Indiana State Standards Review

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7th Grade Social Studies

Indiana State Standards Review

The applied skills test will be made up of open ended questions, including constructed response and extended response items.

Topics on the applied skills test include early civilizations (Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and Ancient Chinese and Indian civilizations), world religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism), international organizations (OPEC, AU, and UN), forms of government (dictatorship, republic, democracy, and monarchy), resources and geographic limitations, standard of living (GDP per capita as indicator of standard of living), international trade, and types of economies (market, command, and mixed economies).

Important Tips: Use whatever knowledge you have about the topic, do NOT leave any questions unanswered, use complete sentences, rewrite the question in your answer, write neatly, and fit all of your answer on the lines provided.

Example of a constructed response item

1. Describe TWO ways international trade benefits individuals living in different countries.

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Example of an extended response item

2. Describe and explain the significance of Ancient Egyptian achievements in two of the following areas: Art, Architecture, Government, Religion

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History (Early Civilizations and World Religions)

3. Explain TWO different reasons why rivers were important to the development of early civilizations.

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4. Explain ONE reason people developed early written languages, such as Egyptian hieroglyphics and Sumerian cuneiform.

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5. Describe TWO innovations (inventions) of ancient Chinese Dynasties.

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6. Christianity and Islam are two of the world’s major religions.

A. Describe TWO similarities between the beliefs of Christianity and Islam.

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B. Describe TWO differences between the beliefs of Christianity and Islam.

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7. Hinduism and Buddhism are widely practiced in Asia. They have similarities and differences.

A. Give TWO similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism.

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B. Give TWO differences between Hinduism and Buddhism. ______

8. The table below lists five major world religions and religious terms that are associated with some of the religions. Study the information in the table.

Religions / Terms
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism / Hajj New Testament
Jesus Monotheism
Karma Torah
Koran (Qur’an) Reincarnation
Mohammed Polytheism
Moses Nirvana

Choose FOUR of the religions from the table. For each religion, write TWO terms from the list that are associated with it. Some terms may be used for more than one religion.

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Government (international organizations and forms of government)

9. List TWO differences between the roles of citizens in a dictatorship, like Libya, and in a parliamentary democracy like Israel or Japan.

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10. Give TWO ways that a constitutional monarchy is different than an absolute monarchy.

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11. What is OPEC and what is its purpose?

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12. How would oil producing countries benefit from not belonging to OPEC?

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13. What is the AU and what is its purpose? ______

14. The right of the people to choose who governs them is considered a basic right in democratic countries. Study the information below and voting in India.

Explain how holding elections that last an entire month protects the Indian people’s right to vote.

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15. Study the information below about voting in Japan.

Explain how specifying ways that voting may not be restricted protects the Japanese people’s right to vote.

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Geography (resources and geographic limitations)

16. List ONE way the climate and landforms restrict land use in North Africa.

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17. Give ONE way that Japan’s geography impacts its people.

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18. Describe ONE effect of the loss of farmland could have on a community and then describe ANOTHER effect of that result.

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Economy (Standard of living and international trade)

19. What is the purpose of the World Bank?

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20. How can the money a farmer puts into a bank in Thailand help his neighbor buy a building for a restaurant?

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21. How does the voluntary trade of oil from Nigeria to India benefit people in BOTH countries?

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22. Why does the standard of living vary among countries in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia?

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23. According to the circle graph, which country in North Africa produces the most oil? Name TWO ways high oil production can affect an economy.

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North Africa Oil Production (barrels per day)

24. What are TWO differences between a command economy and a market economy?

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25. List ONE way the local community is economically tied to countries in Asia.

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Country / GDP per capita / Life Expectancy / Literacy Rate
Afghanistan / $1,000 / 45 years / 28%
China / $7,400 / 74 years / 92%
Japan / $34,200 / 82 years / 99%
USA / $47,400 / 78 years / 99%

Source: CIA World FactBook 2010

26. According to the table, which Asian country probably experiences the highest standard of living? Think about what you know about this country and give TWO reasons why it has a relatively high standard of living.

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27. According to the table, which country has the lowest standard of living? Give ONE reason why its standard of living is so low?

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28. China has a relatively low standard of living compared to the US. Give TWO reasons why China’s standard of living is relatively low.

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29. What are TWO possible reasons that one country may have a different estimated GDP per capita than another country?

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30. In recent decades, China has increased the amount of oil it imports. Give TWO different reasons China has increased its oil imports.

31. People with a high standard of living often have certain things in common. For example, they usually have access to nutritious food and clean water.

Identify TWO different characteristics of a high standard of living other than nutritious food and clean water.

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Culture

32. Define ethnocentrism.

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33. Explain how ethnocentrism played a role in the European conquest of Africa.

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34. Give ONE example of how contact with Europeans has made a change in the society of an African country through cultural diffusion.

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