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Mr. Brian Hale
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DOUBLE CHURCHES MIDDLE SCHOOL
COLUMBUS,   GA   31904
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Social Studies: January 18-February 5, 2010

We are working on the history of Latin America.
The class has made individual maps and group maps while learning the basic geography of the area.
We are discussing the Maya, Aztec, and Inca Indians.
There is no homework for this unit unless the classwork is not completed.
We work in the computer lab every Wednesday. The class blog we use is dcmshale@blogspot.com.

Language Arts: February 1-5, 2010

We are working on the 25 book standard this week! Each student must read 25 books (or book equivalents) this year. Each student has a folder that contains their book reports. Please ask them about their progress.

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Social Studies Midterm Review:

Answers can be found in chapter 1, 3, 14, and class notes.

1)    Explain absolute location.
2)    Explain relative location.
3)    What does a cartographer do?
4)    What is meteorology?
5)    Explain Gross Domestic Product.
6)    The world’s wealthiest countries are called ___________________________ countries.
7)    __________________ countries are moving toward development.
8)    __________ world countries lack economic opportunities that other countries have.
9)    Business owners sell their own goods in a ________________ economy.
10)    The government decides what and how much will be produced in a ______________ economy.
11)    A country’s _________ include products sold to other countries.
12)    A country’s _________ include products a country buys from other countries.
13)    Name the three major religions of Europe.
14)    Name the three major environmental concerns of Europe.
15)    Name two mountain chains in Europe.
16)    Name five countries in Europe.
17)    Name one major river in Europe.
18)    During the 1300’s the movement of creative spirit was called the ___________________.
19)    Name two major creators/artists of the movement from #18.
20)    What invention during this period helped lead to the Reformation? (hint: it has to do with books)
21)    The movement to split the church in western Europe during the 1500’s is known as the ___________________.
22)    Name two major leaders of the movement mentioned in #21.
23)    Name the king that helped with the religious changes in Europe during this period.
24)    The Renaissance led to a period of Europeans seeing the world a different way. Inventions and experiments became common. This era was known as the ____________________ Revolution.
25)    Europeans wanted to find new trade routes to __________ and ___________.
26)    The era from #25 is known as the Age of __________________.
27)    What happened in 1492?
28)    Monarchs had ________________ authority.
29)    ____________________ is an assembly of nobles, clergy, and common people. They made laws and made sure laws are upheld.
30)    The new idea of tolerance and being fairer to all people is known as the ___________________.
31)    Hunger, food shortages, and rising taxes led to the _____________________ Revolution.
32)    The king during this period was ____________________.
33)    In the early 1800’s ____________________ took over as emperor of France.
34)    In the 1700 and 1800’s, advances in industry, business, transportation, and communication became known as the _______________________ Revolution.
35)    ___________ Production is a system of producing large numbers of identical items.

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Language Arts Midterm Review:

Know these terms and how to apply them:

Noun
Proper Noun
Common Noun
Abstract Noun
Concrete Noun
Collective Noun
Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronoun
Indefinite Pronoun
Interrogative Pronoun
Antecedents
Adjective
Demonstrative Adjective
Adverb
Verb
Helping Verb
Linking Verb
Preposition
Prepositional Phrase
Conjunction
Interjection
Simple Subject
Complete Subject
Compound Subject
Simple Predicate
Complete Predicate
Compound Predicate

Conflict
External conflict
Internal conflict
Context
Simile
Metaphor
Sensory details
Moral lesson
Synonyms
Antonyms
Anecdotes
Description
Tone
Imagery
Inferences


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