7th Grade World Cultures

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Week of April 25, 2011

Yes, CRCT tests are over!

For the remaining school year, we will be studying ancient civilizations, especially ancient Egyptian culture.   This will be lots of fun for the students, as well as informative!

This week, the students are finishing up a East/West Africa poster which will be graded.  This poster will be counted as 2 test grades.

Our team is out of tissue and hand sanitizer--if anyone would like to donate some, it would be greatly appreciated.

I hope everyone has a great week!  Thanks for all of your support!

Performance Standards: 

Overview:  Geography, Economies, and Governments of Africa.

SS7G1 -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, and Sudan.

SS7H1-The student will analyze continuity and change in Africa leading to the 21st century.

a.  Explain how the European partitioning across Africa contributed to conflict, civil war, and artificial political boundaries.

b.  Explain how nationalism led to independence in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.

c.  Explain the creation and end of apartheid in South Africa and the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk.

d.  Explain the impact of the Pan-African movement.

Kathy Carlson  (kcarlson@mcsdga.net)