Grade 7 Social Studies IAS Standards

Economics

Geography

Civics and Government

History

Economics

Geography

Civics and Government

History

Students trace the development of different forms of government in different historical eras and compare various contemporary political structures in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific in terms of power, approach to human rights, and the roles of citizens.

Compare, contrast, and evaluate the different routes to independence from colonial rule taken by countries in Asia, Africa, and the Southwest Pacific. (E)

Identify one similarity and one difference of the steps to independence from colonial rule in the countries of Asia, Africa, or the Southwest Pacific.

Compare and contrast historical and contemporary governments in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific.

Identify or describe governments of contemporary countries in Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific.

Describe how major forms of governments of Japan, North Korea, India, South Africa, and China currently protect or violate the human rights of their citizens. (E)

Identify or describe how governments in North Korea and Japan protect or violate their citizens' human rights. (E)

Students examine the influence of physical and cultural factors upon the economic systems found in countries of Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific, with an emphasis on scarcity, incentive, opportunity cost, and specialization.

Explain how voluntary trade benefits countries and results in higher standards of living in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific. (E)

Identify the benefits of voluntary trade between countries in Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific.

Illustrate how international trade requires a system for exchanging currency between and among countries.

Identify one or more reasons why a system for exchanging currency between different countries is necessary for international trade.

Identify ways that societies deal with helpful and harmful externalities in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific. (E)

Identify and/or classify examples of helpful and harmful externalities in Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific.

Students use technology and grid systems to identify and categorize places (physical, cultural, countries, large cities), major geographic characteristics (human and physical), and regions in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific. They use geographic skills, perspectives, and technologies to analyze relationships within and between these regions and the rest of the world.

Formulate a broad understanding of the location of countries within Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific. (E)

Locate selected countries within Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific. (E)

Describe and compare major cultural characteristics of regions in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific.

Identify and/or describe major cultural characteristics of regions in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific.

Use historical maps to identify changes in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific over time. (E)

Use historical maps to identify changes (e.g., larger, smaller, no change) in political boundaries in Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific over time.

Identify major physical characteristics of regions of Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific, such as deserts, basins, plains, mountains, and rivers, and describe their formation.

Identify major physical characteristics in Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific.

Compare and contrast the distribution of natural resources in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific; describe how natural resource distribution can impact the wealth of a country. (E)

Identify natural resources of Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific and identify how natural resource distribution can impact the wealth of a country. (E)

Describe the limitations that climate and landforms place on land or people in regions of Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific.

Identify or explain how climate or landforms in Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific place limitations on land or people.

Identify current trends and patterns of rural and urban population distribution in selected countries of Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific, and analyze the causes for these patterns.

Identify factors that affect rural and urban populations in selected countries of Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific.

Provide examples of ethnocentrism and how this attitude affected the relationships between different peoples in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific.

Identify examples of ethnocentrism in Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific.

Analyze current issues and developments related to the environment in selected countries in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific.

Identify and/or describe a current issue related to the environment in a selected country in Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific.

Students examine the major movements, events, and figures that contributed to the development of Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific from ancient civilizations to modern times by examining religious institutions, trade and cultural interactions, political institutions, and technological developments.

Identify and explain the conditions that led to the rise of early river valley civilizations and evaluate how the achievements in art, architecture, written language, and religion of those civilizations are related to their respective forms of government and social hierarchies. (E)

Analyze worldwide voyages of exploration and discovery by considering multiple perspectives of various people in the past by demonstrating their differing motives, beliefs, interests, hopes, and fears.

Identify reasons for exploring new places during historical voyages of worldwide exploration and discovery.

Explain the reasons for European colonization of Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific and analyze the long- and short-term impact that colonization and imperialism had on the social, political, and economic development of these societies from both European and indigenous perspectives. (E)

Identify at least one way European colonization affected a society in Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific. (E)

Analyze the Japanese imperial period (1868-1945), including Japan's involvement in World War II.

Identify or explain how imperialism (1868-1945) influenced Japan's involvement in World War II (1940-1945).

Identify and explain the significance of historical events in the Middle East since the end of World War II.

Identify two significant historical events in the Middle East since the end of World War II and match the significance of each.

Identify and explain recent conflicts and political issues between nations or cultural groups and evaluate the solutions that different organizations have utilized to address these conflicts. (E)

Identify a recent political or cultural conflict and identify at least one way different organizations have tried to solve it. (E)

Compare and contrast perspectives of history in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific using fictional and nonfictional accounts, including visual, literary, art, and musical sources.

Identify contrasting views about historic events in Africa, Asia, or the Southwest Pacific using primary or secondary sources.

Identify cultural achievements of early river civilizations such as Ancient Egypt (Nile), Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates), Ancient India (Indus) or Ancient China (Huang He). (E)

Describe, compare, and contrast the historical origins, central beliefs, and spread of major religions. (E)

Identify major world religions and match their central beliefs. Identify one similarity and one difference between two major world religions.

Assess the development of sub-Saharan civilizations in Africa and the importance of political and trading centers to the spread of resources, disease, and culture.

Identify or explain how development of civilizations in Africa has influenced the spread of resources, disease, and culture.

Describe the importance of the Silk Road on the histories of Europe, Africa, and Asia. (E)

Identify or explain the historical significance of the Silk Road.

Explain the influence of Muslim civilization on the growth of cities, the development of trade routes, political organizations, scientific and cultural contributions, and the basis for the early banking system to other cultures of the time. (E)

Identify influences of Muslim civilizations upon other civilizations.

Compare and contrast the institution of slavery in its various forms in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific, and analyze the impact slavery had on different civilizations.

Identify the different forms of slavery; compare and contrast at least one impact of slavery in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific.

Trace the rise, spread, and influence of the Mongols.

Identify an example of Mongols' impact upon another society.

Describe the dynastic cycle and the cultural and technological contributions of major Chinese dynasties (Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, Song, and Ming). (E)

Identify cultural contributions of major Chinese dynasties.

Demonstrate how Japan became increasingly independent of earlier Chinese influences and developed its own political, religious, social, and artistic traditions.

Identify or describe how Japan became independent of earlier Chinese influences and Identify cultural traditions of Japan.