February 4

Social 10-1

I did a homework check on your 25 item chart at the beginning of class and then gave it right back to you so you could use to complete your Global Connections Map Assignment. I gave you the directions for this assignment in class, please see them again below. Your Chapter 1 Key Terms and Questions are due on Thursday, February 10th (if I were you, I'd try to get this done this weekend if you haven't already finished it). You have your World Geography Test next Friday, please see the study guide below.

Global Connections Map Assignment Instructions:

Here are some reminder instructions for the map:

• People on the map should be represented by circles, color the circles and make sure there is a number beside each circle
• Make sure that you have colored and labelled the 25 different countries (color the entire country), these countries represent the 25 items that you found for homework and put into your chart
• Make sure that you have labeled every country that you or a classmate has a connection to
• Choose different colors to represent your different categories (food, clothing, electronics, entertainment)
• Make sure that you have a detailed key on the back of your map (reproducing your 25 item chart's information with color codes for the different categories and Global Bingo information)
• Make sure that you have a title for your map
• Make sure that you have a simplified key on the front of your map (color code for the different categories, and people)
• No border is necessary
• No compass rose is necessary
• You don't need to color the oceans or bodies of water (if you feel the need to color them, simply do a blue outline of the land masses that touch the major oceans and seas)
• Don't forget to color ALL of a country (for example, Alaska is part of the USA and should be colored, don't forget to color the islands in the Arctic Ocean that are part of Canada if you have a connection to Canada)
  

Your global connections maps are due on Monday. Please make sure that you follow the directions! I will be sending you a copy of the map in PDF format this afternoon, so if you don't get the e-mail message, please let me know!

Social 10-1 World Geography Test Study Guide:

This test will take place on Friday, February 11th. It is simply a country and capital cities identification test. You will be given a world map with certain countries, capital cities, and places identified and you need to be able to write out what country it is. Here are the countries that may appear on the test:

• any of the EU countries (there are 27 countries in the EU)
• any of the NATO countries (there's some overlap here with the EU, but not all EU countries are members of NATO)
• any of the G8 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom
• full members of MERCOSUR: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and other associate members or countries that are achieving membership in MERCOSUR, such as: Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
• to ask you to know ALL of the countries in the African Union would be cruel, so we'll focus on countries that came up last year or will likely be in the news this year: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan
• other very important countries that will be in the news this year, or that we'll be talking about, or get mentioned in your textbook: Cuba, Mexico, China, India, Myanmar (Burma), Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel
• **BIG HINT: if a country is a member of a few of these international organizations then there's a STRONG possibility that they will be on the test!!**

Please use the following links for studying for this test:
World Geography Games
Test Your Geography Knowledge
Maps.com Online Games (the "Find It" games are excellent!)

Social 30-1

I went over the 19th century and 20th century political spectrums and the economic-political grid once again in class. Your Chapter 2 Key Terms and Questions are due on Wednesday (make sure that your read Chapter 2). Your Chapter 1-2 Quiz is on Thursday, February 10th, please see the study guide here. Your Unit 1 Final Exam is next Friday, please see the study guide below.

Unit 1 Final Exam Study Guide:

The Unit 1 Final is a 55 question multiple choice test. It will be written on Tuesday, February 16th. Make sure that you study the following:

• Chapter 1 and 2 Key Terms from the Unit 1 Worksheet
• Study the Ideology Notes (Black Gold School District PDF file)
• Study the 19th Century Political Spectrum
• Study the 20th Century Political spectrum
• Study the political-economic grid
• Know the values and ideas associated with the various ideologies (on the 19th century and 20th century spectrums)
• Study the Individualism and Collectivism booklet