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Hello, I am Mr. Ivey and I am excited to teach your children in the 7th grade blue team this year in the content of Geography!   My background includes teaching fulltime college history and sociology courses and social sciences department head on the college level, teaching high school and middle school social studies. I also still teach part time history courses on the four year college level.  I have my BA in History, Master of Arts in Teaching Social Studies, 30 plus hours from the following three contents, graduate history, political science, and sociology courses., and I have an Education Specialist degree in School Administration Principalship. 

My hobbies include fishing and baseball with my two sons, riding four wheelers, rodeos, traveling, anything outdoors really and always having a great time. 

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Please use the following to contact me.  I look forward in speaking with you and making this year a continued success!

email rivey@greenville.k12.sc.us    Emailing me is the quickest way to reach me.

Fisher Bell Schedule Mr. Ivey has planning from 11:45am-1:00pm

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Student Handbook Student Handbook 

Instructional Units for South Carolina 7th grade Social Studies

Unit 1 - Essentials in Geography

Unit 2 - North America

Unit 3 - Central America / Caribbean

Unit 4 - South America

Unit 5 - Europe

Unit 6 - Russia / Euraisa

Unit 7 - Sub Saharan Africa

Unit 8 - Southwest  Asia North Africa

Unit 9 -  South Asia

Unit 10 - East Asia

Unit 11 - South East Asia

Unit 12 - Australia, Antarctica, Oceania

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 20, 2023

7.5.6.AG Gather evidence to investigate a significant contemporary cultural, economic, or political issue facing North America at the local, regional, or global scale.

Key Ideas

• Central America and the Caribbean Islands have experienced significant contemporary cultural, economic, and political issues.  We will examine an issue facing this region by generating geographic questions, gathering appropriate sources of information, analyzing information, forming conclusions, and communicating your findings to others.

• The purpose of these activities are for you to evaluate the quality of life for people living in Cuba. 

Life in Cuba Major Project is due Oct 6, 2023

Test on Central America and the Caribbean will be on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.  We will review this in class and you have a review in your classroom. 

October 16, 2023, we will start South America.

Standard 6: Analyze the cultural, economic, environmental, physical, political, and population geographies of contemporary South America.

7.6.1.PR Identify select South American physical systems (e.g. landforms and bodies of water) and human characteristics of places (e.g., countries and cities).

7.6.2.ER Identify climate and vegetation regions and the spatial distributions and patterns of natural resources, including the impact of their location on human activities.

7.6.3.HS Explain South America’s current human population distributions and patterns, and use geographic models to compare the conditions driving migration and demographic change.

7.6.4.HS Compare and contrast the dynamic physical and human conditions that lead to the creation of ethnic, gender, language, and religious landscapes of South American societies.

7.6.5.HS Identify and analyze the current political borders using maps, explain the economic, political, and social inequalities present in South American societies, and explain the connections between South American places and other continents.

7.6.6.AG Gather evidence and construct a map or model to investigate a significant contemporary cultural, economic, or political issue facing South America at the local, regional, or global scale.

Unit Compelling Question: How can South America embrace progress while protecting its natural habitat?

Unit 3 Major Takeaways

Upon conclusion of Unit 3, students should understand that:

• South America is a geographically diverse continent with a variety of physical features and social structures. 

• Climate, vegetation, and the natural resources of South America impact human activity.

• Migration and immigration patterns impacted the history of South America.

• There are hundreds of cultural groups living in South America.

• South America experiences conflicts related to ethnic differences, income inequality, and different political visions.

• The physical and cultural regional conditions of South America create a unique landscape.

• South America is faced with environmental, political, and economic issues that challenge the region.