Seventh Grade Social Studies Curriculum (First Quarter):
Geographic Literacy(focus on landforms, map skills, latitude and longitude, map interpretation):
Objectives (applied):
7.H.1.1 Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues over time.
7.G.1.1 Explain how environmental conditions and human response to those conditions influence modern societies and regions (e.g. natural barriers, scarcity of resources and factors that influence settlement).
7.G.2.2 Use maps, charts, graphs, geographic data and available technology tools (i.e. GPS and GIS software) to interpret and draw conclusions about social, economic, and environmental issues in modern societies and regions.
7.E.1.1 Explain how competition for resources affects the economic relationship among nations (colonialism, imperialism, globalization and interdependence.)
7.C&G.1.1 Summarize the ideas that have shaped political thought in various societies and regions (e.g. Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution,
democracy, communism and socialism).
7.C.1.1 Explain how culture unites and divides modern societies and regions (e.g. enslavement of various peoples, caste system, religious conflict and Social Darwinism).
Emergence of the Global Age(focus on invention, explorers, exploration, conquest and trade):
Objectives (applied):
7.H.1.1 Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues over time.
7.H.1.3 Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives.
7.H.2.3 Explain how increased global interaction accelerates the pace of innovation in modern societies (e.g. advancements in transportation, communication networks and business practices).
7.G.1.2 Explain how demographic trends (e.g. population growth and decline, push/pull factors and urbanization) lead to conflict, negotiation, and compromise in modern societies and regions.
7.G.2.1 Construct maps, charts, and graphs to explain data about geographic phenomena (e.g. migration patterns and population and resource distribution patterns).
7.E.1.1 Explain how competition for resources affects the economic relationship among nations (colonialism, imperialism, globalization and interdependence.)
7.E.1.3 Summarize the main characteristics of various economic systems (e.g. capitalism, socialism, communism; market, mixed, command and traditional economies).
7.C&G.1.1 Summarize the ideas that have shaped political thought in various societies and regions (e.g. Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution, democracy, communism and socialism).
C&G.1.4 Compare the sources of power and governmental authority in various societies (e.g. monarchs, dictators, elected officials, anti governmental groups and religious, political factions.
7.C.1.1 Explain how culture unites and divides modern societies and regions (e.g. enslavement of various peoples, caste system, religious conflict and Social Darwinism).
