Social Science Terms and Concepts to Study for the Praxis II
Elementary and Middle School Content Knowledge
Geography
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
Great Plains
San Andreas Fault
Longitude
Latitude
Equator
International dateline
Oceans
Seas
Continents
Map reading
Legends
Topography
Volcanoes
Causes and results of activity
Environment
Green House effect
Flood effects
Drought effects
Erosion effects
Snowstorm effects
Immigration patterns (populations)
Weather
Atmosphere
Temperature
Moisture
Wind velocity
Barometric pressure
History
Explorers
Polo
Magellan
Columbus
Cortes
Ponce de Leon
Vespucci
da Gama
Hudson
Lewis and Clark
Religions
Torah
Upanishads
Ramayana
Koran
Agricultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Renaissance
Reformation
Enlightenment
Crusades
Civilizations
Prehistoric
Paleolithic, Neolithic, Precambrian
Mesopotamia
Indus River Valley
Early China
Japan
Ancient Egypt
Greece
Rome
Alexander the Great
India
Central and South America
American Indians
Feudalism
Black Death
French Revolution
American Revolution
Civil War
Slavery
Trail of Tears
Indian Removal Act
Mexican Revolution
Russian Revolution
WWI
WWII
Chinese Revolution
Cold War
Louisiana Purchase
War of 1812
Korean War
Vietnam War
Political Science
Forms of Government
Democracy
Socialism
Communism
U.S. Government
Branches of government
Congress responsibilities
Senate
Representatives
Executive branch President and VP
Legislative Branch
Judicial branch
Declaration of Independence
Constitution and ratifications
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Manifest Destiny
nationalism
Monroe Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Panama Canal
Underground Railroad
Civil Rights Movement
Great Compromise
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition
Women’s Suffrage
The Great Depression
The New Deal
People of Interest
Theodore Roosevelt
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Eli Whitney (cotton gin)
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
McCormick (reaper)
Fulton (steamboat)
International Organizations
European Union
World Trade Organization
United Nations
North Atlantic treaty Organization
OPEC
Misc.
Glasnost
Peristroika
Psychology
Types
Abnormal
Cognitive
Behavioral
Humanistic
Economics
Supply and demand
Recession
Depression
Inflation
Free enterprise
Command economy
Scarcity
Cost
Resources
Needs
Wants
Opportunity cost
Property
Capital
Price
Competition
Production
Consumption
Federal Reserve
Consumer Price Index
Gross National Product
Gross Domestic Product
Imports
Exports
Tariff
Quotas
Employment
Unemployment
Sociology
Social stratification
Social mobility