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Grade 7 History and Social Studies Unit 2 | Teacher Guide and Answers

Grade 7 History and Social Studies Unit 2 | Teacher Guide and Answers

Teach one lesson and eight questions each day. On Day 5, use one point per question and accept equivalent, accurate answers. A suggested 6/8 informs reteaching and is not a validated proficiency score. Map examples and historical comparisons in this unit are fictional, and do not establish actual travel distances or dates.

Source record: Original explanations and questions developed for this unit. Factual references reviewed: U.S. Geological Survey, Finding Your Way With Map and Compass; Encyclopedia of Alabama, Physiographic Sections of Alabama; and Encyclopedia of Alabama, East Gulf Coastal Plain. These are links to publishers; no images or passages are reproduced.

Day 1: Map elements and direction

  1. Its subject or area.
  2. The meanings of symbols.
  3. Orientation or the direction of north.
  4. Map distance and corresponding ground distance.
  5. East.
  6. For example, rivers or landforms.
  7. For example, a boundary or city.
  8. Features may have changed since publication.

Day 2: Scale and distance

  1. 40 miles.
  2. 2.5 inches.
  3. 24 km.
  4. 0.5 cm.
  5. 100,000 cm.
  6. 1 km.
  7. No.
  8. The displayed or printed map distance changes while the printed ratio may not.

Day 3: Alabama landforms and water

  1. Examples include ridges, valleys, uplands or coastal plains.
  2. Tennessee River.
  3. Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers.
  4. Wetumpka.
  5. An area whose water drains toward a common outlet.
  6. Examples include water supply, habitat or transportation.
  7. Flooding.
  8. Local elevation, flood maps and current conditions require more specific evidence.

Day 4: Geographic evidence and historical change

  1. A source created during the period, such as a contemporary map, for the question being studied.
  2. Yes.
  3. Examples: creator, date, purpose, audience, legend or scale.
  4. Its purpose may emphasize roads rather than ecological features.
  5. The road is shown unpaved on one map and paved on the later map.
  6. No.
  7. Dated road records, plans or contemporary reports.
  8. An observation records what is seen; a conclusion interprets evidence and may require support.

Day 5: Independent geography assessment

  1. Map symbols.
  2. 30 miles.
  3. 4 cm.
  4. Tennessee River.
  5. Coosa and Tallapoosa.
  6. An area draining toward a common outlet.
  7. Yes; mapmakers select features according to purpose and available information.
  8. The bridge is shown on one map and absent on the other; dated records or other sources are needed to establish when and whether it was removed.

Reteaching and extension

Model map-to-ground scale by multiplying the map measurement by ground units per map unit, then reverse the calculation. Use a current map and its legend to discuss limitations. Have an advanced learner compare historical maps and locate another source before claiming when a change occurred.