Post on 28-Dec-2015
Bridging the Gap between World Geography & World History
My perspective is
contemporary and
I deal with effects.
I like the ancient
world and cause
and effect.
Bridging the Gap between World Geography
& World History
How to Handle Questions that Have Info You Have Never Seen
Use the chart below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question below.
Which is the most likely explanation for the infant mortality rate and life expectancy rate in Papua New Guinea?
A. High per capita GDP
B. High literacy rate
C. Harsh climate
D. Limited availability of health care
DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS
Country Birth Rate
Death Rate
Infant Mortality
Life Expectancy
New Zealand
22 8 25 67
Panama 22 4 18 73
Papua New Guinea
34 10 63 56
Peru29 7 60 66
Cause & Effect Example
The most important result of the
Great Potato Famine was
A. North America received large
numbers of immigrants.
B. The potato blight spread to
Germany.
C. Landlords willingly gave their
surpluses of corn and dairy
products to the starving people of
Ireland.
D. Ireland’s population was reduced by
half as a result of the potato famine.
The Great Potato FamineIn 1845, a blight (disease) devastated Ireland’s potato crop, and it returned the next few years. The potato blight was not peculiar to Ireland; in fact, it began in North America. In the midst of the potato famine, corn, cattle, and dairy products continues to be produced in Ireland. But rather than give these foodstuffs to the starving, landlords sold them abroad for profits….The nation lost a third of its population during the 1845-1855 famine - more than a million died from starvation or disease. At least another 1 3/4 million fled their native land - 8 in 10 bound for the United States, most of the rest for Canada.
Questions Using a Flow Chart
Iraq attacks Kuwait and sets oil well fires.
Red Adair and like companies are hired.
Oil supply from Kuwait drastically reduced. ?
A flow chart is a multiple cause and effect question. The first statement is a cause of the second statement; the second statement becomes the cause of the third statement and so forth. The statements are all related. A question presented in a flow chart wants you to determine what the next most logical step would be. In this case, the answer could be “Oil prices increase worldwide.”
Political Cartoon QuestionsUse the political cartoon and
your knowledge of social
studies to answer the
following question.
The figure in the middle represents
A. The Second Estate
B. The Aristocracy
C. The Bourgeoisie
D. The Huguenots
Comparing / Contrasting Multiple ChartsUse the charts below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
American Revolution
Belief in Enlightenment values, such as natural rights
Tradition of limited government
Relative cooperation among social groups
Experience in self-government through colonial assemblies
French Revolution
Belief in Enlightenment values, such as natural rights
Tradition of strong, central authority
Social upheaval and struggle among classes
Little experience in self-government by popular assemblies
How are the American and French Revolutions similar?
A. Both revolutions happened the same year.
B. Both revolutions had fixed social classes.
C. Both embodied the beliefs of the Enlightenment.
D. Both had experience with self-government.
Comparing / Contrasting Multiple Visuals
An inference that can be drawn from examining the visuals is
A. All industrial centers had tremendous growth.
B. Only centers near both iron and coal deposits grew.
C. All industrial centers on the coast grew the most.
D. Location of iron and coal caused many industrial centers to grow.
Use the map and graph below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
Use the text box below and yourprior knowledge of social studiesto answer the following question.
Drawing Conclusions from Multiple Speakers
Speaker A: In A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Ipresented an argument for the education of women. Ialso declared that women should have the samepolitical rights as men.
Speaker B: As an aristocratic philosopher I was devoted tothe study of political liberty. In my famous book On theSpirit of the Laws, I proposed that separation ofpowers would keep any individual or group fromgaining total control of a government.
Speaker C: I strongly disagree with other philosophers ona number of matters. For instance, although mostphilosophers believe that reason, science, and artimprove the lives of all people, I argue that civ ilizationcorrupts people’s natural goodness.
Speaker D: I think people are reasonable beings. I supportself-government and argue that the purpose ofgovernment is to protect the natural rights of people. Ifgovernment fails to protect these natural rightscitizens have the right to overthrow it.
Which speaker had the greatestimpact on Thomas Jefferson ashe drafted the Declaration ofIndependence?
A. Speaker A.
B. Speaker B.
C. Speaker C.
D. Speaker D.