Praxis Geography study plan

Define and correctly apply core physical geography vocabulary (lithosphere, plate boundary types, weathering, erosion, deposition) in your own written definitions

Explain the mechanism behind divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries and predict the landform type associated with each

Sketch and label a diagram of the rock cycle, distinguishing igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic pathways

Classify a set of 15 landform examples (e.g., mid-ocean ridge, trench, fault valley, delta) by the tectonic or erosional process that formed them

Describe how latitude, altitude, ocean currents, and continentality each shape temperature and precipitation patterns

Distinguish the major climate classification groups and match representative climate types to their controlling factors

Explain the Coriolis effect and its role in global wind belts and ocean gyres

Trace the path of a mid-latitude cyclone and a thunderstorm in terms of air mass interactions and frontal boundaries

Explain the water cycle and groundwater system, including aquifer, water table, and recharge concepts

Describe soil formation factors and distinguish major soil orders by climate and vegetation context

Analyze how biomes (tropical rainforest, desert, tundra, grassland) correspond to temperature and precipitation regimes

Connect physical processes to geographic literacy concepts such as spatial distribution, scale, and region

Calculate and interpret basic demographic measures (birth rate, death rate, natural increase, doubling time, dependency ratio)

Compare the demographic transition model stages and predict population pyramid shapes for each stage

Explain push-pull migration theory and apply it to two real migration streams

Distinguish population distribution patterns from population density measures

Classify economic activities into primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary sectors with examples

Explain core-periphery and world-systems models and apply them to a regional case

Describe how urbanization and suburbanization reshape settlement patterns

Compare cultural diffusion types (relocation, expansion, contagious, hierarchical) using concrete examples

Identify how language, religion, and ethnicity create and reflect cultural regions

Explain the tragedy of the commons and apply it to a resource-management scenario

Analyze how agriculture, deforestation, and urbanization alter environmental systems

Interpret a thematic map, choropleth, and isoline map and identify their appropriate and misleading uses

Distinguish absolute and relative location and apply scale, projection, and generalization concepts to map reading

Evaluate a geographic claim by identifying the data source, scale, and potential bias

Define and apply the five themes and core geographic literacy concepts (place, region, movement, human-environment interaction, location) to varied prompts

Practice spatial reasoning by answering grid-coordinate and distance-scale questions without a calculator

Synthesize physical, human, and environmental content in short constructed responses

Identify your weakest two domains from a self-scored practice set and list specific remediation targets

Complete two full-length timed practice tests and record domain-level accuracy

Review every missed item and write a corrected explanation for each

Rehearse high-frequency concept definitions aloud until recall is fluent

Finalize a one-page formula and concept sheet covering demographic measures, map scale, and climate controls