7 TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES FINAL EXAM STUDY

7 TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE REVIEW

1. GANDHI USED NONVIOLENT PROTEST TO HELP INDIA GAIN INDEPENDENCE FROM… Answer: Britain

2. WHY DID ALL OF OUR EARLY CIVILIZATIONS SETTLE IN RIVER VALLEYS? Answer: - Water for farming - Flooding = silt - Water to drink - Flat land

3. H (HINDUISM), B (BUDDHISM, HB (BOTH) - Began in India - most believers now live in India - developed by the Aryan people - developed by Siddartha Gautama - spread by Asoka - followed the caste system - rejected the caste system - believe in Reincarnation

4. JUST TEACHING YOU HOW TO FILL OUT A DOUBLE BUBBLE THINKING MAP… Outside = differences Inside = similarities

5. ARRANGE THE FOLLOWING VALUES FROM LEAST TO MOST… - HUNDREDS - THOUSANDS - MILLIONS - BILLIONS - TRILLIONS

6. DEFINITION OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP). Answer: total of all the goods and services a country produces in a year Per capita person Per capita GDP = GDP ($) divided amongst the population of a country. High per capita GDP = developed country Low per capita GDP = developing country

3 OTHER ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF A COUNTRY’S DEVELOPMENT? A) Life expectancy (how long people are living) B) Technology (# of TVs or Internet users) C) Literacy Rate (how many people can read/write)

DEVELOPED VS. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Developed Countries: Will have HIGH levels of all of those economic indicators (per capita GDP, life expectancy, etc. ) Developing Countries: Will have LOW levels of all of those same economic indicators **It is common for countries with lower populations are more developed than countries with high populations because it is easier to take care of fewer people than many people. So population is not always a factor in development. **

7. WHY DO PEOPLE LIVING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES USUALLY HAVE MORE CHILDREN THAN PEOPLE IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES? - to have more “hands” to work the farm - to take care of the parents in their old age **Developing countries usually are still mostly made up of farmers and more kids = cheap labor. Developed countries have more trade and manufacturing and big cities with less space. It is more expensive in developed countries to feed children when you are buying your goods instead of growing/making them by hand. **

8. HOW DO WE “FIGURE OUT” PER CAPITA GDP? - DIVIDE the GDP & the POPULATION of a country.

WHY DOES COUNTRY “B” HAVE A LOWER PER CAPITA GDP, EVEN THOUGH IT PRODUCES MORE GOODS & SERVICES (HIGHER GDP)? There are more people in country B which means the wealth/wages have to be distributed amongst more people.

9. AUSTRALIA/BANGLADESH – WHICH IS DEVELOPED? WHY/? Answer: Australia, Higher per capital GDP, life expectancy, and TVs Which country probably has a poor healthcare system? Answer: Bangladesh What data would suggest a poor healthcare system? Answer: the low life expectancy at birth – people are only “expected” to live to 62. 8 years old

10. KEY VOCABULARY Bureaucracy: a body of unelected government officials (U. S. postal workers, the President’s cabinet – who he picks, is not voted in; etc. ) Desertification: the spread of desert-like conditions Dynasty: a series of rulers from the same family Embargo: a limit/ban on trade

VOCABULARY Mercenary: a hired soldier Missionary: someone who works to spread religious beliefs OPEC: an international organization whose members work to influence the price and production of the world’s oil Revolution: a drastic change in a country’s government

VOCABULARY Tolerance: acceptance Agriculture: farming and raising animals Industry: factories Manufacture: making products/goods in factories Services: work performed for others (teachers, doctors, restaurant workers)

VOCABULARY Prejudice: judgement, opinion, dislike of someone without good reason Injustice: unfairness; violating the rights of someone Sympathize: to feel bad for someone or their situation Resistance: to oppose something; go against it

VOCABULARY Formulate: clearly express an idea Evidence: facts, reasons