Test Specifications
Contents
Science
Content
(p. 25-39)
The HSPA Content/Skill
Outlines for Macro Statements 5.1 through 5.12 are as follows:
| Systems
| Problem-Solving | History
of Science | Technology
| Mathematics | Structure
of Life | Genetics |
| Matter |
Force & Motion | Energy
| Geological Systems | Universe
| Environment |
| 5.12.8.9.10
- ENVIRONMENT
I.
MACRO STATEMENT
INVESTIGATE, INTERPRET, AND EVALUATE
THE ENVIRONMENT AS A SYSTEM OF INTERDEPENDENT COMPONENTS
AFFECTED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY AND NATURAL PHENOMENA. |
II. KNOWLEDGE STATEMENTS
A STUDENT SHOULD KNOW THAT:
A. NATURAL PHENOMENA AND THE
DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IMPACT HUMAN
ACTIVITY.
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Weathering can be physical,
chemical or biological.
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The constructional forces
build up the earth's surface by raising the crust and forming
new landforms.
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The forces originate
from within the earth and include the forces of folding
and faulting, earthquakes, volcanoes and vertical movement
of masses of different densities.
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Some of these landforms
are plains, plateaus, and mountains.
B. THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
BY HUMANS IS ACCOMPANIED BY ASSOCIATED RISKS
AND BENEFITS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
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Analysis of the risks and
benefits to the environment is guided by the use of scientific,
economic, and other data.
C. INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS MAY
HAVE DIFFERING POINTS OF VIEW ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
III.
SKILL STATEMENTS
TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS OUTLINED
ABOVE, A STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
- Evaluate the impact of a natural phenomenon
on an area and predict the impact on the population.
- Use data to analyze environmental risks
and benefits associated with human activity and the use of
natural resources.
- Apply the concept of ecosystems to understand
and propose solutions to problems regarding traditional and
alternative energy sources, land and soil management, waste
management, and water and air quality.
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