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7 th Grade Social Studies. Warm-Ups. Warm up 1 Day 1. List 3 changes that occurred in your life since moving from elementary school to middle school? Hw – Make a chart of your lunch or dinner and the country that each item comes from. Day 2.
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7th Grade Social Studies Warm-Ups
Warm up 1 Day 1 • List 3 changes that occurred in your life since moving from elementary school to middle school? • Hw – Make a chart of your lunch or dinner and the country that each item comes from.
Day 2 • Warm up 2 – Write a paragraph about how school has changed since leaving elementary school.
Day 3 • Warm up 3 – Write a paragraph about what you remember about Hurricane Katrina?
Day 4 • Warm up 4 – Answer the following: • What are your favorite foods? • What kind of music do you like? • What kind of movies do you like? • What type of traditions does your family use to celebrate birthdays?
Day 5 • Warm up 5 – Write the 8 concepts (connecting themes) for the year
Day 6 • Warm up 6 – Map Study, pp. 459 and 460 – The World and Its People
Day 7 • Warm up 7 – Graphic Study – p. 461
Day 8 • Warm up 8 – Place Location Activity – p. 480
Warm up 9 – Day 9 • Although Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are similar, one key difference is their patriarchal leader their view on Jesus Christ they have a place of worship Jerusalem is sacred to Christianity alone • The religions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all have which characteristic in common? a. sects b. polytheistic c. monotheistic d. ethnic groups
Day 10 • Warm up 10: • use your book to define ethnic group • read p. 81 in your book and write the names of the two largest ethnic minority groups in the United States • Which of these is an ethnic group? a. Kurd b. Muslim c. Christian d. Jordanian
Day 11 • Warm up 11 – Write the key term that completes each sentence: • -caliph – sunnis – Shiites – mosque – Quran • 1. The Muslim holy book is called the ______________. • 2. The ______ believed that Muhammad’s son in law should succeed him. • 3. After Muhammad died, the followers chose a _________ to lead him. • 4. Each _____ was a house of worship and a school. • 5. According to the _____ the Umayyad dynasty was the rightful caliphs
Warmup 12 Day 12 • – Applying Map Skills, p. 81, Analyzing the Chart – pp. 82-83
Day 13 • Warm up 13 – What effect does a country’s literacy rate have on the people? • An increase in literacy rate leads to ________? • a. a lower urban population • b. a higher infant mortality rate • c. an increase in the standard of living • d. an increase in the agricultural labor force
Day 13 • Which is essential to a successful democratic government? a. participating citizens b. three branches of government c. unitary distribution of power d. selection of prime minister by heredity
Day 14 • Warm up 14 – Place Location Activity – p. 530
Day 15 • Warm up 15 – Complete chapter map to prepare for unit 2 test
Day 16 • Warm up 16 – Place location Activity – p. 110, Analyzing the Graph and Chart – p. 88 • The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the • a. Red Sea • b. Mediterranean Sea • c. Black Sea • d. Arabian Sea
Day 17 • Warm up 17 – Applying Map Skills pp. 503, 509, and 511
Day 18 • Warm up 18: Section 3 Assessment, p. 516, 2-6, 8
Day 19 • Warm up 19: Reviewing the main idea – p. 530, 11-16
Warm up 20: Day 20 • Which statement about OPEC today is true? a. it sets the price of all consumer goods b. it includes Canada and Venezuela c. it sets the laws governing fishing in the Atlantic Ocean d. it sets the price of oil
Day 20 continued • 2. OPEC is made up of 15 nations that support American expansion in SW Asia support democracy in SW Asia have large oil reserves have large automobile industries. • A person who supports the Law of Return would MOST LIKELY agree with which of these statements? a. it is important for all Jewish people to have a homeland b. it is important for a Jewish state to carefully select its citizens c. it is important for all Jewish people to agree with one another d. it is important for all Jewish people to not live in Israel
Day 20 continued • Which SW Asian country relies MOSTLY on some aspects of a command economy? a. Jordan b. Israel c. Egypt d. Saudi Arabia
Day 20 • Which SW Asian country relies MOSTLY on some aspects of a command economy? a. Jordan b. Israel c. Egypt d. Saudi Arabia
Day 21 • Warm up 21: Read p. 498 in your book and make a list of 3 things that you learned
Day 22 • Warm up 22: Analyzing a Graph – p. 514, Standardized Test Practice – p. 497
Warm up 25: Day 25 1. A person who supports the Law of Return would MOST LIKELY agree with which of these statements? a. It is important for all Jewish people to have a homeland b. It is important for a Jewish state to carefully select its citizens c. It is important for all Jewish people to agree with one another d. It is important for all Jewish people to not live in Israel
Day 25 2. Which of the following was the religion of the Ottoman Empire? A, Christianity B. Islam C. Judaism D. Taoism
Day 25 3. The division between Shi’a and Sunni Muslims is? A. over who should control Iran B. over who should be Muhammad’s successor C. over whether Muhammad is a descendant of Jesus Christ? D. over whether Muslims should wipe out other religions
Day 25 4. Which religion do most people in SW Asia practice? a. Christianity b. Judaism c. Islam d. Buddhism
Day 26 • Warm up 26: Applying Map Skills pp. 509 and 511
Warm up 27: Day 27 1. The govt. of Iran today is based upon Islamic law. Which term BEST describes a government based upon religion? a. democracy b. theocracy c. aristocracy d. monarchy
Day 27 • 2. Which sect of Islam believes that its leader should be a direct descendent of Muhammad? • A. Shi’a • B. Sunni • C. Kurd • D. Judaic
Day 27 3. The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the a. Red Sea b. Mediterranean Sea c. Black Sea d. Arabian Sea
Day 27 4. Which is the MOST LIKELY reason that there are continuing conflicts between Israel and its Arab neighbors? a. Israel has nuclear weapons b. Both want control of the Jordan River c. There are no oil reserves in Israel d. Arabs and Israelis want the same land *
Warm up 28: Day 28 • 1. The Ottoman Empire helped spread which religion? • a. Judaism • b. Hindu • c. Islam • d. Christianity
Day 28 2. Which statement BEST describes many of the Persian Gulf countries today? a. They are overcrowded b. The lack adequate housing c. They have major oil deposits d. They are agricultural centers
Day 28 3. Most SW Asian Jews live in which nation? a. Israel b. Iran c. Italy d. Northern Africa
Day 28 4. Which statement about SW Asia today is true? a. Only a few different ethnic groups live there b. The majority of its residents are Arabs c. It has very good literacy rates d. Much of its economy is based on tourism
Day 29 Warm up 29 – • Literacy rates in SW Asia have risen dramatically in the 20th century. • Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY result of the rising literacy rates? a. The economy will improve. b. The unemployment rate will also rise. c. The birth rate will soar. d. Ethnic groups will stop fighting.
Day 30 • List the five themes of geography. • What are the two types of location? • Describe the relative location of your seat in the class. • What two types of characteristics describe a place? • Describe why England and the United States can be a part of the same region?
Day 31 • Name the capitals for the following three countries: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Israel. • What animals are known as 'ships of the desert'? • What mountain range lies in southwestern Iran? • The Rub al Khali is a desert in Saudi Arabia. What does Rub al Khali mean? • What countries border Iraq?