranges - answerrows or chains of mountains.
plateau - answera large, flat area hat rises above the surrounding land; at least one side
has a steep slope
valley - answeran elongated depression in the earth's surface, usually between ranges
of hills or mountains.
plains - answeran extensive area of level and rolling, treeless country, often covered by
rich, fertile soil.
ice cap - answera region which is covered by perennial ice and snow; a large glacier
forming on an extensive area of relatively level land, flowing outward from its center.
tundra - answera level and rolling treeless plain in arctic and sub-attic regions with black
mucky soil with permanently frozen subsoil, called permafrost
forest - answera large, thick growth of trees and underbrush
grassland - answera large area of land covered with grasses
