8th Grade Social Studies

Geography and Map Skills

• Identify a physical, political, climate, natural resource, and population map

• Identify the parts of a map 

• Use longitude and latitude to determine the location

• Use a compass rose to identify cardinal and intermediate directions

• Use graphic scales to determine distances on a map

• Use map key/legend to acquire information from maps

• Use a letter/number grid system to determine the location

• Use a map to explain the impact of geography on historical and current events

• Draw conclusions and make generalizations based on information from maps

• Compare maps of the same place at different points to determine changes, identify trends and generalize about human activities 

Government and Civics

• Compare and contrast various forms of government

• Explain citizen participation in government

Economics

• Describe factors that influence economic growth

• Understand that a basic principle of effective personal money management is to live within one’s income

Skills

• Compare similarities and differences

• Organize items chronologically

• Explain a primary and secondary resource

• Explain how to compare and contrast various features on a map

• Construct charts and tables

• Analyze artifacts

• Identify issues and/or problems and alternative solutions

• Distinguish between fact and opinion

• Identify cause and effects

• Draw conclusions and make generalizations

• Interpret timelines, charts and tables

• Analyze graphs and diagrams

• Formulate appropriate research questions

• Translate dates into centuries, eras, or ages

• Interpret political cartoons 

Vocabulary

• Economics                                      Defense                                           Incentives

• Patriot                                             Constitution                                   Legislature

• Credit                                             Slavery                                           Budget                               

• Debt                                             Savings                                           Repeal

• Democratic                                     Income                                        Spending

• Migration                                   Continent                                       Hemispheres         

• Nation                                             Climate                                           Voting

• Wage                                              Taxes                                              Entrepreneur

History

• Choose a historical event from any of the units you have studied in 7th grade.  Draw a scene in the snow globe to represent the historical event.  Describe the scene and its significance to history.

Geography and Map Skills

• This video is about combating deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa.  As you watch the video, think of ways to solve the problem.  Design a shirt to raise money to combat deforestation. 

• Know your state?  All about Georgia.  Label the selected physical features of Georgia.

• Practice labeling the continents and oceans. 

• Practice identifying landforms.

• Practice mapping skills...Southern and East Asia Geography Map Game  

Government and Civics

• Refresh your memory to the forms of government songs. After viewing the song, design a magazine cover for one of the forms of government: Presidential or Parliamentary. 

Economics

• What is the synonym for currency?  Review the history of money.   Using the timeline of events, trace back to the first established U.S. Mint.     History of money answer key.

Skills

• Practice and identify the cause and effects in the article on the geography of India.  Cause and effects answer key.

• Read the "People of Africa" article.  Use the information from the article to answer the comprehension questions.      People of Africa answer key.

Vocabulary

• Practice using vocabulary words.  Complete the vocabulary choice board.