7th Grade Global Studies – Semester 1 Topic Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Learning Plan BOE BOE Topic #1 #2 Score Basic knowledge/skill such as: Analyze information and data using Use a specific map to Identify physical, political, and different types of maps. draw conclusions Geographic thematic maps. about an area/place. Applications Given three different types of maps, Sub Saharan explain how the maps provide Africa different types of information and the significance of the information provided. Basic knowledge/skill such as: Explain, with two examples, the impact Analyze how present cause and effect of colonization on Sub-Saharan Africa. day Sub-Saharan Africa History in Specific vocabulary such as: has been determined Sub Saharan colonization, apartheid, Analyze how nationalism played a role by its historical past. Africa nationalism in ending apartheid. Basic knowledge such as: Explain how physical features allowed What if . . ? -identify and define physical societies to emerge in North Africa and -the Aswan Dam Geographic features have facilitated movement within the collapsed beyond Analysis in -identify the importance of region. repair? North Africa physical features in region -Russia (or Iran) gained (Nile, Suez Canal, Aswan Dam, Describe how physical features kept control of the Suez Mediterranean Sea) North Africa and the rest of Africa Canal? culturally different. -Ethiopia dammed the Nile River north of Explain, with examples, why North Aswan? Africans try to modify their physical environment. Basic knowledge of concepts: Analyze the similarities and differences Create a proposal for -the three major religions: between the three major religions lasting peace in Issues in Judaism, Christianity, Islam (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). Southwest Asia that Society -identify conflict between establishes permanent Israelis and Palestinians Explain how religious and ethnic border between Basic vocabulary such as: identities shape an individual’s Palestine and Israel. -culture, religion, identity, perspectives on current issues, perspective, extremism, including territory disputes. standard of living, life expectancy, median income Analyze data to show an understanding of ethnic and religious groups in the region.
7th Grade Global Studies – Semester 1 Topic Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Learning Plan BOE #1 BOE #2 Topic Score Geographic Applications Sub Saharan Africa Basic knowledge/skill such as: Identify physical, political, and thematic maps. Analyze information and data using different types of maps. Given three different types of maps, explain how the maps provide different types of information and the significance of the information provided. Use a specific map to draw conclusions about an area/place. History in Sub Saharan Africa Basic knowledge/skill such as: cause and effect Specific vocabulary such as: colonization, apartheid, nationalism Explain, with two examples, the impact of colonization on Sub-Saharan Africa. Analyze how nationalism played a role in ending apartheid. Analyze how present day Sub-Saharan Africa has been determined by its historical past. Geographic Analysis in North Africa Basic knowledge such as: -identify and define physical features -identify the importance of physical features in region (Nile, Suez Canal, Aswan Dam, Mediterranean Sea) Explain how physical features allowed societies to emerge in North Africa and have facilitated movement within the region. Describe how physical features kept North Africa and the rest of Africa culturally different. Explain, with examples, why North Africans try to modify their physical environment. What if . . ? -the Aswan Dam collapsed beyond repair? -Russia (or Iran) gained control of the Suez Canal? -Ethiopia dammed the Nile River north of Aswan? Issues in Society Basic knowledge of concepts: -the three major religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam -identify conflict between Israelis and Palestinians Basic vocabulary such as: -culture, religion, identity, perspective, extremism, standard of living, life expectancy, median income Analyze the similarities and differences between the three major religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). Explain how religious and ethnic identities shape an individual’s perspectives on current issues, including territory disputes. Analyze data to show an understanding of ethnic and religious groups in the region. Create a proposal for lasting peace in Southwest Asia that establishes permanent border between Palestine and Israel.