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Name: ________________________ Date:_______________________ Seminar: _____ First Semester Language Arts & Social Studies Final Review Final Exam: Monday, December 16, 2013 (Please use your notebook and textbook to locate/review the following information to complete this review. You will receive a grade for completing this review handout or making study cards. Turn this review guide or study cards in the day of the final exam.) I. Be able to identify and understand examples of the elements common to all cultures. Remember the acronym, “P.E.R.S.I.A.” P: E: R: S: I: A: II. Know the definitions of the following terms. Also, identify examples when applicable. A. culture: B. cultural region C. geography: D. government: E. economy: F. cultural traits G. cultural borrowing: H. literacy rate: I. immigrant: J. citizen: K. democracy: L globalization M. ethnicity N. history III. Explain the concept of interdependence and how improvements in technology and transportation have increased interdependence in the world. IV.Explain the differences and examples of limited and unlimited government? V.Understand the difference between democratic and autocratic decisions. VI. Define the following types of government A. Republic Democracy B. Monarchy C. Dictatorship VII. What are the three branches of government in the U.S. and what are their roles in the political process? VIII. From our Demographics of Latin America activity, recall generalizations (List) A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. IX. Review your “Mexico City Travel Guide” and know the following information about the city. A. Recall the groups of people who have inhabited Mexico City. Who were the native people of the land? B. What country colonized Mexico and how did they influence the culture? C.What are some challenges/problems the people of Mexico City face? D. What structures represent the main cultures of Mexico City in Las Plaza de las Tres Culturas? X. Know the purpose of the types of maps and be able to identify examples of each type of map. A. Physical B. Political C. Thematic XI. Know the significant physical/geographic features of Latin America (Identify the location and understand their importance to the region.) A. Amazon River B. Andes Mountains C. Panama Canal D. Rio Grande XII. XIII. Language Arts Draw and list the story/plot elements on a Freytag Pyramid/Narrative Arc Be prepared to read a story and answer questions about the story. Understand the difference between first person and third person point of view. Be ready to identify and analyze literary devices, such as imagery, figurative language: simile ,metaphor, personification, hyperbole, Sound Devices: alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme, repetition.