Unit One Warm Ups

Friday, August 7th

Define the following forms of government on the back of your unit one worksheet:

Unitary:Federal:Confederation:

1. If you were able to start your own country, which form of government would you use? Why?

Monday, August 10th

Define the following:Presidential DemocracyParliamentary DemocracyAutocracyOligarchy2. As a citizen, if you were asked to advise your

government on whether to spend more money on education, the environment, health care, or the poor, which one would you choose and why?

Tuesday, August 11th

Define the following on the back of your unit one worksheet:

Monarchy- Theocracy- 3. Twitter Tuesday. You are to write down a “tweet”

about anything you have learned about government. You are to include a fun hash tag to go with it.

Ex. I believe that living in an autocracy would be horrible! #toomanyrules #saynotohitler

Wednesday, August 12th Define the following on the back of your unit one sheet:ConstitutionCommunism

4. What is the difference between a federal and unitary government?

5. What is the difference between an autocracy and democracy?

Thursday, August 13th

6. What do you think the word patriotism means? Draw a picture to go with your definition.

7. Why do you think smaller countries have a unitary form of government?

Friday, August 14th

8. List the three most important rights and responsibilities of a model citizen in America.

9. Fun Friday Question: Who has it easier in this world----boys or girls? Explain.

Monday, August 17th

Define the following economies:Traditional:Command:Market:Mixed Market:

10. If you were an entrepreneur, which type of economy would you want to live in? Why?

Tuesday, August 18th

Define in 5 words or lessTariff:Quota:Embargo:

11. Twitter Tuesday: Tweet about one of the above words. You can write about something from the past involving these words. Don’t forget a hash tag! #7thgradesocialstudiesisthebest

Wednesday, August 19th

Define:CapitalHuman CapitalEntrepreneur

12. Use the above vocabulary words in a complete sentence together.

Thursday, August 20th

• You are to name your 6 items in a paragraph and not in a list form. I expect each item to be underlined.

• WANT: Something you would like to have, but is not necessary • NEED: Something you have to have, something you cannot do without

You are about to be isolated from the rest of

humanity for an extended length of time.

List 6 things that you would buy with your last

$200.00?

13. Directions: For this new unit on Economics, you will be faced with the challenge of determining one of life’s most important dilemmas: Want v. Need.

AFRICA! Monday, August 24th

1. What is one thing you hope to learn about while studying Africa?

2. Which ocean separates the US from Africa?

Tuesday, August 25th

USE NOTES FROM YESTERDAY! Define: Sahel, Savanna, Tropical Rainforest

3. What is one problem Africa is facing today? What is one solution you think could help this problem?

4. Which biome do most people reside in Africa? Why?

Wednesday, August 26th

5. Instagram! Draw a small picture depicting the savanna. Include a post to go with it. (You can pretend you are visiting here)

6. What is one thing most people in Africa live near? Why?

Thursday, August 27th

7. Define infrastructure, landlocked, irrigation

8. Twitter Thursday: Tweet about a day you spent in one of the 4 biomes we discussed in Africa. #it’sgettinghotinhere

Friday, August 28th

9. Define: Deforestation, Desertification, Slash and Burn, subsistence farming

10. What are two causes of desertification?

Monday, 8/31

11. Why is water pollution such a major concern in Africa?

12. Why is it a disadvantage to be a landlocked country in Africa? (Use pg. 17 in wb)

Tuesday, 9/1

13. What is the difference between a religious group and an ethnic group?

14. Define culture.

Wednesday, 9/2

15. Write one fact each about the Arab and Ashanti ethnic groups.

16. Twitter Tuesday: You have just visited one of the ethnic groups mentioned. Complete a sentence and #.

Thursday, 9/4

17. What is literacy rate?

18. How does the literacy rate affect the standard of living?

Friday

19. List the Five Pillars of Islam. (pg 23)

Friday, September 4th

20. Which ethnic group has the highest standard of living? Why?

21. Which ethnic group do you find the most interesting? Why?

Monday, September 7th

22. Write one fact about the Bantu and Swahili.

23. What does the word independence mean to you?

Tuesday, September 8th

24. Define guerrilla. (no, not the animal)

25. Twitter Tuesday: Your African tribe has been split due to European partitioning in 1884. Complete an ancient twitter in protest against this and include a #.

Wednesday, September 9th

26. Define apartheid.

27. Who colonized each of the following countries(pg 57-58):Kenya:Nigeria:South Africa:

Thursday, September 10th

28. What was one problem that occurred when Europe partitioned Africa?

29. What was one reason Europe wanted to divide Africa?

Friday, September 11th

30. The picture below shows the memorial of Nelson Mandela. Why was he such an influential man to not only South Africa, but the world?

Monday, September 14th31. History Bio PoemLine 1: Your historical figure’s first name Line 2: Lived in Line 3: Personal traits include (2 or 3 words that describe) Line 4: Who loved (2 or 3 things, people or ideas that they loved) Line 5: Who experienced (2 or 3 feelings the person experienced)Line 6: Who wanted (2 or 3 things the person wanted to see happen or experience) Line 7: Who said (a direct quote) Line 8: Who (A line explaining person’s historical importance, accomplishments, etc.) Line 9: One line explaining person’s role in the end of apartheid/position on apartheid Line 10: Your historical figure’s last name

Tuesday, September 15th

32. What is famine?

33. Twitter Tuesday: You are attending a rally against apartheid in South Africa. Nelson Mandela is still imprisoned. Tweet about the rally where you are. Include a sentence and #.

Wednesday, September 16th

34. How does famine affect the economy of Africa?

35. What is the Pan-African movement?

Thursday September 17th

36. What is the definition of AIDS?

37. Flashback: Which area in Africa would you like to live? Why?

Monday, Sept 21st

38.What two songs would Nelson Mandela have on his iPod?

39. What are artificial boundaries? How have artificial boundaries caused conflict in parts of Africa? (p 56)

Tuesday, Sept 22nd

40. What country experienced apartheid?

41. You have just visited a village in Uganda. Tweet about your experience seeing genocide. What are you doing to let others know about this tragedy?

Wednesday, Sept. 23rd

42. How did Nigeria gain its independence? (p 58)

43. Flashback: Describe slash and burn. How does slash and burn impact Africa’s biomes?

Friday, Sept 2

44. Would you rather live in a democracy, autocracy or oligarchy? Why?

45. Fun Friday: If you were able to meet Nelson Mandela, what would you want to discuss with him?

Monday, September 29th

46. What type of government does Kenya have? Who elects their leader? (pg. 31)

47. What type of government does South Africa have? Who elects their President? (pg. 31)

Tuesday, September 30th

48. What is the longest river in the world? What sea does it flow northward into?

49. Twitter Tuesday: You are living in Kenya. Tell what kind of education you are getting, or if you are even receiving one. Include sentence and #.

Wednesday, October 1st

50. Name three things that cause water pollution in Africa.

51. What is an alliance? (pg. 26)

Friday, October 3rd

52. Define consumption. (pg. 36)

53. Define sanction. Give an example. (pg. 38)

Monday, October 6th

54. If you could run your own country, what would you have your country specialize in making?

55. What is one thing YOU could do to help Africa and their economy?

Tuesday, October 7th

56. You are an entrepreneur! What business would you like to own and operate of your own? Give your business a name and describe what you will sell.

57. You are advertising your new business on twitter! Include a sentence to draw in your customers and a #.

Wednesday, October 8th

58. How does investing in human capital help a country’s GDP?

59. Why is it important to invest money in capital resources?

Thursday, October 9th

60. What natural resource is found in Nigeria? (pg. 47)

61. Which country has nearly one-half of the world’s gold reserves? (pg. 46)