7th+SS+Standard+3

**7th/Social Studies** || **7.3.spi.1 Identify and use the basic elements of maps and mapping** ||
 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * # **What symbol is used to identify a capital city on a map? (A circle with a star inside)**

**2. Use a distance scale to determine the mileage between two cities on a map.** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||

**7th/Social Studies** || **7.3.spi.2 Locate the Earth’s major physical characteristics** ||
 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * # **What ocean is located off the west coast of Africa? (Atlantic)**


 * 1) **What continent of located further east; __Europe__ or Asia?** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||

**7th/Social Studies** || **7.3.spi.3 Identify the major river systems of Tennessee** ||
 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * # **What river forms the western border of Tennessee? (Mississippi River)**

**2. Name the 3 largest rivers in Tennessee? (Mississippi, Tennessee, Cumberland)** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||

**7th/Social Studies** || **7.3.spi.4 Know differences of rural, suburban, and urban** ||
 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * # **An area located on the outskirts of a city is called what? (Suburban)**


 * 1) **New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago are examples of what type of areas? (Urban)** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||

**7th/Social Studies** || **7.3.spi.5 Know natural resources found in 3 grand divisions of Tennessee** ||
 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * # **Copper is located in what grand division? (East)**


 * 1) **T/F Timber is a natural resource? (TRUE)** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||

**7th/Social Studies** || **7.3.spi.6 Know specific lines of longitude and latitude** ||
 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * # **23.5 degrees north latitude is what line? (Tropic of Cancer)**


 * 1) **Is the Equator a line of latitude or longitude? (Latitude)** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||

**7th/Social Studies** || **7.3.spi.7 Compare the largest Tennessee cities on a bar graph** ||
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 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * # **Looking at a bar graph showing total population of the largest Tennessee cities. Which is the 2nd largest city in Tennessee? (Nashville)**


 * 1) **Looking at a bar graph showing total population of the largest Tennessee cities. How many more people does Memphis have than Chattanooga?** ||
 * //If there are Checks for Understanding under the SPI, give each one a topic and list essential question(s). If there are no Checks for Understanding listed under the SPI, then give the SPI a topic and essential question(s).// ||

**7th/Social Studies** || **7.3.spi.8 Define demographic concepts** ||
 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * # **The average number of people that a country increases by in a given year is called? (Growth Rate)**


 * 1) **The total number of people in a given area is called what? (Population)** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi.9 Identify the location of Earth's major landforms and bodies of water (i.e., Rockies, Andes, Himalayas, Alps, Urals, Sahara desert, Nile River Valley, Great Plains, Mississippi River, Amazon River, Thames River, Seine River, Rhine River, Danube River, Tigris River, Eurphrates River, Ganges River, Volga River, Yellow River).** ||
 * **Assessment Topic: Identify Major Physical Features** ||
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 * 1. Which desert is located in Africa? Majave or Sahara**


 * 2. What mountain range forms the border between Spain and France? (Pyrenees)** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi.10 Identify the characteristics that define a region geographically.** ||
 * **Assessment Topic: What defines a region?** ||
 * **Essential Question (s):** ||
 * # **A flat surface could be described as what kind of landform? (plain)**


 * 1) **A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides is called what? (peninsula)** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi.11 Recognize specific physical processes that operate on the Earth's surface (i.e., erosion, volcanoes, earthquakes, wind and water currents, plate tectonics, and weathering).** ||
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 * # **The washing away of materials by water, wind, or ice? (erosion)**
 * 1) **Where are earthquakes more prevalent? (California or Tennessee)** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
 * **SPI or Check for Understanding (#):**
 * 7.3.spi.12 Identify the six physical regions of Tennessee (i.e., Unaka Mountains, Valley and Ridge, Cumberland Plateau, Highland Rim, Central Basin, Gulf Coastal Plain).** ||
 * **Assessment Topic: Know Six Regions of Tennessee** ||
 * **Essential Question (s):** ||
 * # **Which is lacated farther east, Central Basin or Unaka Mountains?**

**2. Which regions make up West Tennessee? (Gulf Coastal Plain)** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi.13 Recognize the definitions of modifications on the physical environment (i.e. global warming, deforestation, desert, urbanization).** ||
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 * # **The growth of cities is called?**

**2. The rise in the average temperature on earth's surface is called what? (global warming)** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
 * **SPI or Check for Understanding (#):**
 * 7.3.spi.14 Distinguish between types of maps (i.e. political, physical, climatic, land-use resource, contour, elevation, topographic).** ||
 * **Assessment Topic: Know different types of maps** ||
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 * # **Capital cities can be found on what type of map? (political)**

**2. Mountain ranges and rivers can be found on what type of map?** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi. 15 Interpret a map indicating scale, distance, and direction.** ||
 * **Assessment Topic: Read a map** ||
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 * # **Read a map. Determine distance between two cities.**

**2. Moving from Texas to Oregon, what direction are you traveling? (Northwest)** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi.16 Demonstrate understanding of characteristics and implications of diverse global culture.** ||
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 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi.17 Read and Interpret a time zone map.** ||
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 * # **If its three o'clock Eastern time, what time is it Mountain time?**

**2. If it is 4:30 in Carthage, what time is it in California? (2:30)** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi.18 Analyze the environmental consequences of humans changing their physical environment (i.e., air and water pollution, mining, deforestation, global warming).** ||
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 * # **How could water pollution effect the health of the surrounding population?**

**2. What effect could mining have on the environment?** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi.19 Examine reasons and patterns of human migration through the use of maps, charts, diagrams (i.e., famine, natural disasters, political and religious oppression, wars).** ||
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 * # **What would have been the main reason people would have moved from Europe in 1940's? (WWII)**

**2. People migrating due to lack of food is called what? (famine)** ||


 * **Subject/Course:** **Grade Level:**
 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi.20 Predict the consequences of population changes on the Earth's physical and cultural environments.** ||
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 * 7th/Social Studies** ||
 * **Standard: 3.0 Geography** ||
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 * 7.3.spi.21 Interpret a population pyramid.** ||
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 * # **When reading a population pyramid, are there more people in the 20's or 30's?**

**2. Are there more boys or girls age 0-10?** ||