TX20 - Social Studies Skills Review

Into which PEGS category would you put this image?

• P = Political

• E = Economic

• G = Geographic

• S = Social

Put this event into the correct PEGS category: "a long drought causes many lakes and rivers to dry up, which leads to plant and animal changes in the area"

• P = Political

• E = Economic

• G = Geographic

• S = Social

Which of these TODALS strategies for map analysis is correctly identified based on the map provided?

• T - Title = the title of this map is "Journeys Through Texas"

• O - Orientation = the compass rose is shown in the Pacific Ocean

• L - Legend = the legend shows that the red arrow is Coronado's expedition

• S - Scale = there is NO map scale provided to show distances

Which of these TODALS strategies for map analysis is correctly identified based on the map provided?

• T - Title = the title of this map is "Texan-Santa Fe Expedition, 1841"

• D - Date = the date on this map is 1841, meaning that this event happened many years ago

• S - Scale = the scale is located in the bottom-right corner

• ALL of these strategies are correctly identified

Which of these TALK strategies is correctly identified based on the line graph provided?

• T - Title = the title of this graph is "Big Events in Texas History, 1937"

• A - All labels = the x axis is labeled $$$ and the Y axis is a list of famous Texans

• L - Look for trends = the line is curving upward, indicating that the population was increasing

• K - Key = the key shows that the graph is comparing popular occupations in Texas

Which of these TALK strategies is correctly identified based on the circle graph provided?

• T - Title = the title of this graph is "2008-09 Appropriated Budget"

• A - All labels = each section of the circle graph is labeled with a different area of the budget [for example: "Education"]

• L - Look for trends = the size of each section is related to the percentage of the budget that is used for that area

• ALL of these answers are correct

"The Dallas Cowboys are the BEST team in football! They have a great new coach this year, a powerful offense that will score lots of points, and the most wonderful fans ever!"

What type of bias do you hear in this statement?

• positive bias

• negative bias

• no bias [balanced]

"The Dallas Cowboys are the WORST team in football! They have a new coach this year [who got fired from his last job], a terrible offense that will probably have trouble scoring points, and the most awful fans ever!"

What type of bias do you hear in this statement?

• positive bias

• negative bias

• no bias [balanced]

What term is given to "a person's attitude toward something or their particular point-of-view"

• perspective

• objective

• defective

• selective

What does the "A" in SOAPSTone stand for?

• Audience

• Author

• All Labels

• Actual Date