8th Grade

Here is that video I promised you. It is 20 minutes. It is just for more indepth information. Not required but I would like you to watch it. Mr.Clark

7th Grade

Here is a video that goes into more detail about population. It is a follow up reinforcement video. It will help you understand the material. Not a required watch, but it will help you with the material.

Mr. Clark

7th Grade

Today we learned how to outline a Section in anticipation of the students completing self-guided learning activities in the near future. We read Section 3-3 and outlined it together on the board. The students decided what was important and they created the outline and copied it into their notes.

Section 3-3 Section Assessment was assigned 1,2,3 all parts due Friday.

All that being said, 7Th grade you need to start completing your work and turning it in. Your schooling is moving towards you accomplishing things independently on your own on your own time. You are doing a very good job with this so far this year. Please lets buckle down and get focused on our education. Far too many of you in Academic Detention each and every week.

Mr. Clark

8th Grade

We tested today over Chapter 2. We will test again on September 1st over Chapter 3. Please remember this is a self-guided chapter. You need to read the sections, outline it into your notebook and complete the Comprehension Section of each Section Assessments. You will turn those in as you complete them. I will give you at least an hour in class on Thursday and Monday to work and to answer questions and have a brief class discussion over the material. I will allow this test to be open notes. It will be nearly all short answer. I will require you to use your brains. You have 8 days to complete this task. You need to work on it outside of class as well. The 2 days I give you in class will not be enough. Please take this serious and learn the material and lean on the notes for recall and not your only connection to the material.

Good luck and I am here to help.

Mr. Clark

7th Grade

We need to get better about taking notes. I will continue to give open notes quizzes as long as you refuse to take notes.

These notes Section 2 of Chapter 3 need to be written in your notebook when you come to class on Wednesday.

Mr. Clark

Migration
Chapter 3
Section2

Why people migrate
Migration- people’s movement from one place or region to another

Immigrants- people who move into one region from another.

Emigrants- people who move out of one region for another.

Voluntary Migration
Voluntary- of one’s own will

Push-Pull Theory- difficulties “push” someone to leave and hope for a better life “pulls”.
Push factors- war, disease, needs cannot be met, jobs, and oppression
Pull factors are the opposite of push factors and amenities

Involuntary Migration
When people are forced to leave a region.
Why would people be forced to leave?

Slave trade, war prisoners, criminals, and natural disasters

Migration hurdles: governments, boundaries (political and natural)

Urbanization
Urbanization- movement of people to cities and the growth of cities
Factors- Industrial Revolution, food easier to get, needs no longer being met in the country, amenities, and dream of home ownership.

Rural- area in the countryside
Urban- area in cities and nearby towns

Problems with living in cities-
Traffic
Overpopulation
Crime
Pollution
Disease

So why do we flock to cities?
Jobs
Housing
Hospitals
Schools
Easier life
More to do (amenities)

7th grade

7th grade you need to read Chapter 3 Section 1 over Population and read Chapter 3 Section 2 over Migration. After that you need to complete the Section 2 Assessment over Migration all parts of questions 1 and 2. This is all due Monday August 23rd.

Mr. Clark


Population
Chapter 3
Section 1
Population Distribution
• Population- total number of people
• Population Distribution- How a population is spread out in an area.
• Demography- The study of how populations change and why populations are unevenly distributed
• Population and Places
• Why people move
• Better life
• Forced
• Cannot meet families needs
• As long as needs can be met people tend to stay put. Areas with large populations tend to keep them.
• Population and History
• People lived where they could grow food, get water, farming climate, good soil, plenty of water
• New Population Clusters
• Transportation (RxR, steamships)
• Rise of Factory and office jobs
Population Density
• Population Density- the average number of people per square mile
• Population Distribution- total number of people in an area
Population Growth
• Birth rate- Total number of live births per 1000 people
• Death rate- Total number of deaths per 1000 people
• Population growth- Live births minus deaths.
• Reasons for Population Growth Today
• Death rates dropping and birth rates increasing
• Medical break through
• Green Revolution
• Crop protection
• Bigger yields per acre
• Less water needed
• Cleaner drinking water
• Better sanitation
• Challenges of Population Growth
• Big problem in Asia and Africa
• More people than food
• Not enough clean drinking water
• Money
• Environment
• Deforestation
• Loss of fertile soil

8th grade Chapter 2

Here is whats is going on for the next 2 class periods. This will take us to next tuesday. For Friday the 20th you need to have Chapter 2 Section 3 notes in your notebook. For Tuesday the 24th you will need to have completed your Guided Notes from Chapter 2 Section 4. We will also test over Chaper 2 on Tuesday the 24th. This gives you 6 days notice for the test.

Mr. Clark

Chapter 2 Section 3 Notes

Trade Networks of Africa and Asia
Chapter 2
Section 3
Muslim World
Arabia- major trade crossroads
 Linked Asia and Africa in the Mediterranean world
 Rise and Spread of Islam
 Early 600’s Islam emerges in Arabia
 Prophet Muhammad – Leader
 Quran- Sacred book of Islam
 Islam spreads rapidly throughout Asia and Africa.
5 Pillars of Islam
 No God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet
 Pray 5 times a day
 Show generosity and concern for the needy, help them with donations
 Fasting cleanses the Spirit
 Must make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a life time (Hajj)
Silk Road
 Land route that linked China to the Middle East
 Crossed mountains, deserts, and grasslands
 Bandits, desert storms, and starvation were threats
 Caravans- groups of people who traveled together for safety.
African Trading States and Cultures
 City-States of East Africa
 Lined the coasts- natural harbors
 Gold, Hardwoods, and Ivory came shipped from here to India and China
 Accumulation of wealth from trade allowed the formation of city-states
 City-states- a large town that had its own government and controlled the surrounding countryside
 Trading Kingdoms of West Africa
 Mainly a grassland region
 Timbuktu was a major trading center
 Mali- 1200’s A.D. lasted about 200 years
 Songhai- 1400’s A.D.
 Village and Family Life
 Herding, farming, fishing
 Extended families- many generations in one house
 Kinship- sharing common ancestors
 Links to family lasted after death
Chinese Voyages of Trade and Exploration
 China’s power was centered around an Emperor
 Most isolated of all the ancient civilizations
 Believed they were the center of the ancient world
 Looked down on outsiders
 Physical barriers separated it
 Great Treasure Fleets
 1405-1433 many long voyages to Asia, India and Africa
 Voyages End
 New Emperor decided China had nothing to learn from the outside world. Outlawed foreign trade
 What Might Have Been
 1421- Chinese sailed to America
 Ships sat in port and rotted and sank
 Proof of voyage to America was lost