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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Time and Chronology
Grade Level Standard:
7-1 Evaluate time and chronology of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
1. Construct and interpret timelines of people and events in
the history of other regions of the world. (I.1.MS.1)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create a timeline of specific events in Europe, Africa, and Construction paper
Asia (ancient civilizations, middle ages, modern age).
Markers
Use Resource 7-1:1a and b.
Crayons
Colored pencils
2. Timeline Races (outdoor activity)
 Students race to put events in history in chronological Pictures
order.
Internet
Textbooks
Resource sheets
(7-1:1a – b) attached
Clothes line
Clothes pins
Index cards
New Vocabulary:
1
(Resource 7-1:1a)
Middle Times
Modern Times
A.D. 1000 - 1850
A.D. 1850 - Present
Influences
Events & Developments
People
Ancient Times
Pre-A.D. 1000 - 1000
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Influences
Events &
Developments
People
ANSWER KEY
Ancient Times
Middle Times
Modern Times
Pre-A.D. 1000 - 1000
A.D. 1000 - 1850
A.D. 1850 - Present
Mohammed
Jesus
Lao Tzu
Confucius
Buddha
Hammurabi
Alexander the Great
Asoka
Chandra Gupta I
Dynasties
Grand Canal
Great Wall
Constantinople
Saladin
Balboa
James Cook
Omar Khayyan
Chang Ho
Marco Polo
Vasco de Gama
Simon Bolivar
San Martin
Magellan
Pizarro
Shah Jahan
Genghis Khan
Kubla Khan
Tamerlane
Vitus Bering
Dynasties
Caste System
Opium Wars
Taj Mahal
Crusades
Ottoman Empire
Constantinople/
Byzantium
Emperor Hirohito
Emilio Aguinaldo
Ayatollah Khomeini
Edmund Hillary
Saddam Hussein
Mao Tze Tung
Golda Meir
Chiang Kai-shek
Yassar Arafat
Ho Chi Minh
Commodore Perry
Gandhi
Sun Yat Sen
Douglas MacArthur
Emperor Mutsohito
Klondike Gold Rush
Panama Canal
Vietnam War
Korean War
Russo-Japanese War
Pearl Harbor
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Dynasties
Boxer Rebellion
Long March
Spice & Silk Trade
Colonialism
World Wars
Cold War
Imperialism
Colonialism
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(Resource 7-1:1b)
Other Asian
Countries
Pacific Rim
Influences
Events & Developments
People
Middle East
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ANSWER KEY
Influences
Events & Developments
People
Middle East
Other Asian
Countries
Mohammed
Jesus
Alexander the Great
Saladin
Ayatollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
Golda Meir
Yassar Arafat
Tamerlane
Genghis Khan
Shah Jahan
Vasco de Gama
Chandra Gupta I
Asoka
Omar Khayyam
Edmund Hillary
Gandhi
Buddha
Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
Crusades
Taj Mahal
Caste System
Spice & Silk Trade
Colonialism
World Wars
Cold War
Imperialism
Spice & Silk Trade
Colonialism
World Wars
Cold War
Imperialism
Pacific Rim
Kubla Khan
Lao Tzu
Confucius
Magellan
Mao Tze Tung Pizarro
San Martin
Balboa
Sun Yat Sen
Marco Polo
Ho Chi Minh
Simon Bolivar
Douglas MacArthur
Chiang Kai-shek
Commodore Perry
Emilio Aguinaldo
Chang Ho
James Cook
Vitus Bering
Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Mutsohito
Great Wall
Grand Canal
Long March
Opium Wars
Boxer Rebellion
Dynasties
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Pearl Harbor
Russo-Japanese War
Korean War
Vietnam War
Panama Canal
Klondike Gold Rush
Spice & Silk Trade
Colonialism
World Wars
Cold War
Imperialism
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Time and Chronology
Grade Level Standard:
7-1 Evaluate time and chronology of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
2. Select a contemporary condition in Africa, Asia, and
Europe and trace some of the major historical origins of each. (I.1.MS.3)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. You Are the Expert Activity (research activity)
Using a list of particular events, people, and ideas,
assign students as primary and secondary experts (i.e.,
Renaissance).
Textbooks
Internet
Research topics: Class system, economic, daily life, roles
of men and women, government, art, education,
medicine, technology, important people, etc.
The primary and secondary experts work together and
check each other and then report out.
* This idea can be used for multiple topics.
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Comprehending the Past
Grade Level Standard:
7-2 Comprehend the past of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
1. Identify and explain how individuals in history
demonstrated good character and personal virtue. (I.2.MS.2)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Act out a play sharing events from a famous person’s life
where they have exhibited good character or positive
influence in history (i.e., Ghandi, Challenger, Dalai Lama,
religious figures, etc. Socrates, Aristotle, Alexander the
Great).
Textbooks
2. Group Research Activity
Each person chooses a person of the year to promote for
the cover of a magazine.
 Students choose from a list of candidates, form a
campaign, a presentation, and then an election to
select a person of the year.
Resource sheets
(7-2:1a – b) attached
Internet
Costumes
Props
* Each group is given a choice of 5 candidates to research
as a group and then collectively they pick one based on
their research.
New Vocabulary:
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VOCABULARY
(Resource 7-2:1a)
People
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
Genghis Khan
Mohammed
Jesus Christ
Lao Tsu (Laozi)
Confucius
Buddha
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi
Asoka
Saladin
Emilio Aguinaldo
Ayatollah Khomeini
Chang Ho
James Cook
Edmund Hillary
Omar Khayyam
Saddam Hussein
Mao Tze Tung
Golda Meir
Chiang Kai-shek
Marco Polo
Emperor Mutsohito
Yassar Arafat
Kubla Khan
Vasco de Gama
Shah Jhan
Ho Chi Minh
Douglas MacArthur
Commodore Perry
Gandhi
Sun Yat Sen
Tamerlane
Chandra Gupta I
Simon Bolivar
San Martin
Emperor Hirohito
Magellan
Vitus Bering
Pizzaro
Balboa
Groups
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Moslems
Hebrews
Christians
Mongols
Hindus
Buddhists
Taoists
Confucianists
Communists
Samurai
Shintoists
Aborigines
Shoguns
Penal Colonists
Incas
Aztecs
Conquistadors
Events/ Developments
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
Constantinople/Byzantium
Ottoman Empire
Crusades
Taj Mahal
Great Wall
Grand Canal
Long March
Opium Wars/Imperialism
Boxer Rebellion
Caste System
Dynasties
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Pearl Harbor
Russo-Japanese War
Korean War
Vietnam War
Panama Canal
Klondike Gold Rush
Spanish Empire in
America/Colonialism
World War I
World War II
Cold War
Spice & Silk Trade
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(Resource 7-2:1b, page 1)
Note Taking Form
Item
Region
Time
(& country)
(& years)
Definition or Description
1. Genghis Khan
2
Mohammed
3. Jesus
4. Lao Tzu (Laozi)
5. Confucius
6. Buddha
7. Alexander the Great
8. Hammurabi
9. Asoka
10. Saladin
11. Emilio Aguinaldo
12. Ayatollah Khomeini
13. Chang Ho
14. James Cook
15. Edmund Hillary
16. Omar Khayyan
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(Resource 7-2:1b, page 2)
Note Taking Form
Item
Region
Time
(& country)
(& years)
Definition or Description
17. Saddam Hussein
18. Mao Tze Tung
19. Golda Meir
20. Chiang Kai-shek
21. Marco Polo
22. Emperor Mutsohito
23. Yassar Arafat
24. Kubla Khan
25. Vasco de Gama
26. Shah Jahan
27. Ho Chi Minh
28. Douglas MacArthur
29. Commodore Perry
30. Gandhi
31. Sun Yat Sen
32. Tamerlane
33. Chandra Gupta I
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(Resource 7-2:1b, page 3)
Note Taking Form
Item
Region
Time
(& country)
(& years)
Definition or Description
34. Simon Bolivar
35. San Martin
36. Hirohito
37. Magellan
38. Vitus Bering
39. Pizzaro
40. Balboa
41. Constantinople/
Byzantium
42. Ottoman Empire
43. Taj Mahal
44. Great Wall
45. Grand Canal
46. Long March
47. Opium Wars
48. Boxer Rebellion
49. Caste Systems
50. Dynasties
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(Resource 7-2:1b, page 4)
Note Taking Form
Item
Region
Time
(& country)
(& years)
Definition or Description
51. Hiroshima/Nagasaki
52. Pearl Harbor
53. Russo-Japanese War
54. Korean War
55. Vietnam War
56. Panama Canal
57. Klondike Gold Rush
58. Crusades
59. Hebrews
60. Christians
61. Mongols
62. Hindus
63. Buddhists
64. Taoists
65. Confucianists
66. Communists
67. Samurai
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(Resource 7-2:1b, page 5)
Note Taking Form
Item
Region
Time
(& country)
(& years)
Definition or Description
68. Shintoists
69. Aborigines
70. Shoguns
71. Penal Colonists
72. Incas
73. Aztecs
74. Conquistadors
75. Moslems
76. Colonialism
77. Cold War
78. World War
79. Imperialism
80. Spice & Silk Trade
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Comprehending the Past
Grade Level Standard:
7-2 Comprehend the past of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
2. Select and discuss how current Eastern Hemisphere
conditions are shaped by past events. (I.2.MS.3)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create mobile flow charts showing cause and effect
relationships.
Internet
Example: Exploration of Africa by Europe
Pursuit of Resources
 Slavery
 Loss of national resources
 Overthrowing governments
Colonization
 Political coups
Economics
 Development of Industry (lack of)
Textbooks
Construction paper
String
Stapler
Glue
Markers
Crayons/colored pencils
Resource sheets
(7-2:2a) attached
2. Create a matching game.
Students will create cards (1 for cause, 1 for effect)
Example: Greek government (cause) – early form of
democracy (effect)
New Vocabulary:
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THE EMPEROR’S DECISION
(Resource 7-2:2a)
Directions: The Emperor is about to decide whether or not to allow foreign
traders onto Chinese soil. As his advisor, you must analyze the reasons for
each possible decision based on Chinese history and predict what you
think will happen to China and the Chinese in each case. Write a two
paragraph report to the Emperor explaining your analysis. In your
paragraphs, give at least two events from Chinese history to support your
reasons and predictions.
Now complete the T-chart by researching Chinese history to determine the
Ming Emperor’s actual decision or position regarding foreign trade and
contact. Describe at least two events in China up to 1912 that show the
effect the Emperor’s position had on China.
Emperor’s Decision or Position
Effect on China
1.
1.
2.
2.
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Comprehending the Past
Grade Level Standard:
7-2 Comprehend the past of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark: 3. Use historical biographies to explain how events of the
past impacted historical events. (I.2.MS.4)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. News reports on important people and events in history.
Props
2. A talk show with important people in history—important
people promoting their biography (Johnny Carson/Jay
Leno style).
Costumes
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Analyzing and Interpreting the Past
Grade Level Standard:
7-3 Analyze and interpret the past of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark: 1. Analyze interpretations of major events selected from
African, Asian, and European history to reveal the perspectives of the authors.
(I.3.MS.2)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Be An Expert Activity (see Standard 7-1 Benchmark 2)
Textbook
2. Write an essay using different perspectives of daily life
during an event or time in history.
Examples:
Ancient Rome
Life as a senator
Life as a baker
Life as a slave
Life as a man/woman
Internet
3. Create a news report on a specific event in history.
Examples:
WWII
A townsperson in France
Nazi point of view
An American soldier
A prisoner in a concentration camp
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Analyzing and Interpreting the Past
Grade Level Standard:
7-3 Analyze and interpret the past of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark: 2. Show that historical knowledge is tentative and subject to
change by describing interpretations of the past that have been revised when new
information was uncovered. (I.3.MS.3)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. “History Re-told”
Students choose an event in history and rewrite a “new”
or different ending to it. How would this change effect:
 Daily life
 Government
 Economy
 Resources
 Technology
 Religion
Textbook
Internet
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Judging Decisions from the Past
Grade Level Standard:
7-4 Evaluate decisions made in the past in the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
1. Identify major decisions in the history of Africa, Asia, and
Europe and analyze contemporary factors contributing to the decisions and consider
alternative courses of action. (I.4.MS.2)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Role play (debate) contemporary ideas and events with
events and ideas in history.
Internet
Example: Middle ages – Charlemagne, Christian
Crusades (Europe), Apartheid (Africa), Industrialization
(Asia)
Textbook
Outside reading sources
Podiums
2. Create a “what if…” board game centered around events
in world history in regards to persecution, discrimination,
and crimes against humanity.
Example: What if Hitler won the war? What if China
never invaded Tibet?
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Judging Decisions from the Past
Grade Level Standard:
7-4 Evaluate decisions made in the past in the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
2. Identify the responses of individuals to historic violations
of human dignity involving discrimination, persecution, and crimes against humanity.
(I.4.MS.3)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create a courtroom setting (Role play/debate)
 Every student is to research the same issues and
events in history (Holocaust, Tibetan, Genocide, etc.).
 Students are placed into groups such as:
 Jury
 Prosecutor
 Defense attorney
 Victim
 Perpetrator
 Witness (persecution and defense)
 Judge (teacher)
 Students then are to role play/debate the atrocities of
the assigned issue or event.
Textbook
Internet
2. Write a journal pretending that you are a delegate from
the United Nations or NATO reviewing the atrocities.
3. Compare past atrocities with current events and issues.
Are these still taking place? Are there similarities? How
are these issues being dealt with?
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Judging Decisions from the Past
Grade Level Standard:
7-4 Evaluate decisions made in the past in the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark: 3. Select historic decisions and evaluate them in light of
Core Democratic Values and resulting costs and benefits as viewed from a variety of
perspectives. (I.4.MS.4)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create a book of events in world history that could be a
comparison with Core Democratic Values. Explaining
the positive or negative tie to that of Core Democratic
Values. Students will provide a drawing with an
explanation.
Textbook
Outside reading sources
Internet
Example: Liberty – Romans could speak freely, but not
all civilians in Rome were free.
New Vocabulary:
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Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
People, Places, and Cultures
Grade Level Standard:
7-5 Describe the people, places, and cultures of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
1. Locate and describe different places in the Eastern
Hemisphere and their culture. (II.1.MS.1)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Draw a map of different parts of the world in the Eastern
Textbooks
Hemisphere along with that country’s/continent’s physical Atlases
features.
Resource sheet (7-5:1a)
attached
2. Create a travel brochure using the five themes of
geography to describe assigned countries.
3. Latitude/longitude game
 Give students a list of coordinates and have them
locate each place.
4. Create a world map.
5. Locate and state absolute and relative location.
New Vocabulary:
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GEOGRAPHY
(Resource 7-5:1a)
Academic Standard: The learner will determine selected absolute and relative
locations of the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Rim and use thematic maps
to investigate and analyze the physical and political characteristics of selected
countries.
A. The learner will complete a world map by sketching an outline of the Middle
East and Asia, labeling all continents, oceans, and selected lines of latitude
and longitude.
Directions:
Complete a world map by sketching the outline of the Middle East and
Asia in the correct locations, and correctly labeling the seven
continents, Pacific Rim area, four oceans, Equator, Prime Meridian,
Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, and Artic Circle.
Criteria:
Continents should be drawn in correct relative location with appropriate
size and shape. Students may correct spelling errors or illegibility.
Proficiency:
100%
B. The learner will locate and state the absolute and relative location of selected
countries, capitals, and geographic features of Pacific Rim, Middle East, and
Asian countries.
Directions:
Use a map showing latitude and longitude to complete the following:
SITES
ABSOLUTE
LOCATION
RELATIVE LOCATION TO:
1.
Baghdad
Tigris/Euphrates:
2.
Qatar
Persian Gulf:
3.
Great Barrier Reef
Australia:
4.
Jerusalem
Gobi Desert:
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SITES
ABSOLUTE
LOCATION
RELATIVE LOCATION TO:
5.
Beijing
Hong Kong:
6.
Manila
Sydney:
7.
Tibetan Plateau
Istanbul:
8.
Mount Fuji
Manila Bay:
9.
Mt. Everest
Red Sea:
10. New Delhi
Indus River Delta:
Criteria:
Accurate responses. Relative location should be reasonable.
Proficiency:
15 out of 18
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
People, Places, and Cultures
Grade Level Standard:
7-5 Describe the people, places, and cultures of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
2. Describe and compare/contrast characteristics of the
Eastern Hemisphere. (II.1.MS.2)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Compare/contrast physical, political, and cultural
characteristics of places in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Internet
Textbooks
Resource sheets
(7-5:2a – b) attached
New Vocabulary:
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C. The learner will analyze the interrelationships of physical and political
characteristics of a teacher-selected country in the Middle East, Asia, and the
Pacific Rim.
Directions:
1. Choose 3 of the following pairs* of physical and/or political themes
for each of the given countries.
2. Analyze the matrix to complete Resource 7-5:2b by writing
statements describing the relationship between the characteristics
of each pair.
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Population and climate
Landforms and economic activity
Climate and economic activity
Natural resources and economic activity
Climate and natural vegetation
Population and economic activity
Population and natural resources
Criteria:
Minimum one complete sentence for each pair of characteristics for
each country. Answers should include reasonable conclusions based
on stated patterns from matrices.
Proficiency:
8 out of 9
* Teachers may add or delete pairs of physical and/or political themes according to the
availability of thematic maps.
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PHYSICAL/POLITICAL CHARACTERISTICS MATRIX
(Resource 7-5:2a)
Name of
Country
Climate
Natural
Vegetation
Natural
Resources
Landforms
Population
Economic
Activity
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ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL AND
POLITICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(Resource 7-5:2b, page 1)
MIDDLE EAST
__________________________________
Name of Country
1.
2.
3.
ASIA
__________________________________
Name of Country
4.
5.
6.
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(Resource 7-5:2b, page 2)
PACIFIC RIM
__________________________________
Name of Country
7.
8.
9.
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Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
People, Places, and Cultures
Grade Level Standard:
7-5 Describe the people, places, and cultures of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
3. Explain why people live and work as they do in different
regions. (II.1.MS.3)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Describe a day in the life of a person in Asia, Africa,
Internet
Europe, Oceania (Australia) using different social classes Textbooks
and backgrounds.
Encyclopedias
Example: Ancient Egypt—the life of:
 a pharaoh
 a farmer
 a slave
2. Have a talk show sharing the information about these
different people.
New Vocabulary:
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Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Human/Environment Interaction
Grade Level Standard:
7-6 Describe human/environment interaction of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
1. Locate, describe, and compare the ecosystems,
resources, and human environment interactions of major world regions. (II.2.MS.1)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create a poster showing the different ecosystems of
Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia/Oceania.
Textbooks
2. Draw a map showing the different locations of Asia,
Africa, Europe, and Australia/Oceania.
Encyclopedias
Reference books
Maps/Globes
Resource sheets
(7-6:1a – c) attached
Crayons
Colored pencils
Markers
Construction paper
New Vocabulary:
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CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD
(Resource 7-6:1a)
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CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD
(Resource 7-6:1b)
33
CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD
(Resource 7-6:1c)
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Human/Environment Interaction
Grade Level Standard:
7-6 Describe human/environment interaction of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
2. Locate major ecosystems, describe their characteristics,
and explain the process that created them. (II.2.MS.2)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create a weather report (daily) about the places the
students are studying.
Textbooks
2. Create a world menu using the animals and plant life
found in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
 Each menu should include appetizer, entrée, salad,
and dessert
 Creative writing assignment
Internet
Reference books
Weather channel website
Map of Pangaea
www.edhelper.com
3. Report on endangered species and the environment from
which they live. What are humans doing to improve the
conditions?
4. Using a map of Pangaea, have students cut the map
apart and move it through lines of latitude and longitude,
discussing how climate and ecosystems changed.
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Human/Environment Interaction
Grade Level Standard:
7-6 Describe human/environment interaction of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
3. Explain the importance of different kinds of ecosystems
to people. (II.2.MS.3)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Compare/contrast importance of these ecosystems
(biomes) to people:
 Tropical rainforest
 Desert
 Temperate forest
 Tropical dry forest
 Savannah
 Mountain
 Tundra
 Marine/Island
 Wetlands
Textbooks
Reference books
Internet
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Human/Environment Interaction
Grade Level Standard:
7-6 Describe human/environment interaction of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
4. Explain how humans modify the environment and
describe some of the possible consequences of those modifications. (II.2.MS.4)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. City-Planning Activity (Groups)
Textbooks
Reference books
Assign a city for each group to plan:
Internet
 Create a map of the city. Maps should include
parks, cities, industries, and commerce.
 Research the effects after changing the environment
with the building of a mall, a dam, a road, etc.
 Discuss environmental issues such as loss of soil
(water absorption), animal relocation or extinction,
pollution, etc.
2. Interview someone on a planning committee.
 Create a list of questions to ask a city planner.
 Write a report on cause and effect from the
interview.
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Human/Environment Interaction
Grade Level Standard:
7-6 Describe human/environment interaction of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
5. Describe the consequences of human/environment
interactions in several different types of environment. (II.2.MS.5)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. City-Planning Activity (see Standard 7-6 Benchmark 4)
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Location, Movement, and Connections
Grade Level Standard:
7-7 Explain the location, movement, and connections
between the countries/civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
1. Locate and describe major economic activities and
occupations of major world regions and explain the reasons for their locations.
(II.3.MS.1)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
*End of the Year*
1. After discussing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, have
students create trade alliances between countries using
the natural resources produced in their (assigned)
countries.
Reference books
2. Have students create a value system based upon the
resources being either renewable or nonrenewable and
their availability.
Index cards
Internet
Textbooks
Maps/globes
Economic resource
maps for each country
3. Who Makes Your Clothes Activity
 Find five things in your closet and write down where
they were made.
 Plot these items on a map.
4. Class discussion: Where do most clothing items come
from and why?
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Location, Movement, and Connections
Grade Level Standard:
7-7 Explain the location, movement, and connections
between the countries/civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
2. Explain how governments have divided land and sea
areas into different regions. (II.3.MS.2)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Count how many mountains and rivers have become
political boundaries between countries.
 Separate class into groups and turn it into a
competition.
Topographical maps of
Africa, Asia, Europe, and
Australia
2. PROJECT: Create a country.
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Location, Movement, and Connections
Grade Level Standard:
7-7 Explain the location, movement, and connections
between the countries/civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
3. Describe how and why people, goods and services, and
information move within world regions and between regions. (II.3.MS.3)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create a Factory
 Students are given $100,000 U.S. currency to
create a factory in an area that they choose. (Africa,
Asia, Europe, or Australia)
Internet
 Exchange rate
 Realty sites in the
world
 Natural resources
 Major trade routes
 Characteristics of
resources of the
area (human and
natural)
 Travel agents

Students need to choose a product, how to produce
it, how to get it to the market, etc.
Things to keep in mind:
 Natural resources
 Movement of product (transportation)
 Landscape (physical features)
 Human resources (skilled and unskilled labor)
 Government (stable/nonstable government)
PowerPoint
Presentation Flip Chart
Textbooks
Maps (economic and
natural resource)
Reference books
New Vocabulary:
41
Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Location, Movement, and Connections
Grade Level Standard:
7-7 Explain the location, movement, and connections
between the countries/civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
4. Describe the major economic and political connections
between different world regions and explain their causes and consequences.
(II.3.MS.4)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create a Country
 Given a map (Africa, Asia, Europe, etc.), determine
where students will decide to live given their
assigned profession (farmer, manufacturer, logger,
fisherman, etc.).
Choose a place that best suits their needs:
 Communication
 Resources
 Transportation
Example: Cairo—has the Nile River for farming and
transportation of goods.
Textbooks
Maps (natural resources,
political, economic)
Internet
www.edhelper.com
2. Determine who they will need to befriend to obtain all of
their needs.
 Students may wish to set up contracts with other
groups in regards to trade.
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Regions, Patterns, and Processes
Grade Level Standard:
7-8 Describe and compare the characteristics of regions,
states, and countries of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
1. Draw a sketch map of the world from memory. (II.4.MS.1)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Have students create a map for each continent to be cut
into puzzle pieces. (Can be two-dimensional or three
dimensional.)
Foam core
Cardboard
Wood
2. Hand draw a map of Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and
Antarctica. Show political boundaries and physical
features.
Paper Mache
Crayons/colored pencils
Textbooks
3. Create a World Map Activity. (See resources 7-8:1a-d)
Maps
Internet
Resource sheets
(7-8:1a – d) attached
New Vocabulary:
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CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD
Creating a World Map
(Resource 7-8:1a)
1. Draw horizontal and vertical lines to represent the Equator and Prime
Meridian on a large blank of paper. Label the Equator and Prime
Meridian.
2. Place each continent template in the appropriate relative location and
trace. Label the seven continents: North America, South America,
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica*
3. Label the four oceans: Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Pacific
4. Label the four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern
5. Draw the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn using broken lines.
Label each appropriately.
6. Highlight the shape of Europe and Africa. Note the relative size, shape,
and location.
*The template of Antarctica shows its true shape. To create a flat map,
sketch the shape using an appropriate projection.
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CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD
(Resource 7-8:1b)
45
CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD
(Resource 7-8:1c)
46
CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD
(Resource 7-8:1d)
47
Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Regions, Patterns, and Processes
Grade Level Standard:
7-8 Describe and compare the characteristics of regions,
states, and countries of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
2. Locate and describe major cultural, economic, political,
and environmental features of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia and the processes
that created them. (II.4.MS.2)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create a chart comparing a country in Africa, Europe,
Asia, and Australia.
Internet
economic
cultural
historical
geographical
political
Textbooks
Maps
features
*Use resources (7-8:2a – f)
Butcher paper
Crayons/colored pencils
Resource sheets
(7-8:2a – f) attached
2. Create one thematic map which includes two focuses:
economic/natural resources, natural resources/culture, or
culture/politics.
 Compare what people are doing with these
influences.
New Vocabulary:
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GEOGRAPHY
(Resource 7-8:2a)
Academic Standard: The learner will determine the relative location of Europe
and Africa and use thematic maps to investigate and analyze the physical and
political characteristics of selected countries.
A.
The learner will complete a world map by sketching an outline of Europe and
Africa, labeling all continents, oceans, and selected lines of latitude and
longitude.
Directions: Complete the world map by sketching the outline of Europe and Africa
in the correct locations, and labeling the seven continents, four oceans,
Equator, Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, and Tropic of Capricorn.
B.
Criteria:
Continents should be drawn in correct relative location with appropriate
size and shape. Students may correct spelling errors or illegibility.
Proficiency:
100%
The learner will analyze the interrelationships of physical and political
characteristics of a teacher-selected country in Europe and Africa.
Directions: 1. Choose 3 of the following pairs* of physical and/or political themes
for each of the given countries.
2. Write statements describing the relationship between the
characteristics of each pair.
 Population and climate
 Landforms and economic activity
 Climate and economic activity
 Natural resources and economic activity
 Climate and natural vegetation
 Population and natural resources
Criteria:
Minimum one complete sentence for each pair of characteristics for each
country. Answers should include reasonable conclusions based on stated
patterns from matrices.
Proficiency:
100%
*Teachers may add or delete pairs of physical and/or political themes according to the
availability of thematic maps.
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VOCABULARY (Resource 7-8:2b)
BODIES OF WATER
Bay
Bay of Biscay
Canal
Mittelland
Thames River
Venice
Suez Canal
Cataract
Nile River
Channel
English Channel
Mozambique Channel
Fjord
Vokna
Sogne
Hardanger
Trondheims
Gulf
Gulf of Lion
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Taranto
Lake
Lake Ladoga
Lake Victoria
Lake Chad
Ocean
Atlantic
Arctic
Lake Onega
Lake Malawi
Lake Turkana
Indian
River
Thames
Rhone
Volga
Blue Nile
Congo
Orange
Danube
Po
Rhine
White Nile
Molopo
Seine
Sea
Mediterranean
North
Barents
Caspian
Aegean
Adriatic
Baltic
Black
Irish
Red
Strait
Straits of Gibraltar
Straits of Dover
Dardanelles
Bosporus
Waterfall
Victoria Falls
LANDFORMS
Cape
Cape Finisterre
Cape St. Vincent
Cape of Good Hope
Delta
Volga River Delta
Nile Delta
Island
Iceland
Madagascar
Seychelles
Canary
British Isles
Mauritius
Comoros
Mountain
Alps
Pyrenees
Carpathian
Atlas
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Ahaggar
Ural
Caucassus
Apennines
Cameroon
Mt. Kenya
Peninsula
Kola
Italian
Crimea
Jutland
Iberian
Balkan
Scandinavian
Arctic Circle
Dam
Rhine River Dam
Aswan High Dam
Desert
Sahara
Kalahari
Namib
Libyan
Nubian
Iguidi
Equator
Europe
Glacier
Vatnajökull
Latitude
Plain
North European
Coastal Plain
Okadon Plain
Serengeti Plain
Plateau
Massif Central Plateau
Jos Plateau
Valley
Rhine Valley
Po Valley
Great Rift Valley
Valley of the Kings
Volcano
Mt. Hekla
Mt. Kilimanjaro
OTHER TERMS
Africa
Legend
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Rainforest
Madagascar
Congo
Sahel
Savanna
Sub-Saharan area
Veldt
Swamp
The Zuiderzee (Ijsselmeer)
The Sudd
Thematic Map
natural resources
natural vegetation
climate
land regions
population
economic activity
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
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EUROPE
(Resource 7-8:2c, page 1)
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EUROPE
(Resource 7-8:2c, page 2)
Selected Countries and Cities
Western Europe
London, England
Liverpool, England
Dublin, Ireland
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Glasgow, Scotland
Copenhagen, Denmark
Helsinki, Finland
Stockholm, Sweden
Oslo, Norway
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Berlin, Germany
Bonn, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany
Munich, Germany
Brussels, Belgium
Paris, France
Zurich, Switzerland
Madrid, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Lisbon, Portugal
Eastern Europe
Moscow, Russia
St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia
Volgograd (Stalingrad), Russia
Krakow, Poland
Warsaw, Poland
Prague, Czech Republic
Vienna, Austria
Kiev, Ukraine
Southern Europe
Sarajevo, Bosnia
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Budapest, Hungary
Bucharest, Romania
Milan, Italy
Rome, Italy
Vatican City
Naples, Italy
Florence, Italy
Genoa, Italy
Athens, Greece
Sparta, Greece
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AFRICA
(Resource 7-8:2d, page 1)
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AFRICA
(Resource 7-8:2d, page 2)
Selected Countries and Cities
North Africa
Algiers, Algeria
Cairo, Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt
Casablanca, Morocco
Rabat, Morocco
Tripoli, Libya
Benghazi, Libya
Tunis, Tunisia
Khartoum, Sudan
West Sub-Saharan Africa
Lagos, Nigeria
Timbuktu, Mali
Monrovia, Liberia
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Accra, Ghana
Yaoundé, Cameroon
East Sub-Saharan Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
Mombassa, Kenya
Mogadishu, Somalia
Kampala, Uganda
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Harare, Zimbabwe
Maputo, Mozambique
Johannesburg, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Durban, South Africa
Kinshasa, Zaire
Kananga, Zaire
Luanda, Angola
Rwanda
Madagascar
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DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHIC TERMS
(Resource 7-8:2e, page 1)
Arctic Circle: An imaginary line of latitude located at 66 1/2 N, approximately 1,630
miles from the North Pole.
Bay: An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf.
EUROPE: Bay of Biscay
Canal: An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land.
EUROPE: Mittleland Canal, Venice, Thames River
AFRICA: Suez Canal
Cape: A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a projecting point.
EUROPE: Cape Finisterre, Cape St. Vincent
AFRICA: Cape of Good Hope
Cataract: Steep rapids in a river.
AFRICA: Nile River
Channel: A narrow sea between two close land masses.
EUROPE: English Channel
AFRICA: Mozambique Channel
Dam: A barrier built across a waterway for impounding water or controlling flooding.
EUROPE: Rhine River
AFRICA: Aswan High Dam
Delta: A clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposit at the mouth of a river.
EUROPE: Volga River Delta
AFRICA: Nile Delta
Desert: An arid, barren tract incapable of supporting any population without an artificial
water supply due to very small amounts of precipitation in the area.
AFRICA: Sahara, Kalahari, Namib, Libyan, Nubian, Iguidi
Equator: A great circle of the earth that is everywhere equally distant from the two
poles and divides the earth’s surface into the northern and southern hemisphere, the 0
line of latitude.
Fjord: A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes.
EUROPE: Vokna, Hardanger, Sogne, Trondheims
Glacier: A large body of ice originating in regions of high snowfall, propelled by its own
weight and gravity.
EUROPE: Vatnajökull
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(Resource 7-8:2e, page 2)
Gulf: A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land usually larger than a bay.
EUROPE: Gulf of Lion, Gulf of Taranto
AFRICA: Gulf of Guinea
Island: A tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent.
EUROPE: Iceland, British Isles
AFRICA: Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Canary
Lake: A considerable inland body of standing water.
EUROPE: Lake Ladoga, Lake Onega
AFRICA: Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi, Lake Chad, Lake Turkana
Mountain: A land mass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is
higher than a hill.
EUROPE: Alps, Ural, Pyrenees, Caucassus, Carpathian, Apennines
AFRICA: Atlas, Cameroon, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, Ahaggar
Ocean: The large bodies of salt water that jointly cover nearly 3/4 of the surface of the
globe.
EUROPE: Atlantic, Arctic
AFRICA: Atlantic, Indian
Peninsula: A portion of land extending into and surrounded by a body of water on three
sides.
EUROPE: Kola, Iberian, Italian, Balkan, Crimea, Scandinavia, Jutland
Plain: An extensive area of level or rolling grassland with few trees.
EUROPE: North European, Okadon Plain
AFRICA: Coastal Plain, Serengeti Plain
Plateau: Extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above
adjacent land on at least one side.
EUROPE: Massif Central Plateau
AFRICA: Jos Plateau
Prime Meridian: The 0 of longitude, which passes through Greenwich, England and
both poles, dividing the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Rainforest: A tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches and
marked by lofty broad-leafed evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy.
AFRICA: Madagascar, Congo
River: A natural stream of water of considerable volume.
EUROPE: Thames, Danube, Rhone, Po, Volga, Rhine
AFRICA: Blue Nile, White Nile, Congo, Molopo, Orange
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(Resource 7-8:2e, page 3)
Sahel: The border between the Sahara Desert and the savanna in Northern Africa.
Savanna: A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and droughtresistant undergrowth.
AFRICA: Sub-Saharan area, Veldt
Sea: A body of salt water smaller than an ocean, more or less land locked.
EUROPE: Mediterranean, Adriatic, North, Baltic, Barents, Black, Caspian, Irish, Aegean
AFRICA: Red, Mediterranean
Strait: A comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water.
EUROPE: Straits of Gibraltar, Straits of Dover, Dardanelles, Bosporus
AFRICA: Straits of Gibraltar
Swamp: Wet spongy land saturated and sometimes partially or intermittently covered
with water making agriculture and transportation extremely difficult.
EUROPE: The Zuiderzee (Ijsselmeer)
AFRICA: The Sudd
Tropic of Cancer: An imaginary line of latitude located at 23 1/2 N. It marks the
northern boundary of the earth’s tropical zone.
Tropic of Capricorn: An imaginary line of latitude located at 23 1/2S. It marks the
southern boundary of the earth’s tropical zone.
Valley: An elongated depression of the earth’s surface usually between ranges of hills
or mountains.
EUROPE: Rhine Valley, Po Valley
AFRICA: Great Rift Valley, Valley of the Kings
Volcano: A vent in the planetary crust from which molten or hot rock, gasses, and
steam issue, may be active or inactive.
EUROPE: Mt. Hekla
AFRICA: Mt. Kilimanjaro
Waterfall: A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream.
AFRICA: Victoria Falls
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PHYSICAL/POLITICAL CHARACTERISTICS MATRIX (Resource 7-8:2f)
Name of
Country
Climate
Natural
Vegetation
Natural
Resources
Landforms
Population
Economic
Activity
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Regions, Patterns, and Processes
Grade Level Standard:
7-8 Describe and compare the characteristics of regions,
states, and countries of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
3. Describe major patterns of world population, physical
features, ecosystems, and cultures, and explain some of the factors causing the
patterns. (II.4.MS.3)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create a thematic map which includes two focuses:
 economic/natural resources
 natural resources/culture
 culture/political
Compare what people are doing with these influences.
Internet
2. Create a chart comparing Asia, Europe, and Africa (use
resource sheets 7-8:2a – 7-8:2f).
Crayons/colored pencils
Textbook
Maps
Butcher paper
See Activities in 7-8:2 for
Resource sheets
(7-8:2a – f)
New Vocabulary:
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ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL AND
POLITICAL CHARACTERISTICS
__________________________________
Name of Continent
1.
2.
3.
__________________________________
Name of Continent
4.
5.
6.
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Regions, Patterns, and Processes
Grade Level Standard:
7-8 Describe and compare the characteristics of regions,
states, and countries of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
4. Compare Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia (Oceania)
with respect to cultures, economy, governmental systems, environment, and
communications. (II.4.MS.4)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Create a chart comparing Asia, Europe, Africa, and
Australia (use resource sheets 7-8:2a – 7-8:2f).
Internet
2. Conduct a debate.
After a week of research,
 1 day culture,
 1 day economy,
 1 day government,
 1 day environment,
 1 day communication
have a debate as to which continent is better in each
research area.
Maps


Textbooks
See Activities in 7-8:2 for
Resource sheets
(7-8:2a – f)
Presentation charts
Each group is assigned a continent to research.
Use resource 7-8:2e as a guideline for research and
resource.
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Global Issues and Events
Grade Level Standard:
7-9 Explain the global issues and events of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
1. Describe how social and scientific changes in regions
may have global consequences. (II.5.MS.1)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Develop “What if…” scenarios and write a creative essay
filling in the information.
Internet
Textbooks
Example:
 What if the Nazi’s had completed the research on jet
propulsion before the U.S.? (WWII)
 What if the Japanese completed the Atomic bomb
before the U.S.? (WWII)
 What if someone during the Middle Ages perfected
the use of gun powder?
 What if the Native Americans had perfected the use
of gun powder before the Europeans?
2. Discussion: What are some modern inventions or future
inventions that change the world and how?
Example: Time travel, Internet, Cancer vaccines, etc.
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Global Issues and Events
Grade Level Standard:
7-9 Explain the global issues and events of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
2. Describe the geographic aspects of events taking place
in different world regions. (II.5.MS.2)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Current Event Scavenger Hunt
Find a current event involving the Eastern Hemisphere
and describe how it relates to geography—tie in the 5
themes of geography.
Internet
2. Create a natural disaster map of the world.
 earthquakes
 floods
 volcano eruptions
 tsunamis
 hurricanes
 tornados
Newspapers
Newsweek magazines
Maps
Textbooks
Butcher paper
Crayons/colored pencils
New Vocabulary:
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Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Seventh
Course Title:
Eastern Hemisphere
Strand:
II. Geography
Topic:
Global Issues and Events
Grade Level Standard:
7-9 Explain the global issues and events of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Grade Level Benchmark:
3. Explain how elements of the physical geography, culture,
and history of the region may be influencing current events. (II.5.MS.3)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
Resources
1. Find a current event in the Eastern Hemisphere and write Newspapers
a short essay on how that event has affected the
Internet
country/continent and world (use resource 7-9:3a).
Newsweek
2. Create a current event portfolio of the world. Make a
Resource sheets
comparison between events during the school year. Are
(7-9:3a – d) attached
there any common themes (political, economical,
cultural, geographical)?
3. Create a tally sheet to go along with the portfolio (use
resource 7-9:3b, c, and d).
New Vocabulary:
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NEWS ARTICLES
(Resource 7-9:3a)
COUNTRY
Where?
1.
CONTINENT
Where?
POLITICAL SYSTEM
What? And Who?
CURRENT PROBLEM
When?
Why?
How?
2.
3.
4.
5.
You may use articles collected by others in your class as a resource to fill out this matrix.
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INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN SOCIETY
(Resource 7-9:3b)
Academic Standard: The learner will use news sources to create a current
events portfolio containing written analyses of key issues affecting Europe and
Africa and their impact on the United States.
A. The learner will create a portfolio containing written analyses of current events
affecting Europe and Africa.
Directions:
Compile monthly current events analyses from Lesson Four in a
portfolio.
Criteria:
Adherence to Current Events Analysis Checklist.
Proficiency:
100%
CURRENT EVENTS ANALYSIS CHECKLIST
Yes
In
Progress
Accurately selected and recorded facts and information for
each question box using complete sentences.
Accurately identified the type of article.
Correctly copied the source, headline, dateline, and date of
article.
Provided answers in complete sentences for each question.
Demonstrated awareness of cause and effect relationships
in answers.
Explained opposing perspectives in responses.
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BASIC FACT SHEET
(Resource 7-9:3c)
SOURCE:
HEADLINE:
DATELINE:
DATE:
TYPE OF ARTICLE:
What?
When?
Who?
Where?
How?
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NEWS EVENT ANALYSIS
(Resource 7-9:3d)
Why? (What caused this to happen?)
So what? (What effect is this having on Europe/Africa?)
So what? (What effect will it have on the U.S.?)
What happens later? (What effect might this have on Europe/Africa in the future?)
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