Praxis Geography (5921)

The Praxis Geography (5921) test is a Praxis Subject Assessment used by many U.S. states for licensing teachers of geography and social studies. It measures whether you have the geographic knowledge and skills an entry-level teacher needs.

• Developed and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS)
• Used by state education agencies for certification decisions
• Scores are sent to the score recipients you choose

Questions are text-based. Many describe a map, place, data set, or landscape and ask you to identify the concept, explain a pattern, or choose the best model, so you must apply ideas rather than recall definitions alone.

The test outline has five content categories. The approximate number of questions in each shows where to spend your study time:

Human Geography is the largest category, and Environment and Society carries as much weight as Physical Geography. Expect questions that link physical processes to human activity.

• Scores are reported as scaled scores on a 100–200 scale
• Every question counts the same, and there is no penalty for wrong answers
• Some questions may be unscored pretest items, and they are not identified
• Each state sets its own passing score; check your state's requirement on the ETS website

• Read and choose the right map, projection, and geographic tool
• Explain weather, climate, landforms, and biomes
• Apply population, migration, cultural, political, urban, and economic concepts
• Recognize world and U.S. regions from their characteristics
• Analyze how people and environments shape each other