FSMS
7th Grade Social Studies; Unit 2
Culture - Literacy Rates - GDP
September 26th & 27th; Day
Georgia Standard SS7G8(e)
Standard
SS7G8 The student will describe the diverse
cultures of the people who live in Southwest
Asia (Middle East).
(e) Evaluate how literacy rate affects the
standard of living (or quality of life).
AGENDA: Practice Test on SWA will be Friday, September 21st.
Test will cover SWA Geography, Ethnic Groups, Religions, &
History. Use your CDA Study Guides to “Prepare for Success”.
Standard: Evaluate how literacy rate affects the standard of
living (or quality of life).
E.Q. Friday; 9/14/12: Which countries in SWA have the highest
literacy rate? Which have the highest standard of living?
Warm Up: Name three (3) things that Judaism, Christianity, &
Islam all share in common.
TODAY WE WILL
1.
Finish Literacy Rate & Standard of Living
2.
Gross Domestic Product
3.
Complete Worksheets (1. Religions, 2. Literacy)
Standard of Living
The financial health of a nation measured by
how much that nation consumes
Literacy
Literacy, (the ability to read and write) has a big
effect on the standard of living of a country.
Generally speaking, the higher the literacy rate in a
country corresponds to a higher standard of living.
Those who cannot read or write have a very difficult
time finding decent jobs.
Literacy cont.
Lack of education also prevents many young people
from becoming the engineers, doctors, scientists,
or business managers that modern economies
need in order to bring improvements to their
countries.
Literacy cont.
Many parts of Southwest Asia, particularly those
where there are fewer cities and towns, have lower
literacy rates than one finds in Europe or the United
States.
Often schooling is only available to those who can
afford to pay to attend.
Literacy cont.
Many countries in this region are working hard to
raise literacy rates among young people.
Girls tend to have less opportunity to go to school
than boys in many areas of Southwest Asia.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
GDP is the value of all goods and services produced
within a nation in a given year and converted to U.
S. dollars for comparison.
When divided into a value per capita (per person), it
can be used as a measure of the general welfare or
living conditions in a country.
GDP cont.
Generally speaking the higher the GDP value, the
better the living conditions in the country.