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My Social Studies Milestones Review Book

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My Social Studies Milestones Review Book

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My Social Studies Milestones Review Book

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My Social Studies Milestones Review Book

Follow the directions given for each assignment. These will be collected on the day of the 7th grade Social Studies Milestones test and will count as a test grade.

Name: ______________________________________________

My Social Studies Milestones Review Book

Follow the directions given for each assignment. These will be collected on the day of the 7th grade Social Studies Milestones test and will count as a test grade.

Southwest Asia (The Middle East) Political Map – Use your “Political and Physical Geography of Southwest Asia” notes or p. 74 in the green textbook.

Label the following countries:

Afghanistan

Iran

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Israel

Gaza Strip

Turkey

Once you have finished labeling, color each labeled country a different color.

Southwest Asia (The Middle East) Physical Map – Use your “Political and Physical Geography of Southwest Asia” notes or p. 73 in the green textbook.

DRAW and label the following physical features (IN COLOR)

Euphrates River

Tigris River

Jordan River

Persian Gulf

Strait of Hormuz

Arabian Sea

Red Sea

Suez Canal

Africa Physical Map – Use your “Physical Geography of Africa” notes or p. 165 in the green textbook

Draw, label, and color the following:

Congo River Sahara Desert Sahel

Niger River Kalahari Desert savanna

Nile River Atlas Mountains Congo River Basin

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Victoria

Africa Political Map – Use your “Political Geography of Africa” notes or p. 166 in the textbook

Label and the following. Then color each country a different color.

Kenya South Sudan

Sudan Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egypt Nigeria

South Africa

Political Map of South, East, and Southeast Asia – Use your “Geography of South Asia” notes, your “Geography of East Asia” notes, and your “Geography of Southeast Asia” notes. Or you may use pp. 296 and 346 in the green textbook.

Label the following countries. Then color each country a different color.

China North Korea Indonesia

India South Korea

Japan Vietnam

Physical Map of South, East, and Southeast Asia – Use your “Geography of South Asia” notes, your “Geography of East Asia” notes, and your “Geography of Southeast Asia” notes. Or you may use pp. 295 and 345 in the green textbook.

Draw, label, and color the following:

Ganges River Yangtze River South China Sea Himalayan Mountains

Huang He (Yellow) River Bay of Bengal Yellow Sea Korean Peninsula

Indus River Indian Ocean Gobi Desert

Mekong River Sea of Japan Taklimakan Desert

Geography Vocabulary: Use your “Geography’s Effect on the People of Southwest Asia”, “Environmental Issues in Africa”, “Geography’s Impact on the People of South Asia”, and “Environmental Issues in East Asia” notes to define the words. You may also use the glossary in the green textbook or Test Prep book.

Acid rain

Bedouins

Deforestation

Desalination

Desertification

Flooding

Hydroelectric power

Irrigation

Monsoons

subcontinent

Geography Constructed Response: Complete the following using your “Geography’s Effect on the People of Southwest Asia”, “Environmental Issues in Africa”, “Geography and Its Effect on Africa’s People”, “Geography’s Impact on the People of South Asia”, and “Environmental Issues in East Asia” notes. You may also use pp. 22-30, pp. 82-87, and pp. 134-138 in the Test Prep Book.

1. Explain reasons why many people in Southwest Asia choose to live near a coastline or river.

2. How do the three major river systems of Southwest Asia impact the region?

3. What is causing water pollution in Southwest Asia?

4. How have oil reserves led to conflicts in Southwest Asia?

5. Why are Africa’s rivers, especially the Nile, Congo, and Niger, becoming polluted?

6. Describe how people live in Africa’s Sahara Desert, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rainforest.

7. Explain the causes and effects of pollution in South Asia’s Ganges River.

8. Explain the causes and effects of air pollution in India.

9. Explain the causes and effects of pollution in China’s Yangtze River.

10. Explain the causes and effects of air pollution in China.

Religion and Culture Fill in the Blank: Use the word bank to help you complete each sentence. SOME WORDS MAY BE USED TWICE. Use your “People of Southwest Asia”, “African People”, “Religion and Culture in South Asia”, or “Religion and Culture in East Asia” notes, or pp. 31-33, pp. 88-94, or pp. 144-148 in the Test Prep Book.

Abraham Arab Ashanti Bantu Buddhism CatholicismChristianity ethnic group Hinduism Islam monotheism

Persian polytheistic religious group Shia Shintoism SwahiliSunni

1. A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs is a(n) __________________ group.

2. A group of people who share a belief system in a god or gods is a(n) _______________ group.

3. The _______________ ethnic group spread into North Africa from Southwest Asia.

4. The two main religions practiced by the _______________ ethnic group, who live mostly in Ghana, are traditional African tribal religions and ________________.

5. _______________ and Christianity are the two main religions practiced by the ________________ ethnic group, who live mostly south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

6. This ethnic group, the _______________, live mostly in east African and practice either Christianity or _______________.

7. _______________ is the founder of Judaism.

8. The founder of _______________ was a Jewish man named Jesus.

9. Muhammad is the founder of ________________.

10. A disagreement over the leader of the Muslim community led to the split of the _______________ and _______________ Muslims into two different religious groups.

11. Most Southwest Asian Arabs practice either ________________ or _______________.

12. Many people who belong to the _____________ ethnic group, who live mostly in Iran, belong to the ______________ group of Muslims.

13. Most members of the _______________ ethnic group, who live in several different Southwest Asian countries, are members of the _______________ group of Muslims.

14. _______________, founded in India, is still the main religion practiced in that country today.

15. Even though ________________ was founded in India, it spread to East Asia and Southeast Asia.

16. The belief in only one god is called _______________.

17. A religion that worships more than one god is called _______________.

18. The earliest religion of Japan was _______________.

19. _________________ and ________________ are the two main religions practiced in Japan today.

20. The philosophy of ________________, which began in China, is based on good deeds and being a good person.

History Vocabulary: Use your “A Brief History of Southwest Asia”, “Independence in Africa”, “Recent History of India and South Asia”, and “Recent History of East Asia” notes or pp. 65-72, p.121, or pp. 187-200 in the Test Prep Book

Anti-Semitism

Apartheid

Civil disobedience

Domino Theory

F.W. De Klerk

Ho Chi Minh

Holocaust

Imperialism

Mao Zedong

Mohandas Gandhi

Nationalism

Nelson Mandela

Pan-African Movement

History Constructed Response: Complete the following using your “A Brief History of Southwest Asia”, “Recent Conflicts in Southwest Asia”, “European Colonization of Africa”, “Independence in Africa”, “Recent History of India and South Asia”, “Recent History of East Asia”, “Southeast Asia Today” notes or pp. 64-66, pp. 120-125, or pp. 187-200 in the Test Prep Book.

1. How did the breakup of the Ottoman Empire cause religious and ethnic conflict today?

2. Why was the State of Israel established in 1948?

3. Why did the United States participate in Operation Desert Storm in 1991?

4. Why did the United States begin a military operation in Afghanistan in 2001?

5. What was Operation Iraqi Freedom?

6. Why did Europeans colonize Africa in the late 1800s?

7. What are the long-lasting positive and negative effects of European colonization in Africa?

8. How did religion cause conflict in India, West Pakistan, and East Pakistan after they gained their independence from Great Britain?

9. Explain how Vietnam gained its independence from France.

10. Explain Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward?

11. What was China’s Cultural Revolution?

12. Explain what happened at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.

13. Explain why the U.S. was involved in conflicts in Korea and Vietnam after World War II.

Government Graphic Organizer: Use your “Governments of Southwest Asia”, “Government in Africa, Part 1”, “Government in South Asia” or “Government in East Asia” notes, or p. 42, p. 103, or pp. 162-163 in the Test Prep Book to fill in the chart.

Type of Head of State Who Votes?

Government (Who is in charge?)

China

India

Israel

Iran

Japan

Kenya

Saudi Arabia

South Africa

Government Vocabulary: Use your “Governments Around the World” notes or pp. 38-40, pp. 98-103, or pp. 156-163 in the Test Prep Book

Autocratic government

Communist State

Confederation government system

Constitutional Monarchy

Democratic

Federal government system

Monarchy

Oligarchy

Parliamentary Democracy

Presidential Democracy

Republic

Theocratic republic

Unitary government system

Government Constructed Response: Use your “Government in Africa, Part 1”, “Government in Africa, Part 2”, “Governments of Southwest Asia”, notes or p. 36, pp. 44-48, or p. 103 in the Test Prep book.

1. How does the national literacy rate affect the standard of living in many countries?

2. How can a person’s gender affect their access to education in Kenya, Sudan, and South Sudan?

3. How did the 50-year civil war impact education in Sudan and South Sudan?

4. What are 3 things that have contributed to the spread of AIDS in Africa?

5. What are 5 causes of famine?

6. What role does religion play in Iran’s government?

Economics Vocabulary: Use your “Types of Economy”, “Economics Vocabulary”, or the glossary of either the textbook or Test Prep book to complete.

Capital goods

Command economy

Currency

Embargo

Entrepreneurs

Export

Exchange rate

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Human Capital

Import

Market Economy

Mixed Economy

Per capita GDP

Quote

Specialization

Tariff

Trade barriers

Traditional Economy

Economies of Southwest Asia and Africa Graphic Organizer: Use your “Southwest Asia Economies” or “African Economies” notes or p. 52 or p. 109 in your Test Prep book to complete the graphic organizer.

Describe the country’s economy

Major exports Major imports

Iran

Israel

Nigeria

Saudi Arabia

South Africa

Turkey

Economies of South and East Asia Graphic Organizer: Use your “Economy in India” or “East Asian Economies” notes or pp. 169-173 in your Test Prep book to complete the graphic organizer.

Describe the country’s economy

Major exports Major imports

China

India

Japan

North Korea

Economies Constructed Response: Use your “Southwest Asia Economies”, “African Economies”, “Economy in India” or “East Asian Economies” notes or pp. 54-61, pp. 111-119, or pp. 175-185 in your Test Prep book to answer the questions.

1. Describe how South Africa and Nigeria’s economies have specialized in certain goods.

2. Why did countries around the world place an embargo on South Africa’s economy?

3. Why have South Africa and Nigeria invested heavily in capital goods?

4. In which natural resource does Saudi Arabia specialize in?

5. Why has Israel made a big investment in human capital?

6. How was the Green Revolution an example of investment in human capital in India?

7. Why has Japan invested in capital goods?

8. Why must Japan import most of its natural resources?