Social Studies 7 with Mr. Ramadan 7th Grade Social Studies

Understanding the WorldReview Sheet

Part I: Concepts and Understanding Themes

You will need to able define and note the significance of the following terms:

*Not all terms will be directly used during the Festival of Learning, but they may relate to larger themes.*

Chapter 1

  1. Latitude:
  2. Longitude:
  3. Equator:
  4. Prime Meridian
  5. International Dateline:
  6. Tropics:
  7. Poles:
  8. 5 Themes of Geography:
  9. Location:
  10. Place:
  11. **Human-Environment Interaction**:
  12. **Movement**:
  1. Region:

Chapter 2

  1. Climate:
  2. **Economic Activity**:
  3. Landform:
  4. Physical Feature:
  5. **Population Density**:
  6. Region
  7. Thematic Map:
  8. Vegetation:

Chapter 3

  1. **Ecumene**:
  2. **Plural Society**:
  3. Rural
  4. Urban:
  5. Inuit:

Chapter 10

  1. **Adaptation**:
  2. **Indigenous Peoples**:
  3. **Ethnic Group**:
  4. Subsistence Farming:
  5. **Traditional Culture**:
  6. Maya:

Culture

  1. Culture:
  2. **Acculturation**:
  3. **Cultural Diffusion**:
  4. **Cultural Center**:

Cultural Biases

  1. **Ethnocentrism**:
  2. **Prejudice**:
  3. **Discrimination**:
  4. Racism:
  5. Classism:
  6. Sexism:
  7. **Privilege**:
  8. **Nationalism**:
  9. **Fundamentalism**:

** Political Systems **

  1. Monarchy:
  2. Theocracy:
  3. Autocracy:
  4. Oligarchy (Aristocracy):
  5. Republic:
  6. Democracy:
  7. Anarchy:
  8. Military Junta:
  9. Communism:
  10. U.S. Government:
  11. Constitution:
  12. Electoral College:
  13. Legislative Branch:
  14. Judicial Branch:
  15. Executive Branch:

**Economics**

  1. Pyramid of Needs:
  2. Scarcity:
  3. Utility:
  4. Resource:
  5. Opportunity Cost:
  6. Supply
  7. Demand:

Mapping

(Briefly review the maps for each location, but be sure to know at least one significant fact about each physical feature)

  1. U.S. States & Capitals + Physical Features

Social Studies 7 with Mr. Ramadan 7th Grade Social Studies

  1. Rocky Mountains
  2. Mississippi River
  3. ColoradoRiver Basin
  4. Appalachian Mountains
  5. Great Lakes

Social Studies 7 with Mr. Ramadan 7th Grade Social Studies

  1. CanadianProvinces and Territories
  2. MexicanStates + Physical Features

Social Studies 7 with Mr. Ramadan 7th Grade Social Studies

  1. Sierra Madres
  2. Rio Grande
  3. YucatanPeninsula
  4. Gulf of Mexico

Social Studies 7 with Mr. Ramadan 7th Grade Social Studies

Part II: Short Answer and Critical Thinking

Please prepare an outlinefor each of the following questions. During the National Holiday of Learning, you will need to answerTWO of them, and each will be answered in a Structured Paragraphformat.

  1. How are climate and vegetation connected? How do climate and vegetation affect population density and economic activity? (Hint: think about ecumene…) Explain. (Give specific examples from the unit to support your answer).
  1. What elements make up a culture?Why do cultures change?What factors have helped to “build a world culture?”Explain. (Give specific examples from the unit to support your answer).
  1. What kind of influence/impact do dominate cultures, e.g. America have around the world? What are the costs and benefits? Do you think the overall outcome is positive or negative?Explain. (Give specific examples from the unit to support your answer).
  1. What causes cultural/political conflicts? Where are some of these conflicts in the world? What are the best methods to reduce political/cultural conflicts?Explain. (Give specific examples from the unit to support your answer).
  1. What makes a group an indigenous culture? What are some of the common characteristics of indigenous cultures? Do you think Indigenous cultures can find a balance between adapting to modern life and maintaining their culture?Explain. (Give specific examples from the unit to support your answer).