7th Grade History Alive and World Atlas Correlation
Optional Introductory Geography Unit
Persuasive Writing Connections
Standard Addressed: SOC.7.GEI.1: Identify and give examples of economic, cultural, and environmental factors that influence population.
History Alive
Unit Number & Title
History Alive
Chapter or Pages
1 Europe During
Medieval Times
Setting the Stage pages 4-5
2 The Rise of Islam
Setting the Stage pages 72-73
3 The Culture and
Kingdoms of West
Africa
Setting the Stage pages 134-135
4 Imperial China
Setting the Stage pages 176-177
5 Japan During
Medieval Times
(See Unit 4 Imperial China)
6 Civilizations of the
Americas
Setting the Stage pages 256-257
Ch. 23. The Maya & Ch. 24 The
Aztecs
Ch. 26 The Incas
7 Europe’s Renaissance and Reformation: See Unit 1
8 Europe Enters the Modern Age: See Unit 1
World Atlas Opportunities
Skills/Concepts/Topics
 Introducing Europe
 Physical Geography
 Human Geography
 Regions
Skills/Concepts/Topics
 Human Geography
 Regions
Skills/Concepts/Topics
 Introducing Africa
 Physical Geography
 Human Geography
 Regions
Skills/Concepts/Topics
 Introducing Asia
 Physical Geography
 Human Geography
 Regions
(See Unit 4 Imperial China)
Skills/Concepts/Topics
 Introducing North & South
America
 Physical Geography
 Human Geography
 Regions
 Issues Today
Teacher Guide
Pages
Student Atlas
Pages
79-86
133-150
91-94
160-170
71-78
121-132
87-90
151-159
(See Unit 4)
(See Unit 4)
31-38
57-62
63-70
45-53
100-110
111-120
7th Grade History Alive and World Atlas Correlation
Optional Introductory Geography Unit
Persuasive Writing Connections
Optional Introductory Geography Unit
The 7th Grade Atlas materials can also be used to support a stand-alone unit on Geography. Read the introduction (pages v-viii) of Teacher Guide
for an excellent overview of geography concepts and skills. Worksheets tell students which pages of the atlas are the source of their answers.
Standard Addressed
SOC.7.GEI.1: Identify and give examples of economic, cultural, and environmental factors that influence population.
Geography Content
Page Location in Teacher Guide
Page Location in Student Atlas
Using Atlas Tables
1-2
Various
Using Sections of the Atlas
3-4
Various
Using the Glossary & Index of an Atlas
5-6
Various
Reading Map Legends
7-8
Various
Locating Places
9-10
Various
World Geography
 Introducing the World
 Landforms & Plates
 Oceans
 Weather & Climate
 Energy Resources & Metals
 Land Uses & the Environment
 Population Growth
 Health & Food
 World Economy
 Culture & Migration
11-12
13-14
15-16
17-18
19-20
21-22
23-24
25-26
27-28
29-30
Various
7th Grade History Alive and World Atlas Correlation
Optional Introductory Geography Unit
Persuasive Writing Connections
7th Grade Desk Atlas Persuasive Writing Connections
The Nystrom Desk Atlas includes persuasive writing connections on human geography issues. There is no additional information in the Teacher
Guide about this feature. The pages provide much of the background knowledge needed to practice writing persuasive essays, including data and
written information in student friendly formats. However, streaming video from Discovery Education and Learn360 would provide more vivid
introductions to the people and the issues, and students may raise questions and want to do additional research to increase their understanding.
While the student pages are self-explanatory, instruction in how to use the information to write coherent, engaging, and convincing essays must be
provided.
Priority Standards Addressed
SOC.07.10 Explore the causes, consequences, and possible solutions to persistent, contemporary and emerging global issues, such as health,
security, resource allocation, economic development, and environmental quality.
SOC.07.11 Clarify key aspects of an event, issue, or problem and explain its significance; use and evaluate research information from various
primary and secondary sources; identify and explain causes, consequences, and/or points of view related to the topic; and present reasonable,
supported conclusions.
Other Standards Addressed
SOC.7.GEI.2: Understand the impact of human modification of the environment: clearing vegetation affects the physical environment, and
urbanization also affects the human characteristics of a place as well as the physical and human characteristics of the surrounding region.
SOC.7GEI.3: Understand and project how climate change and other changes in an ecosystem can increase or diminish capacity to support human
activity.
SOC.7.GEI.4: Evaluate how different points of view, self-interest, and global distribution of natural resources play a role in conflict over territory.
SOC.7.GEI.5: Determine the geographic results of resource use and management programs and policies.
ISSUE/Location
PAGE LOCATION IN STUDENT ATLAS
What rights do indigenous people have? (Central America)
110
What should be done about the rainforest? (Amazon Rain Forest)
120
How should the AIDS pandemic be controlled (Africa)
132
What should be done about industrial pollution? (Europe)
150
How can population growth be controlled? (Asia)
170
What should be done about introduced species? (Australia)
(There is also Teacher Guide (pages 95-100) and Student atlas (pages
171-180) support, if desired.
180