Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle School
Social Studies 7 Units and Learning Targets
Social Studies 7A
Unit 1 Arabian and Iraq (Ch. 9)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries and major cities of the Arabian Peninsula.
2. I can analyze how physical geography shapes culture and contributes to ethnic
diversity in Arabia and Iraq.
3. I can explain how the physical features contribute to the climate region of Arabia and
Iraq.
4. I can support how politics, religion, and environmental resources cause conflict in
Arabia and Iraq.
5. I can differentiate between the fundamental beliefs and practices of Christianity,
Judaism, and Islam in Southwest Asia.
Unit 2 Israel, Syria and Jordan (Ch. 10)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries and major cities of Israel, Syria and Jordan.
2. I can analyze how physical geography shapes culture and contributes to ethnic
diversity in Israel, Syria, and Jordan.
3. I can explain how the physical features contribute to the climate region of Israel,
Syria, and Jordan.
4. I can support how politics, religion, and environmental resources cause conflict in
Israel, Syria, and Jordan.
5. I can differentiate between the fundamental beliefs and practices of Christianity,
Judaism, and Islam in Southwest Asia.
Unit 3 Iran, Turkey, and Cyprus (Ch. 11)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries and major cities of Iran, Turkey, and
Cyprus.
2. I can analyze how physical geography shapes culture and contributes to ethnic
diversity in Iran, Turkey, and Cyprus.
3. I can explain how the physical features contribute to the climate region of Israel,
Syria, and Jordan.
4. I can support how politics, religion, and environmental resources cause conflict in
Iran, Turkey, and Cyprus.
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Unit 4 South Asia-Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Ch. 13)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries and major cities on a South Asia political
map.
2. I can provide two pieces of evidence to explain how the physical features contribute
to the climate region of South Asia.
3. I can analyze how physical geography shapes culture and contributes to ethnic
diversity in South Asia.
4. I can analyze how politics, religion, and environmental resources cause conflict in
South Asia.
5. I can compare and contrast between the fundamental beliefs and practices of
Hinduism and Buddhism in South Asia.
Social Studies 7B
Unit 5 China and Mongolia (Ch. 14)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries, major cities and landforms on a map of
China and Mongolia.
2. I can analyze the challenges and solutions of population growth in China and
Mongolia.
3. I can describe how the government influences the economies of China, Mongolia, and
Taiwan.
Unit 6 Japan and the Koreas (Ch. 15)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries, major cities and landforms on a map of
Japan and the Koreas.
2. I can provide the environmental challenges and solutions of Japan and the Koreas.
3. I can analyze how the government influences the economy and the culture of Japan
and the Koreas.
4. I can support how North Korea’s nuclear program causes conflict in the world.
Unit 7 West and Central Africa (Ch. 6)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries, major cities and landforms on a West and
Central African map.
2. I can provide evidence how natural resources affected the economy and colonialism
in West and Central Africa.
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3. I can justify solutions to major challenges in West and Central Africa.
4. I can analyze how the political and economic challenges influence the development of
West and Central Africa.
Unit 8 Southern and Eastern Africa (Ch. 7)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries and major cities on a Southern and Eastern
African political map.
2. I can provide evidence that natural resources, water and disease contribute to conflict
in Southern and Eastern Africa.
3. I can justify how apartheid negatively affected South Africa.
4. I can analyze how historical influences shape culture and contribute to conflict for
ethnic groups in Southern and Eastern Africa.
Unit 9 North Africa (Ch. 8)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries, major cities and landforms on a map of
North Africa.
2. I can compare and contrast the effect people have on the environment in North
Africa.
3. I can analyze how physical geography shapes culture in North Africa.
4. I can analyze how the political and economic challenges influence the development of
North Africa.
Social Studies 7C
Unit 10 Ancient and Medieval Europe (Ch. 1)
Learning Targets
1. I can describe the influence the ancient Greeks had on government and culture.
2. I can describe the influence the ancient Romans had on government and culture.
3. I can provide evidence to explain the benefits and problems of feudalism and
manorialism.
4. I can determine the cause of migration to cities and how that helped the middle class
gain strength.
Unit 11 Europe in Modern Times (Ch. 2)
Learning Targets
1. I can provide two pieces of evidence to explain how trade contributed to the spread of
knowledge across Northern Europe.
2. I can compare and contrast the impact of European colonization in North America.
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3. I can analyze how revolutions caused change in Northern Europe.
4. I can discuss the cause and effects of WWI and WWII on the nations of the world.
5. I can explain the challenges Europe faces since the creation of the European Union.
Unit 12 Western Europe (Ch. 3)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries, major cities, and physical features on a
Western European political map.
2. I can analyze how physical geography and climate determines where people live in
Western Europe.
3. I can compare and contrast the government and economy of the United Kingdom and
Scandinavia.
4. I can explain what contributes to the success of the economies in France, The Low
Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands), and Germany.
5. I can discuss the economic challenges of Southern Europe.
Unit 13 Eastern Europe (Ch. 4)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries, major cities, and physical features on an
Eastern European political map.
2. I can determine how physical geography, climate, and natural resources contribute to
the industry in Eastern Europe.
3. I can analyze how ethnic conflict causes challenges in Eastern Europe.
Unit 14 Russia (Ch. 5)
Learning Targets
1. I can create a mental map of the countries and physical features of Russia.
2. I can determine Russia’s challenges with climate, natural resources and population.
3. I can identify the factors that caused the collapse of the Soviet Union.
4. I can discuss the positive and negative effects of increased government control in
Russia.
Unit 15 Current Events
1. I can predict how current events impact the world in two ways.
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