Praxis II Middle School Content Knowledge Test Prep - Question List

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41. Where are secondary industries, like lumber mills and fish canneries, where manufacturing is highly dependent upon a single natural resource likely to be located?
  1. Near transportation centers
  2. Centrally within thriving commercial market regions
  3. Close to the locations of the natural resources to be manufactured
  4. In residential zones
42. What is the correct term for the large-scale emigration of extremely intelligent and/or talented people?
  1. Intelligent emigration
  2. Brain Drain
  3. Mass exodus
  4. Enlightenment theory
43. What would be a negative social effect of gentrification in cities?
  1. Older architecture is preserved, rather than building new structures.
  2. Increased rents and real estate prices would force out poorer residents.
  3. Older residents would receive new homes in suburban areas.
  4. Construction companies would have to work on projects in areas with existing housing.
44. Which of the following lists are all renewable energy sources?
  1. Diesel, coal, and natural gas
  2. Hydrocarbon, methane, and coal
  3. Wind power, solar, and geothermal
  4. Nuclear, ethanol, and petroleum
45. What is the term for the item that cartographers use to show distances between places on a map?
  1. Scale
  2. Degree
  3. Function
  4. Legend

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