History Department (Mr. Apter’s Class)
CESJDS
7th Grade History
November 27, 2012
-Culturegram Assignment
100 points
The CultureGram project gives every seventh grader an opportunity to research
and write about a country in Latin America. Throughout the next several weeks,
you will research a country’s culture, geography, history, and people. The project
will consist of two products:
o A Research Paper (5 paragraph essay) [35 points]
o A Digital Poster [35 points]
 Classwork and class notes will be worth 30 points
Student Responsibility:
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All research, writing and designing will be completed in class; however,
you must keep up with the daily tasks so that you are not behind the class.
Hand drawn maps will be kept in a student folder (that will be kept by me).
All hand written material must be kept in the student folder.
At some points, you may feel that you are behind or confused. Please be
proactive and approach me to resolve any issues. As this is a long-term
project, you need to be responsible for your own work.
We have learned many key ideas, strategies and terms that will be
essential to understand and employ throughout this project. Please make
sure you are prepared to use the following:
o CIA World Fact Book and the Terms we have learned
o Map Skills
o Ideas of plagiarism and paraphrasing
o Essay writing (and following an essay rubric)
During each day, you will need to fill out the checklist to acquire the points
for the class work.
Calendar for Culturegram:
Day 1: Introduction and country comparison chart
Day 2: Creating a map
Day 3: Country profile (and catch up)
Days 4 & 5: In class research
Days 6, 7 & 8: In class essay writing and revising
Days 9 & 10: Product creation
Day 11: Finish & Publish
Due Date: Thursday, December 20th
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7th Grade History
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Student Map Creation Responsibilities
Each student is expected to do the following:
 Label the following items on the map:
o All bordering countries
o 5 - 7 major cities/towns
o The capital city
o Physical features (ex: mountains, plains)
o Bodies of water (oceans, rivers, lakes)
o Include a key, scale, title, and compass rose
o Use color
After your map has been approved by your teacher, find 2 of the following
thematic maps of your country and print them out:
 Population Density
 Climate
 Vegetation
Compare your map to the maps you have printed out and respond to the
following question in a well-structured, grammatically correct, thoughtful
paragraph (5-7 sentences).
How might the _____________________ map you have found relate to the
location of the major cities or physical features on the map you have drawn? Be
specific and detailed. (Hint: Think about how we have defined culture, and the
influence of geography.)
The two maps I used were population and climate I noticed that the areas that had over
500 people were in the climate zones were it was humid and no dry season , also near the
coast and were it was colder . I think the reason why this occurred was people want to
have the best weather possible and the number of people in an area is connected to the
area what climate it is. The major cities are mostly in the climate zones were it is colder I
think that is so because a long time ago when people were settling they wanted to build
and live where it does not have a big dry season . The major cities are more on the west
side of Bolivia probably because that is closer to the sea and where the bodies of water
and river are located. The big cities are also located next to the mountains I think because
rivers come from the mountains and that is a good physical feature to be located next to,
and they need that to survive.
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7th Grade History
November 27, 2012
COUNTRY PROFILE
Use the assigned reference materials to complete this profile and data sheet.
COUNTRY: _____BOLIVIA___________________
CAPITAL CITY: _________SUCRE_______________
DATE OF INDEPENDENCE (from what country?): /FOUNDING: _SPAIN 6 AUGUST 1825
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: ___ presidential representative democratic republic
CURRENT HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: __EVO MORALES _______________
CURRENCY: ___________Boliviano (BOB)_ _____
TOTAL POPULATION: ____10,907,778_______________
MAJOR LANGUAGES:
_____________SPANISH, QUECHUA, AYMARA
MAJOR RELIGIONS:
_____________________95%
Roman Catholic
MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: Quechua
30%, Aymara 25%, white 15% __
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30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry)
AREA IN SQUARE MILES (multiply Km by .62): __________681120.22 SQ M______
Attractions (why do people visit?)
_WARM WEATHER INTERESTING CULTURE AND HISTORICAL LOCATIONS_
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WHAT DO THE COLORS, SHAPES, EMBLEMS, IMAGES, ETC., ON THE NATIONAL FLAG
SYMBOLIZE?
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green with the coat of arms
centered on the yellow band; red stands for bravery and the blood of na tional heroes,
yellow for the nation's mineral resources, and green for the fertility of the land
SOURCES:
WIKIPEDIA
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
DOWNLOADED MAPS FROM MAP MAKING
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COUNTRY COMPARISON CHART
Fill in the name of your country. Compare these figures to those for the
United States. Use the same sources for both sets of statistics.
___BOLIVIA_____
POPULATION
POPULATION
10,290,003
UNITED STATES
313,847,465
POPULATION
DENSITY
LIFE EXPECTANCY:
MALE / FEMALE
INFANT MORTALITY
PER 1,000 LIVE
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
0.899%
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
3.62 MIGRANTS / 1,000
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
31.938 PER SQ KM
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
Total population:67.9
male: 65.16 years
female: 70.77 years
MALE: 76.05
FEMALE: 81.05
TOTAL: 78.49
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
male: 44.68 deaths/1,000
5.98 DEATHS/1,000
MALE: 6.64
FEMALE: 5.3
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
1.664%
GROWTH RATE
NET MIGRATION
RATE
SOURCE
-0.84 migrant(s)/1,000
population
9.366….PER SQ KM
live births
female: 37.02deaths/1,000
BIRTHS
live births
total: 40.94 deaths/1,000
live births
LITERACY RATE
TOTAL
MALE/FEMALE
male: 93.1%
female: 80.7%
total population: 86.7%
MALE: 99%
FEMALE: 99%
TOTAL: 99%
$4,800
$48,300
51.3%
15.1%
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
9%
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
INTERNET USERS:
31.02 MILLION
PERCENT:
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
GDP PER CAPITA
PERCENTAGE OF
POPULATION BELOW
THE POVERTY LINE
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
NUMBER OF
INTERNET USERS,
AND PERCENTAGE
OF POPULATION
7.6%
1.103 million
9.329…%
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
3.708884040587845%
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GDP (AND RANK)
$50.94 billion
Rank 91
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15.29 TRILLION
RANK: 2
CIA WORLD
FACTBOOK
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Period 1:
Abrams, Avi
Graubart, Shira
Hovis-Afflerbach, Beryl
Ingber, Daniel
Israel, Jonathan
Jach, Ethan
Jach, Ilana
Krantz, Gabriel
Levine, Shelby
Marks, Alexis
Marks, Justin
Meltzer, Ilana
Nadaner, Abigail
Strickberger, Eve
Wood, Evan
Zack, Elijah
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay
Paraguay
Brazil
Bolivia
Peru
Guyana
Colombia
Honduras
Venezuela
Panama
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Haiti
Cuba
7th Grade History
November 27, 2012
Period 5:
Adler, Hana
Amige, Aviv
Becker, Luca
Bennaim, Ariana
Berman, Maxwell
Bernstein, Danielle
Cohen, Talia
Davis, Sarah
Eisenberg, Ashley
Escobar, Nicolas
Liss, Aaron
Margolis, Zev
Shoyer, Joseph
Somekhian, Rana
Weiss, Daniel
Chile
Argentina
Cuba
Costa Rica
Brazil
Panama
Peru
Guyana
Colombia
Honduras
Venezuela
Bolivia
Uruguay
Ecuador
Haiti
History Department (Mr. Apter’s Class)
CESJDS
7th Grade History
November 27, 2012
Checklist For Day 1
Name: ______________________________________
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I created/have created a CultureGram folder in my history digital binder
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I have written the Due Date for the CultureGram assignment in my Lion Planner
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I have completed the Country Comparison chart
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I have understand the directions given to me today by Mr. Apter