Social Studies 7th Grade
This course is required of all seventh grade students is an introduction world geography class including the study of the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Russia, Middle East, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia, and Oceania. Focus will also be on the five themes of geography.
Estimated Completion Time: 2 semesters/18-36 weeks
State Course Number: 156600
The course-level objectives for 7th grade Social Studies come from Missouri Learning Standards. The competencies are divided by unit below; separate module-level objectives are located at the beginning of each assignment.
Unit 1: Tools of Geography
- 6-8.GEO.1.G.C - Locate the states of the United States and corresponding regions.
- 6-8.GEO.1.G.D - Locate the cities of Missouri, the United States and the world.
- 6-8.GEO.1.G.E - Locate the major nations of the world.
- 6-8.GEO.1.G.F - Locate the major landforms of the world.
Unit 2: Watershed (US and Canada)
- 6-8.GEO.1.CC.E - Analyze the causes and consequences of a current geographic issue as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address the problem.
- 6-8.GEO.2.G.A - Describe how physical processes shape the physical environment.
Unit 3: Southwest and Central Asia
- 6-8.GEO.1.CC.A - Create and use historical maps and timelines in order to represent continuity and change within and among regions over time.
- 6-8.GEO.1.CC.B - Evaluate historical solutions to problems within and among regions in order to draw conclusions about current and future decisions.
- 6-8.GEO.1.CC.D - Using an inquiry lens, develop compelling geographic questions, determine helpful resources and consider multiple points of views represented in the resources.
- 6-8.GEO.1.PC.A - Analyze material culture to explain a people’s perspective and use of place.
- 6-8.GEO.1.PC.C - Compare and contrast the human characteristics within and among contemporary and historic regions over time.
- 6-8.GEO.2.CC.A - Explain how regions of the world change over time in relation to historical events and trends, geographic features, and the human characteristics of place.
- 6-8.GEO.2.GS.B - Draw conclusions about how laws impact the development of a place and how a place impacts the development of laws.
- 6-8.GEO.2.G.A - Describe how physical processes shape the physical environment.
- 6-8.GEO.2.G.C - Explain how human- environmental interaction shapes regions.
- 6-8.GEO.2.EC.A - Analyze resource availability and allocation in order to explain the causes and impacts of conflict or cooperation.
- 6-8.GEO.2.EC.B - Analyze patterns of resource distribution in order to explain the consequences of personal and public economic decisions.
- 6-8.GEO.2.EC.C - Use economic concepts such as GDP, scarcity, inflation, to describe and compare places and regions.
- 6-8.GEO.2.PC.D - Analyze religion and belief systems of a place to determine their impact on people, groups, and cultures.
Unit 4: Monsoon Asia
- 6-8.GEO.1.CC.C - With assistance, develop a research plan, identify appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics and create a research product which applies an aspect of geography to a contemporary issue.
- 6-8.GEO.1.CC.D - Using an inquiry lens, develop compelling geographic questions, determine helpful resources and consider multiple points of views represented in the resources.
- 6-8.GEO.1.GS.B - Analyze current human environmental issues using relevant geographic sources to propose solutions.
- 6-8.GEO.1.EC.A - Using a geographic lens, evaluate economic decisions to determine costs and benefits on society.
- 6-8.GEO.2.CC.C - Evaluate the impact of human settlement activities on the environmental and cultural characteristics of specific places and regions.
- 6-8.GEO.2.GS.B - Draw conclusions about how laws impact the development of a place and how a place impacts the development of laws.
- 6-8.GEO.2.G.B - Describe a variety of ecosystems, and explain where they may be found.
- 6-8.GEO.2.PC.B - Explain how groups and institutions of a place develop in order to meet people’s needs.
Unit 5: Latin America
6-8.GEO.1.CC.A - Create and use historical maps and timelines in order to represent continuity and change within and among regions over time.
6-8.GEO.1.CC.B - Evaluate historical solutions to problems within and among regions in order to draw conclusions about current and future decisions.
6-8.GEO.1.CC.C - With assistance, develop a research plan, identify appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics and create a research product which applies an aspect of geography to a contemporary issue.
6-8.GEO.1.G.A - Create and use maps, graphs, statistics, and geo- spatial technology in order to explain relationships and reveal spatial patterns or trends.
6-8.GEO.1.EC.A - Using a geographic lens, evaluate economic decisions to determine costs and benefits on society.
6-8.GEO.1.PC.A - Analyze material culture to explain a people’s perspective and use of place.
6-8.GEO.2.CC.B - Explain how forces of nature impact historic and current conflicts and cooperation.
6-8.GEO.2.G.B - Describe a variety of ecosystems, and explain where they may be found.
6-8.GEO.2.G.C - Explain how human- environmental interaction shapes regions.
6-8.GEO.2.G.D - Explain how the movement of people, goods, and ideas impact regions.
6-8.GEO.2.PC.B - Explain how groups and institutions of a place develop in order to meet people’s needs.
Unit 6: Europe and Russia
6-8.GEO.1.CC.A - Create and use historical maps and timelines in order to represent continuity and change within and among regions over time.
6-8.GEO.1.CC.C - With assistance, develop a research plan, identify appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics and create a research product which applies an aspect of geography to a contemporary issue.
6-8.GEO.1.GS.A - Using a geographic lens, analyze laws, policies and processes to determine how governmental systems affect individuals and groups in society.
6-8.GEO.1.GS.B - Analyze current human environmental issues using relevant geographic sources to propose solutions.
6-8.GEO.2.CC.C - Evaluate the impact of human settlement activities on the environmental and cultural characteristic of specific places and regions.
6-8.GEO.2.GS.A - Using a geographic lens, analyze the laws and governmental systems of a place in order to determine their effects on individuals, groups, and institutions
6-8.GEO.2.G.A - Describe how physical processes shape the physical environment.
6-8.GEO.2.EC.B - Analyze patterns of resource distribution in order to explain the consequences of personal and public economic decisions.
6-8.GEO.2.PC.A - Compare and contrast the human characteristics of place within and among regions.
Unit 7: Africa
6-8.GEO.1.CC.A
Create and use historical maps and timelines in order to represent continuity and change within and among regions over time.
6-8.GEO.1.CC.C
With assistance, develop a research plan, identify appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics and create a research product which applies an aspect of geography to a contemporary issue.
6-8.GEO.1.CC.D
Using an inquiry lens, develop compelling geographic questions, determine helpful resources and consider multiple points of views represented in the resources.
6-8.GEO.1.G.B
Analyze how the physical and human characteristics of current world regions are connected to changing identity and culture.
6-8.GEO.1.PC.B
Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
6-8.GEO.2.GS.A
Using a geographic lens, analyze the laws and governmental systems of a place in order to determine their effects on individuals, groups, and institutions
6-8.GEO.2.G.B
Describe a variety of ecosystems, and explain where they may be found.
6-8.GEO.2.G.D
Explain how the movement of people goods and ideas impact regions.
6-8.GEO.2.EC.A
Analyze resource availability and allocation in order to explain the causes and impacts of conflict or cooperation.
6-8.GEO.2.EC.B
Analyze patterns of resource distribution in order to explain the consequences of personal and public economic decisions.
6-8.GEO.2.EC.D
Analyze economic systems to explain their impact on people’s behavior and choices.
6-8.GEO.2.PC.A
Compare and contrast the human characteristics of place within and among regions.
6-8.GEO.2.PC.E
Describe how a peoples’ culture is expressed through their art, architecture and literature.
Unit 8: Oceania & Antarctica
6-8.GEO.1.CC.D
Using an inquiry lens, develop compelling geographic questions, determine helpful resources and consider multiple points of views represented in the resources.
6-8.GEO.2.PC.B
Explain how groups and institutions of a place develop in order to meet people’s needs.
6-8.GEO.2.PC.C