Geography
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Name________________________
Stiles
7th grade Social Studies
Geography of Africa and Asia
May 2015
SS7G1
SS7G2
SS7G3
SS7G5
SS7G6
SS7G7
SS7G9
SS7G10
SS7G11
The student will locate selected features of Africa
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical
rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas
Mountains, and Kalahari Desert.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Democratic Republic of
the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan.
The student will discuss environmental issues across the continent of Africa
a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation, trade,
industry, and drinking water.
b. Explain the relationship between poor soil and deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa
c. Explain the impact of desertification on the environment of Africa from the Sahel to the
rainforest.
The student will explain the impact of location, climate, and physical characteristics on population
distribution in Africa
a. Explain how the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rain forest
affect where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel.
The student will locate selected features in Southwestern Asia (Middle East).
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris
River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Gaza Strip.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the nations of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq,
Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
The student will discuss environmental issues across Southwest Asia (Middle East).
a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation and
drinking water.
The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, Distribution of
natural resources and population distribution on Southwest Asia (Middle East)
a. Explain how the distribution of oil has affected the development of Southwest Asia (Middle
East).
b. Describe how the deserts and rivers of Southwest Asia (Middle East) have affected the
population in terms of where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel.
The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River),
Indus River, Mekong River, Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of
Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains,
and Korean Peninsula
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of China, India,
Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam.
The student will discuss environmental issues across Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Describe the causes and effects of pollution on the Yangtze and Ganges Rivers.
b. Describe the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China.
The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution of
natural resources, and population distribution on Southern and Eastern Asia
a. Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern and
Eastern Asia
b. Describe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern and Eastern Asia have
affected the population in terms of where people live, the types of work they do, and how
they travel.
Curriculum Layers
Layer A: Basic knowledge and
core understandings. The
student builds on his/her current
level of basic information and
knowledge.
Maximum 70 pts. in this
section
Student Unit Learning Activities
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Layer B: Application or
manipulation of the information
learned in the Layer A. Problem
solving or higher order thinking
tasks.
Maximum 30 points in this
section.
Make flash cards using the vocabulary words on the
Vocabulary List.
Write a story about a visit to one of the landforms
from G1a, G5a, or G9a. Your story must be at least 150
words and can be handwritten or typed.
Read pp. 11-30, pp. 75-86, and pp. 127-144 in your Test
Prep book. Answer questions #1-75, #221-252, and
#366-425. This will be graded for accuracy!
Make a collage consisting of pictures depicting
landforms and countries listed in the standards. You
may print these from websites. You must have at least
20 pictures to get full points.
Search the internet. Summarize an article about one
of the countries in G1b, G5b, or G9b. The topic of the
article MUST be about the geography of the country.
Your summary must be at least 150 words. Your article
must come from a magazine, newspaper, or other news
site (in other words – NOT an encyclopedia). You must
include a copy of the article with your summary in
order to get full points.
Create an account at https://getkahoot.com. Then
create a 10 question multiple choice quiz review game
about G2, G6, and G10. The questions should be
challenging. The name of your quiz should be (Your
name)’s Environmental Issues Quiz so I can easily
search for it.
Create a Powerpoint presentation about one of the
physical features in G1a, G5a, or G9a. Your
presentation must be at least 10 slides (not including
the title slide), have at least 200 words, and have at
least 7 pictures. Save your presentation on your
student drive with the name “Geography Portfolio
Project”.
2. Write a 5-paragraph (at least 500 words) essay about
one of the following topics:
 The landforms that people choose to live near
in Southwest Asia – include why they live there,
what type of transportation they use, and what
type of work that they do.
 The landforms that people choose to live near
in Africa – include why they live there, what
type of transportation they use, and what type
of work that they do.
 The landforms that people choose to live near
in South and East Asia – include why they live
there, what type of transportation they use,
and what type of work that they do.
Pts
20
20
30
20
30
20
1.
30
30
Vocabulary List:
Acid rain
Arabian Sea
Atlas Mountains
Bay of Bengal
Bedouins
Congo River
deforestation
desalination
desertification
Euphrates River
Ganges River
Gobi Desert
Himalayan Mountains
Huang He River
hydroelectricity
Indian Ocean
Indus River
irrigation
Jordan River
Kalahari Desert
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Victoria
Mekong River
monsoons
Niger River
Nile River
nomads
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Sahara Desert
Sahel
Savanna
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
Strait of Hormuz
subcontinent
Suez Canal
Taklimakan Desert
Tigris River
Yangtze River
Yellow Sea