{"product_id":"2940158539565","title":"TExES Social Studies 4-8 (118) Secrets Study Guide: TExES Test Review for the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards","description":"\u003cb\u003e***Includes Practice Test Questions***\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet the test prep help you need to be successful on the TExES test.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe TExES (118) Social Studies 4-8 Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTExES Social Studies 4-8 (118) Secrets Study Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the TExES Exam.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNot only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the TExES Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTExES (118) Social Studies 4-8 Exam Secrets Study Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e includes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A thorough review for the TExES Social Studies 4-8 Exam \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A breakdown of united states history \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An examination of world history \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An analysis of government, civics, political science, and US citizenship \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A guide to geography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An in-depth look at economics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A breakdown of social studies content \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An examination of social studies foundations, skills, and instruction and culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e The United States History section covers:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge of Exploration \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Colonization of the americas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e American independence \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Manifest destiny \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Slavery and the civil war \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e WWI, great depression, WWII \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003e The World History section covers:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Human development from the lower paleolithic to the iron age \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ancient cultures \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ancient greece and rome \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Europe in the middle ages \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Renaissance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e American and french revolutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003e The Civics and Government section covers:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Political science \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Civil liberties and civil rights \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Anarchism, communism and dictatorship \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Realism, liberalism, institutionalism, and constructivism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreign policy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Political parties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Geography section covers:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Analysis of areas of human population \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cartographers and maps \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mountains, hills, plains and valleys \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Plateaus, deserts, deltas, mesas, basins, foothills, marshes and swamps \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Human systems \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Weather and climate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003e The Economics section covers:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Market economy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Microeconomics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Population and population growth \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Consumer behavior \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Macroeconomics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Unemployment and inflation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Social Studies Content section covers:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Spanish expansion efforts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Colonial spanish power in texas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e People indigenous to texas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Republic of texas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Texas climate and geography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Texas achieves statehood \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Texas government\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Social Science Curriculum and Instruction section 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