7 th Grade World Geography and Cultures Building Academic Vocabulary Terms

How is vocabulary related to background knowledge? Robert J. Marzano: A question that sometimes comes up is "How is vocabulary related to background knowledge?" It's not obvious at first, but if you think about it a little bit, there is a strong relationship. Vocabulary is really just a name for the terms that we have that are labels on our experiences. And, fundamentally, that's what vocabulary is. If you don't have vocabulary for a content area, you don't know the content area—and that's what opens the door for us. We can actually build background knowledge by directly teaching certain vocabulary in a certain way.

How is a descriptor different than a definition?  A “Descriptor” is something that serves to identify a word or phrase.  A “Definition” is a statement that attempts to express the meaning of a word.

7 th Grade Social Studies BAV Terms LatitudeIndustrialized Countries LongitudeDeveloping Country ImportsGross Domestic Product Famine Region ExportsInvestment TariffsProductivity PlaceInflation MovementProfit GeographyProfit Motive ClimateEconomics CommunismTopography DeforestationEcosystems Renewable ResourcesGlobalization Nonrenewable Resources Human Environment Interaction Population Density Dictatorship

Longitude -Lines run North to South -Lines measure East to West

Investment Money committed in attempt to gain profit or interest

Region Areas that share common characteristics

Latitude -Lines run East to West -Lines measure North and South

Inflation Increase in prices over a period of time

Movement Advancing people, ideas, or goods

Profit Money a business earns after all expenses are met

Geography The study of Earth and it’s people

Communism Government controls production of goods

Deforestation Cutting down trees and not replacing them

Human Environment Interaction People change or adapt to their surroundings

Climate Pattern of weather in a place over many years

Economics Choosing how to use limited resources

Place A portion of space occupied by a person or thing

Dictatorship Rule by force that limits individual freedoms

Productivity Using your resources effectively to create something

Topography Showing the elevation of a landscape

GDP- Gross Domestic Product Total value of goods and services produced in a country in a given year

Profit Motive The driving force to accumulate wealth

Famine Severe lack of food

Ecosystems Plants and animals depending on one another

Industrialized Countries Developed manufacturing and service nations

Developing Country More agriculture than industry in a nation

Population Density Number of people per square mile

Globalization Interdependency of Earth’s economic markets

Imports Resources or goods coming into a country

Exports Resources or goods exiting the country

Tariffs Taxes on imported goods

Renewable Resources Geothermal Power Solar Power Wind Power Water Power = Replaceable Natural Resources

Non-Renewable Resources Oil GoldDiamonds = Natural Resources that ARE NOT replaceable