Saturday, January 19, 2008

This Week

I will not be in school from Tuesday to Thursday. I will be back on Friday. There is no homework this week with the exception that you need to study for the midterm on Friday. The sub work will be reading (notes and summary) and it goes in the notebook.

208 Study:
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Three Branches
American diversity and Mosaic
Republic
Origins of American Democracy
Look at the table of contents and review vocabulary words

209 Study:
Thematic maps
Legends
Compass Rose
How to read thematic maps
Spatial Inequality
Rural Decline
Sustainable development
Hurricanes
Amazon Conflict
Latin America physical and political maps
Europe Physical and Political maps
Africa Physical and Political maps
Altitudinal zonation
Transboundary pollution
New nations in the former Soviet Union
Centripetal and centrifugal forces in the European Union
Water Cycle
Nile River
River Systems
Hydroelectric power
Sahara and oasis
Vocabulary words

210:
History Detectives
Hominids (be prepare to compare and contrast hominids)
Sumer
Neolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
Nomad
Mesopotamian Empires
Hammurabi Code
Mesopotamian Inventions
Egypt geography
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile
Mediterranean, Black and Red Seas
Hatshepsut
Pharaohs and pyramids
Social Pyramids
Kush
Kandake
Meroe
Dynasty
Monotheism (believe in one god)
Polytheism (believe in many gods)
Torah
Talmud
Synagogue
Diaspora
Rabbi
Moses, Abraham, David and Solomon
Jericho and Catal Hayuk
Judah and Israel
Jerusalem
Vocabulary words

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Frank, Luis, Daniel and Brenda: Congratulations for getting the highest midterm grade in your classes!

Frank,

You might have the highest grade in the entire 7th grade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ariana (and you were only here for one term), Pelludo, Pulga and Curls Well Done!

Coronado, Ambar, Pena and Pimentel Well Done!