OSAT 118 World History Geography Study Guide 2026–2027 | Oklahoma Social Studies Teacher Certification Exam Prep

Study guide for the OSAT World History/Geography (118) test, required for Oklahoma certification to teach world history and geography, with content review across every subarea, an Oklahoma geography chapter, a constructed-response guide, and two practice tests weighted like the real exam.

What's Inside:

• World history from the first river valley civilizations through the classical, post-classical and early modern eras, the Age of Revolution, the nineteenth century, both world wars, and the world since 1945
• Historical methods chapter: periodization, primary and secondary sources, sourcing and corroboration, causation, and historiography
• Geography: physical systems and climate, human, economic and political geography, map projections, thematic maps, and GIS
• Dedicated Oklahoma chapter: physical regions, rivers and reservoirs, the east–west climate gradient, Tornado Alley, and how geography shaped Indian removal, land runs, the oil boom, and the Dust Bowl
• Constructed-response assignment guide: scoring characteristics, a response plan, and a practice prompt with a model outline
• 2 practice tests with 200 exam-level questions, many with source excerpts and data tables, weighted like the real test
• Detailed answer explanations for every question
• Quick-reference tables, flow charts, study schedules, and test-taking strategies

Format:

• Digital PDF, instant download
• Printable US Letter pages

This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability or Pearson Education, Inc.