7 T H GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Second Semester Warm-upsCRCT Review

January 6th

Write information below on a warm-up sheet. You will take an open note warm-up quiz on Friday! KEEP ALL THESE you will use them to study for the Milestone Test!!!

Syria, Israel and Jordan share the Jordan River

Dams built in SW Asia have created problems for countries downstream as they limit water available to those countries that are downstream.

Chemical fertilizers have led to the build up of salt levels in the soil.

January 7th Have your homework out!

In the Middle East, chemical fertilizers have contaminated water supplies due to the runoff from fields

Desalinization and drip irrigation are not used often because they are very expensive

Oil and natural gas are the two most valuable resources found in SW Asia

A little over 50% of the world’s oil supply is found in SW Asia

New Imperialism

January 8

Countries with oil reserves are much richer than those countries that have not found oil in their territory.

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and Kuwait are the most oil-rich countries in Southwest Asia

OPEC controls the oil in the world market

January 9

Quiz

P82 233 – 237Pg84 238 - 242

January 12

The quiz this week will NOT be open note!

The Jordan, Euphrates, and Tigris are important rivers in SW Asia

Disputes over oil and water are problematic for many Middle East countries

January 13

The quiz this week will NOT be open note!

Persian, Aden, and Oman are all Middle East gulfs

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea (the red to the med)

Strait of Hormuz an important waterway for transporting oil

January 14

The quiz this week will NOT be open note!The Red Sea separates the Middle East from

Africa

Most people in the Middle East live along rivers and coasts

Water is the most NEEDED resource in SW Asia

January 15

Quiz tomorrow will NOT be open note!Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean are

different from those that border the Persian Gulf because they do not have oil.

In SW Asia, countries with oil have higher standards of living than those countries without oil reserves.

Separation Song - South Sudanese pop singer Queen Zee from late 2010 "Referendum" is a song encouraging people to vote in the January 2011 election for independence.

January 21

What type of legislature does Saudi Arabia have? - Consult Council; 150 members and chairman appointed by the monarch

What type of legislature does Israel have? - Knesset; 120 seats elected by popular vote and serve a term of four (4) years

January 22

What type of legislature does Iran have? - Islamic Consult Assembly; 290 seats and elected by popular vote and serve a four (4) year term

What type of government does Saudi Arabia have? - Absolute monarch; Sharia; Unitary; Autocratic

January 23

What type of government does Israel have? - Parliamentary Democracy (Republic); Federal Democratic

What type of government does Iran have? - Theocracy; Oligarchy

January 26th

A non-renewable resource is a resource that cannot be replaced once used.

Desalination is the removal of salt from saltwater.

OPEC is the organization that regulates the amount of oil exported by a country and sets the price.

January 27th

Quiz will have some fill in the blank question this week

Subsistence farming is growing small amounts of crops to take care of their local needs

A canal is a manmade waterway that is used for transportation of goods.

Two mountain ranges are found in North Africa are Atlas and Ahaggar

January28th

Because it has fewer rivers and underground water sources, the southern part of the Middle East uses desalination to convert salt water to fresh water.

Dry land, agriculture, and pollution are all reasons for the Middle East water crisis.

January 29th

Northern Africa is included in the Middle East because it is mostly desert, lacks fresh water, and oil is a major export.

The world’s largest deposits of oil are in Saudi Arabia

February 2

Sunni Muslims – believed that the leader should be the people who could keep the community together and did not have to be a descent of Muhammad

Shia Muslims- believed that the leader should be a descendant of Muhammad

February 3

Torah – holy text of Judaism

Bible – holy text of Christianity

Quran – Holy text of Islam

Synagogue – place of worship Judaism

Church – place of worship Christianity

Mosque – place of worship Islam

February 4

Anti-Semitism – Hatred of Jews simply because they practice the Jewish faith

Zionists – A group who felt the world’s Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion

Israel – Created in 1948 by the United Nations as a home to the Jewish people of the world

February 5th

Religious Group – a group with a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature

Ethnic Group – A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations

1. Believed that the leader of Islam should be the person who could best keep the community together.

2. Believed the leader of Islam should be a descendant of Muhammad

3. Holy text of Judaism4. Holy text of Christianity5. Holy text of Islam6. Hatred of Jews simply because they practice the

Jewish faith7. A group who felt the world’s Jews deserved to return

to a homeland in Zion8. A group of people who share cultural ideas and

beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations

9. Place of worship Christianity10. Place of worship Islam

February 23rd

Sahara Desert – the largest desert in the world

African Sahel – located just south of the Sahara

Sahel expanding due to – overgrazing and cutting down trees for food

February 24th

Savanna Region – vast area of grassland

Population growth – biggest threat to the African rainforests

Kalahari Desert – located in Southern Africa

February 27th

Nile River – longest river in Africa

Lake Tanganyika – largest lake in Africa

Congo River – flows through central and west Africa and through the largest rainforest in Africa

March 2nd

Deforestation – the destruction of trees and other vegetation

Desertification – the process of the desert expanding into areas that were formerly farmland

“Green Line” – the place where cultivated land ends and desert begins

March 3rd

The AIDS pandemic in Africa has been worsened by unstable governments.

A system of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger country is called imperialism.

Many African groups began to challenge European rule after WWII

March 4th

The purpose of a currency exchange rate is to enable trade between countries that have different currencies

Kenya struggled for independence from Britain.

The world’s largest desert is the Sahara and is located in northern Africa.

March 5th

Ashanti - people found in the modern country of Ghana in West Africa - known for their artful weaving and colorful kente cloth.

Bantu - a group of people who speak the same language and live in Central and Southern Africa

Swahili - the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.

March 6th

Warm-up quiz today – review your notes!

March 9th

The first South African president chosen in an election open to voters of all races was Nelson Mandela

One important cause of water pollution in Egypt is chemical fertilizers that flow into the Nile River.

The economy of Nigeria is heavily dependent on the sale of oil.

March 10th

An oligarchic form of government is one in which a small group of unelected leaders controls the government.

A market economy is an economy in which free markets determine what gets manufactured and sold.

March 16th

Lasting Results of Division of Ottoman Empire: After WWI, the Ottoman Empire was on the

losing side, so the British and French divided up land the Ottomans had held.

European imperialists left Turkey to the Turks, but split up the rest of the area without regard to religions or ethnic groups.

March 17th

The Middle East – lasting effects of imperialism:

Ethnic groups like the Kurds are split up although they would like to have an independent nation

Other groups like the Sunni and Shia in Iraq are put together though they don’t get along and fight over power.

March 18th

Persian Gulf War – military force was used to liberate Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in 1991: also called operation desert storm.

Invasion of Afghanistan, 2001: After the 9/11 attacks, the US began a military operation in aimed at capturing the people responsible for the attack – Al-Qaeda & Osama bin Laden. The US overthrew the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

When your done – Answer the question On the class Padlet about DBQ writing!

DBQ Essay: What made Gandhi’s nonviolent movement work?

Review how to write a DBQ Essay Rubric review & ADD Highlight Citations! First semester essay 1. Mentor 2. Yours

Pre-Writing Understanding the Question Bucketing (what can you use in your

essay?) Pronged thesis and pre-rite sheet

Prewrite DBQ essay and conference with Ms. Paradis as needed

March 19th

Invasion of Iraq, 2003: After the 9/11 attacks, the US feared two things regarding Iraq:

1. that Iraq had ties to al-Qaeda, the terrorist group responsible

2. that Iraq was building weapons of mass destruction

As a result, we invaded the country and overthrew the leader, Saddam Hussein.

We found no ties to al-Qaeda or WMDs, but we did free the nation from its dictator.

March 20th

Review for Quiz

March 23rd

Arabs - an ethnic Group that makes up the MAJORITY of those who live in SOUTHWEST ASIA (Middle East).

Kurds - a distinct ethnic group that lives in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together.

Persians - the ethnic group who live in the modern country of Iran

March 24th

Judaism - 1st Monotheistic religion

Monotheistic - Followers believe in one God.

Polytheistic - Followers believe in more than one God.

Torah - Holy writings of Judaism

Jesus Christ - founding figure of Christianity

March 25th

Sunni - This group of Muslims thought that upon Muhammad's death, the leadership should go to someone who could bring the community together - not necessarily a descendant of Muhammad. 85% of Muslims

Shia - Thought leadership of the Muslim Community should go to a descendant of Muhammad. 15% of Muslims

March 26th

Islam – began in the city of Mecca

Quran - The holy book of Islam

Muhammad - An Arabic prophet who founded Islam

Five Pillars of Islam - 5 things Muslims must do during their lifetime in their practice of Islam

April 13

NOTE – this is start of last warm-up quiz to be given 4/28NationalismBelief that people should be loyal to those they share a

common heritage with.Rowlatt ActAllowed the British to arrest any Indian that protested

the British government. They could be locked up for two years without trial.

Civil Disobediencethe non-violent refusal to obey an unfair law

April 17th

India - South Asian country that was under the control of the British

Vietnam - Southeast Asian country that was

under the control of the French.

Ho Chi Minh - Leader of Communist party in Vietnam. Leader of the Vietminh League.

April 21

Great Leap Forward - Attempt by Mao Zedong to reorganize China's economy. Led to widespread famine and was a total failure

Cultural Revolution - When the Great Leap Forward failed, Mao urged Chinese students to leave school and attack anything that challenged his classless society.

April 23

Outcome of most recent conflict in VietnamNorth & South Vietnam reunited as one country

Outcome of the Korean WarNorth and South Korea divided along the 38th

parallel (nothing really changed). North is communist, South is a democracy.

When you’re done – ONE POST on padlet per table!

TEST TOMORROW

Think – Pair - Share

Think – Pair - Share

Since the end of WWII,

how have Japan’s

seas and oceans

benefitted it’s

economy?

April 23rd

Group PresentationTake Group QuizzesGet TOCs to study

April 24th

Deng Xiaoping - Became China's leader after the death of Mao Zedong - made several attempts to modernize China's economy

DMZ or Demilitarized Zone - The area that separates North & South Korea

April 24th

Socrative StudentCRCT jeopardyConstructed Response Questions