Table of Contents• Assignment Page#• Rules and Procedures 1• 7th Grade Syllabus 2• Grade Sheet 3• Warm Ups 1-20 4• History Log 5• World Geography Pre-test 6• Continents & Oceans WS 7• Scrambled Continents WS 8• Continents & Oceans Quiz 9• Bodies of Water & Landforms Cards 10• World Geo. Terms 11• Latitude & Longitude Notes 12• Agent D: Latitude and Longitude WS 13• Latitude and Longitude WS F &B 14• Latitude and Longitude Quiz 15• Climate and Vegetation Chart 16• Continents of the World WS 17• Landforms and Bodies of Water Quiz 18• Warm Up Quiz 1-20 19• Warm Ups 21-40 20• Geography Handbook WS 21

Table of Contents Cont.• Citizenship Handbook WS 22• Naturalization Test 23• Aspects of Culture Notes 24• Types of Government 25• Comparing World Religions 26• Warm Up Quiz 21-40 27• Warm Ups 41-60 28• Types of Government Quiz 29• Migration Vocabulary 30• Resources and Economics WS 31• Why People Move WS 32• United Nations WS 33

Rules and Procedures 1

7th Grade Syllabus 2

Angie RuthSocial Studies

Grade Sheet 3• Assignment Grade• Scrambled Continents 1x • Continents & Oceans Quiz 2x• Bodies of Water Cards 1x• Landforms Cards 1x• Latitude and Longitude Quiz 2x • Warm Up Quiz 1-20 2x• Landforms and Bodies of Water Quiz 2x• Continents of the World WS 1x• Types of Govt. PPT. Notes 2x• Warm Up Quiz 21-40 2x• Types of Govt. Quiz 2x• Migration Vocabulary 1x

Warm Ups 1-20 4

• 9/2 1. True or False If my cell phone is lost, stolen, or damaged while at school, the school is held responsible. False

• 2. What does the acronym(what word does each letter stand for?) PRIDE stand for? • Purpose, Respect, Integrity, Discipline. Excellence• 9/3 3. In what county and city is JFMS located? Catawba; Newton • 4. What state and country is JFMS located? North Carolina; United States• 9/4 5. On which continent do you live? North America• 6. Which ocean is closest to where you live? Atlantic• 9/8 7. Which of the following are cities? New Jersey, Fresno, New Mexico, Paris• 8. Which of the following are countries? Europe, China, Africa, France, Mexico• 9/10 9. Which of the following are states? Mexico, New Mexico, Texas, New Jersey• 10. Which of the following are continents? China, Europe, France, Africa• 9/12 11. A narrow strip of land connecting two bodies of water is a _______.isthmus• 12. A body of fresh water that flows from higher to lower land is a ________.river• 9/15 13. _____ allows the user to map where things are, map change, and find

what’s nearby. GIS• 14. ______is a device which can track the location of a given object and provide

correct directions to a given destination. GPS

Warm Ups 1-20 Continued 4• 9/16 15. _____allows user to interactively display and

investigate geographic data. Google Earth• 16. _____ explains the symbols on a map. Key/Legend• 9/19 17.Lines running north to south are _____ lines.

longitude• 18. Another name for parallels is _____. Latitude• 9/22. 19. The capital of the United States is_____.

Washington, DC• 20. A compass rose enables the map reader to find what

on a map? directions

History Log 5

• 9/5#1 Why should we study history?• 9/9 #2. On what other continent would

you like to live? Why?• 9/11#3. Write your thoughts and feelings

about 9/11. • 9/17 #4 Today is Constitution Day. Which

of the first ten amendments (The Bill of Rights ) is the most important to you? Explain why. Refer to pages 258-260 in North Carolina History textbook.

History Log Continued• 10/1 #5 What does it mean to be a

good citizen? How did you do on your Progress Report? Why?

• 10/8 #6 Why do we need government?• 10/28 #7 Why do you live in the

particular city/area you do? How long have you lived there? Where else have you lived and for how long?

Geography Pre-test 6

Continents and Oceans WS 7

Scrambled Continents 8

Continents and Oceans Quiz 9

Bodies of Water and Landforms Cards 10

World Geo. Terms 11

• GIS-allows one to map where things are and find what’s nearby

• GPS-device which tracks location of place/object and give directions to given destination

• Google Earth-allows one to interactively display and investigate geographic data

Latitude and Longitude Notes 12

• Latitude Lines-

*starting point for measuring is the equator

* measures how many degrees N or S of the equator

*also called parallels because they are the same distance apart

*run east to west

Longitude Lines-

*starting point for measuring is the Prime Meridian

*measures how many degrees E or W of the Prime Meridian *not the same distance apart: wide at equator and meet at the poles *run north to south

*also called meridians

Agent D: Latitude and Longitude WS 13

Latitude and Longitude WS 14

Latitude and Longitude Quiz 15

Climate and Vegetation Chart 16

Continents of the World WS 17

Landforms and Bodies of Water Quiz 18

Warm Up Quiz 1-20 19

Warm Ups 21-40 20• 9/29 21. Name the (5) climate regions. Mid-latitude, tropical, high-latitude, dry,

highland• 22.Complete A,B, C, and D on Part G on the Geography and Map Skills Pre-test.• A. 30 N, 9 0 W C. 45 S, 75 E• B. 0 , 30 W D. 45 N, 90 E• 9/30 23. Complete Part C on Pre-test.• 24. Which type of climate region do we live in? humid subtropical• 10/2 25. Explain the difference between a physical map and a political map. Physical

map shows physical features such as landforms, bodies of water, etc. and political map shows borders, cities, countries, states, etc.

• 26. Maps that show information such as cities, capitals, states, and countries are known as __________ maps. Political

• 10/3 27 and 28. Use the map on A4 and A5 in North Carolina textbook to label US Map on Part B- World Geography Pre-test. You will be given 10 minutes to complete. You must be working on the map the entire time.

• 10/6 29. Name the (2) ways a person can become a citizen. By birth or by naturalization

• 30. Name the (3) kinds of basic rights of a US citizen. Basic freedoms, personal protections, equal protection under the law

Warm Ups 21-40 20• 10/7 31. What is a citizen? Legal member of a nation and pledges loyalty to

that nation• 32. Name the (3) R’s of Democratic Citizenship. Reason, respect,

responsibility• 10/9 33. Who was the 1st President under the Articles of Confederation?

John Hanson• 34. Which Aspect of Culture is laws and rules based off cultural norms?

government• 10/10 35. and 36. Name (2) specific examples of aspects of culture from

the Not Without My Daughter clip.• 10/13 37. Which type of government is ruled by citizens through elected

officials? Democracy• 38. Which type of government is rule based on religious control or military

strength? Oligarchy• 10/14 39. Which type of government is where rule is hereditary? monarchy• 40. Which type of government is ruled by a single individual? dictatorship

Geography Handbook 21

Citizenship Handbook 22

Naturalization Test 23

Aspects of Culture 24

Types of Government 25

Comparing World Religions 26

Warm Up Quiz 21-40 27

Warm Ups 41-60 28• 10/17 41. Type of government where no one is in charge, state of disorder/chaos, no laws or

form of government? anarchy• 42. Type of government where religious leaders have power and based on religious law?

Theocracy• 10/20 43.Type of government where elected representatives for the people make and enforce

rules, and modern democracies are an example? Republic• 44. Type of government where elections may be held with only (1) candidate choice, often

comes from or leads to another form of government and power is in the hands of a few people? oligarchy

• 10/21 45. Type of government where the majority rules, elections are held where all citizens have a vote by secret ballot, the people have the power and the United States and the Philippines have? democracy

• 46. Type of government where a king, queen, emperor or prime minister has the power and may share power through the constitution, and England, Saudi Arabia, and Australia have? monarchy

• 10/22 47. Type of government that is a political and economic system where the government owns/controls everything and provides people with healthcare, education, and food, shelter and clothing, that is controlled by the Communist Party and Cuba has? Communism

• 48. Type of government that uses military to maintain control, the leader has total unlimited power which is taken by force and Hitler, Hussein and Castro were examples? Dictatorship

• 10/29 49. Name the (4) types of economies. Mixed, traditional, market, command• 50. What is the difference between an export and import? Exports are products sold to other

countries and imports are products brought into a country.

Warm Ups 41-60 Continued• 11/3 51. Define refugee. Person who flees a place to find safety • 52. Define culture. Shared attitudes, behavior and knowledge of a group• 11/4 53. What means cruel treatment on the basis of religion, race, ethnic

group, nationality, political views, gender or class? persecution• 54. What do we call a person who leaves one area to settle in another?

Immigrant• 11/5 55. When people move across a continent or from one continent to

another is? external migration• 56. Having many different ways to think or to do something or a variety of

people is? diversity• 57. What do we call the reason that causes people to leave an area? push

factor• 58. The process of relocating to a new region is? Migration• 11/6 59. What do we call the reason that attracts people to another area?

pull factor• 60. The actions that might be hurtful to an individual or a group is?

discrimination

Types of Government Quiz 29

Migration Vocabulary 30

Resources and Economics WS 31

Why People Move WS 32

United Nations WS 33

Table of Contents 34• Grade Sheet 2nd 9 Weeks 35• Warm Ups 61-80 36• History Log 37• NB Check sheet Geo., Religions ,etc. 38• Migration Voc. Quiz 39• Warm Up 41-60 Quiz 40• DBQ-Exploration/Reformation 41• The Reformation Holey Notes 42• Warm Up Quiz 61-80 43• Warm Ups 81-100 44• 95 Theses Rap Song 45

Grade Sheet 2nd 9 Weeks 35

• Migration Vocabulary Quiz 2x• Warm Up Quiz 41-60 2x• NB Check Sheet Geo., Rel., 3x• DBQ- Renaissance 3x• Warm Up Quiz 61-80 2x• DBQ-Exploration/Reformation 3x

Warm Ups 61-80 36• 11/13 61. When did the United Nations officially come into existence? Oct.

24, 1945• 62. What is the goal of the United Nations? Create a better world by getting

rid of problems that have affected the world for years• 11/17. 63.What does the word “renaissance” mean? Rebirth or revival• 64. How long did the Renaissance last? 300 years; from 1400 to 1700

11/18 65. In what country did the Renaissance begin? Italy

66. What was the time period before the Renaissance? Middle Ages

11/19 67. What invention helped to spread the Renaissance? Printing press

68. Which religion dominated the lives of the people of the Middle Ages? Catholic

11/20 69. Which one of the two paintings is more spiritual, Madonna or Mona Lisa? Madonna• 70. Which one of the two paintings mentioned in #69 is more realistic?

Mona Lisa

Warm Ups 61-80 Cont. 36 • 11/21 71. Which of the paintings in #69 shows little emotion, has a staged

background and the persons’ hands look fake? Madonna• 72. Which of the paintings in #69 is filled with life and feeling, has a well-

defined background, looks more realistic and no spiritual characteristics? Mona Lisa

11/24 73. How is man portrayed in Hamlet? A great person with great qualities

74. How is man portrayed in Everyman? Person full of sin with regrets later in life

11/25 75. What was Copernicus’ theory of how the universe worked? the earth and planets revolve around a stationary sun

76.What was Ptolemy’s theory of how the universe worked? The earth is stationary and the sun, planets and stars revolve around it

12/1 77. Early civilizations believed the 12 ___________ that move across the sky determined the health of the human body. constellations

78.How did Copernicus’ ideas change man’s place in the universe? Man and earth were not the center of the universe. Man was now more independent and less dependent on the Catholic Church.

12/2 79.Which document of the Renaissance did you find most interesting?

80. Why?

History Logs 37• 11/12 #8 We are going to begin our study of the

Renaissance soon. What do you know about the Renaissance? What do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? Have you ever been to the Renaissance Festival in Charlotte? If so, what did you see there? What do you know about William Shakespeare?

• 11/14 #9 What are your plans after high school? If 4 year college, do you realize you need to take CP or Honors classes to be accepted? If you take Regular Ed. classes in high school, then you will probably have to go to a community college before the 4 year college. If college not for you, then do you have a trade you would like to pursue? What is your plan for your future?

NB Check sheet Geo., Religions, Gov., and Econ. 38

Migration Voc. Quiz 39

Warm Up 41-60 Quiz 40

DBQ-Exploration/Reformation 41

The Reformation Holey Notes 42

Warm Up Quiz 61-80 43

Warm Ups 81-100 44• 12/10 81. What is the most recent communication discovery? CELL PHONE• 82. What important decision did the Catholic Church make in 1543?decreed that no

book may be printed without their permission• 12/11 83. What language were most books printed in 1500 in England? Latin• 84. What other (2) languages were books printed in 1500 in England? Italian and

German• 12/12 85. Church leaders were too interested in gaining _______ and political

__________.wealth and power• 86. What helped to spread the word about the issues people had with the Catholic

Church? printing press• 12/15 87. What are the issues Martin Luther had with the Catholic Church called? 95

Theses• 88. What is an indulgence? Payment to the Catholic Church for pardon of sins• 12/16 89. Martin Luther’s actions against the Catholic Church began the

____________.Reformation• 90. Followers of Martin Luther became known as_________________. Lutherans

Warm Ups 81-100 Continued• 12/17 91. What did Pope Leo X do to Martin Luther because he would not recant his

statements about the Catholic Church? He excommunicated him. • 92. Luther translated the bible from _____ to _____.Latin to German• 12/18 93. King Henry the VIII broke from the Catholic Church and formed the _____

Church. Anglican• 94. How did the printing press help Luther’s protest against the Catholic Church?

Provide concrete numbers. The printing press helped Luther to spread his protest quickly and to many places. 1/3 of all books printed in Germany between 1518 and 1525 were by Luther. He ended up making about 300,000 copies.

• 12/19 95.Name the 2 branches of Christianity. Catholic and Protestantism• 96. Who wrote “Greensleeves” (“What Child Is This?”) ?Henry VIII• 1/5 97. What religion dominated Europe in 1500? Catholic• 98.Name (2) countries that were mostly Protestant in 1560. Norway and Sweden• 1/6 99. To whom was Christopher Columbus sending the letter he wrote in Doc. D?• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella• 100. In what public library is the only known copy of the letter? New York