Sixth Grade Language Arts Curriculum Map
South Forsyth Middle School
7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Map
|Chapter |GPS |Topic |Enduring Understanding |Essential Questions |
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| |SS7G | |-Compare and contrast different |-What are physical, political, |
|Unit 1: Building Blocks|SS7CG |- Map Skills |types of maps |thematic and regional maps? |
| |SS7E |- 5 World Religions |-Identify various forms of |-What are the characteristics of |
| |SS7H |-Cultural Difference |government |the various forms of government? |
| | |-Economic Systems |-Describe physical and cultural |-How do command, market and mixed |
| | |-Political Systems |characteristics of people living |economic systems differ? |
| | | |in each region |-What are the characteristics of |
| | | |-Compare economic systems and how |the 5 major religions? |
| | | |they are linked with government |-What are cultural characteristics |
| | | |-Identify the characteristics of |of the people living in certain |
| | | |the 5 major religions |regions of the world? |
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| |SS7H1-3 | |-Explain how European influence |-What European countries colonized |
|Unit 2: Africa |SS7G1-4 |-Empires |has impacted African countries |in Africa? |
| |SS7CG1 |-Independence |-Explain the origins and outcome |-What impact did European settlers |
| |SS7E1-4 |-Post Independence |of apartheid in S. Africa |have on the native people? |
| | |-Physical and Human |-Identify the physical features |-What countries and physical |
| | |Characteristics |and countries of Africa |features are considered a part of |
| | |-Governments |-Trace the origins and impact of |Africa? |
| | |-Culture |the slave trade on Africans |-How did South Africa overcome |
| | |-Economic Growth |-Describe the impact of civil wars|apartheid? |
| | | |in Africa |-How have civil wars impacted the |
| | | |-Analyze the effects AIDS, |economic advancement and culture in|
| | | |starvation and civil wars have had|Africa? |
| | | |on the African people |-How did slavery affect the |
| | | | |development of African countries? |
| | | | |-What are some of the major |
| | | | |problems AIDS, starvation and civil|
| | | | |war have had on the African people?|
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| | | |-Describe the origins of the three|-How did each religion begin and |
|Unit 3: Southwest Asia |SS7H4-6 |-Three Major Religions |major religions that originated in|develop in this area? |
| |SS7G5-8 |-Ottoman Empire |the Middle East |-What was the goal and the impact |
| |SS7CG2 |-Major Developments |-Explain the impact the Ottoman |the Ottoman empire had on this |
| |SS7E5-7 |-Physical and Human |empire had on this region |region? |
| | |Characteristics |-Analyze conflicts and wars over |-How has warfare affected Middle |
| | |-Government |land and religion |Eastern countries? |
| | |-Culture |-Explain the impact that oil has |-Why is oil such an integral part |
| | |-Economic Growth |had on this region |of economic development in this |
| | | |-Identify the structure of various|region? |
| | | |governments in the Middle East |-How has government and its leaders|
| | | |-Compare the major Middle Eastern |impacted the Middle East? |
| | | |ethnic groups including Arabs, |-What are the characteristics of |
| | | |Jews, Sunnis and Shiites |each ethnic group in this region? |
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| | | |-Trace the origins and spread of |-What are the origins of Buddhism |
|Unit 4A: Southern Asia |SS7H7-9 |- Religions |Hinduism and Buddhism |and Hinduism and how have they |
| |SS7G9-12 |-Major Developments |-Locate physical features in |spread? |
| |SS7CG3 |-Physical and Human |Southern Asia |-Where are the major physical and |
| |SS7E8-10 |Characteristics |-Explain the caste system and its |political characteristics of this |
| | |-Government |impact on India’s culture |region? |
| | |-Culture |including Gandhi’s role |-How has the caste system affected |
| | |-Economic Growth |-Describe the fall of British |the people in India? |
| | | |control and the partition of India|-Why did the British relinquish |
| | | |-Analyze the conflict between |control of India? How and why did |
| | | |Hindus and Muslims regarding land |India get divided? |
| | | |and religion |-Why do Hindus and Muslims fight in|
| | | |-Describe environmental problems |this region? |
| | | |Southern Asia is facing |-What are some of the environmental|
| | | | |problems facing the people in this |
| | | | |region? |
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| | | |-Explain the importance of the |-Why was the Silk Road important to|
|Unit 4B: Eastern Asia; |SS7H7-9 |- Religions |Silk Road |the Chinese? |
|China, Koreas, Japan |SS7G9-12 |-Major Developments |-Describe and locate major |-What are the physical and |
| |SS7CG3 |-Physical and Human |physical features |political characteristics in this |
| |SS7E8-10 |Characteristics |-Identify the contributions of |region? |
| | |-Government |China such as paper, tea and gun |-What impact did Chinese inventions|
| | |-Culture |powder |have on the rest of the world? |
| | |-Economic Growth |-Explain the major developments in|-What are the most important events|
| | | |the 20th century that have |that have impacted Chinese culture |
| | | |affected Eastern Asia |and its people? |
| | | |-Analyze government policies that |-How has China’s one child law |
| | | |have affected the people of this |impacted the population? |
| | | |region |-Who was the founder of Buddhism |
| | | |-Trace the origin and spread of |and how did it spread to China? |
| | | |Buddhism |-What environment problems are a |
| | | |-Describe how overpopulation, |major concern in China today? |
| | | |flooding, and pollution is a major| |
| | | |concern in this area | |
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