Students and Parents,

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Our classwork and assignments, including homework, will review all standards covered in our curriculum in preparation for the CRCT testing.

 Week of March 16, 2010

Overview:  Review of Economies (CRCT) prep

Standards covered include:

SS7E1  The student will analyze different economic systems.

a.  Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of (1) what to produce, (2) how to produce, and (3) for whom to produce.

b.  Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on the continuum between pure market and pure command.

c.  Compare and contrast the economic sysems of South Africa and Nigeria.

SS7E2  The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Africa.

a.  Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.  Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos.

b.  Explain why international trade requires a system for exhanging currencies between nations.

SS7E3  The student will describe factors that influence the economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Nigeria and South Africa.

a.  Explain the relationship between investments in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP).

b.  Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery) and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP).

c.  Explain how the distribution of diamonds, gold uranium, and oil affects the economic development of Africa.

d.  Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

Monday, March 15  (No School)

Tuesday, March 16

(Vocabulary Review)- culture, culture region, culture traits, ethnic groups, multicultural, race, acculturation, domestication, subsistence agriculture, commercial agriculture, civilization

Students will read and discuss p. 47-52.

Students will write short definitions for review vocabulary. (above)

Assignment:  "Know It Notes" p. 8 & 9

Homework:  Complete any class work not finished in class.

Wednesday, March 17

(Vocabulary Review)- gross national product, gross domestic product, industrialized countries, literacy rate, developing countries, third world countries, free enterprise, market economy, command economy, tradition-based economy, mixed economy, one-crop economy, exports, imports, interdependence, birthrate, death rate, population density, overpopulation, migration, emigrant, immigrant

Students will read and discuss p.53-59.

Short definitions for review vocabulary.  (above)

Homework:  Complete any class work not finished in class.

Thursday, March 18

Mrs. Fry will be in our classroom today to discuss with the students aspects of CRCT prep and readiness for testing.

Homework:  Complete any vocabulary definitions not finished in class.

Friday, March 19

Students will complete assignment Economy-1 in class.  Review all vocabulary words.  Work in the CRCT prep book Sections covering economies in Africa.

Homework:  None

Thanks,

Kathy Carlson