1. Review! The racers are at the starting gate!

2. A quick note about your Constructed Response (Essay) When answering a free response (Constructed Response) question, be sure you to read (AND RE- READ) the prompt carefully!  How many sentences does it tell you to write?  Does it ask more than one question? Does your answer respond to all of the question?  How many tasks do you have to do? (Does it say “compare” AND “contrast”, or request “cause” AND “effect” responses?)  Does it ask you to define specific vocabulary words?  Does it ask you to provide examples?

3. More about your Constructed Response (Essay) Thesis/Claim: Did you re-state the prompt in order to make sure you answered the question that was asked? Evidence: Did you use examples to support your thesis/claim? Explain: Is your explanation clear, well-reasoned, and complete? Use best vocabulary: Did you use the appropriate Social Studies vocabulary words? Check your work: Did you check to make sure you used capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar correctly?

4. Horse Races!

5. Rules Everyone starts with 5 points You have to keep track of your own points Each person answers their own question. If you get it right you add a point to your score. If you get it wrong, put a star next to that vocabulary word in your packet. Bet a certain amount of points on one of the objects. If your object wins the race, you get to add the points you bet to your score. If your object loses, you must take away those points.

6. Question 1 What is the definition of adaptation?

7. Question 2 What is the definition of modification?

8. Question 3 How are adaptation and modification different?

9. Question 4 What is an example of adaptation? What is an example of modification?

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11. Question 5 What is climate?

12. Question 6 What is culture?

13. Question 7 What is the definition of cultural aspects?

14. Question 8 What are THREE cultural aspects?

15. Question 9 Create a compass rose with the four cardinal directions.

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17. Question 10 Where do cultures build their cities? Why?

18. Question 11 What is migration?

19. Question 12 What are the two types of migration? (spelling counts!)

20. Question 13 What is emigration?

21. Question 14 Draw a picture that represents what is happening when people immigrate/emigrate.

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23. Question 15 Why do people migrate?

24. Question 16 What are push factors?

25. Question 17 What are pull factors?

26. Question 18 How do push factors and pull factors connect to immigration and emigration?

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28. Question 19 What was colonial immigration?

29. Question 20 What were the pull factors for colonial immigration? Hint: there were six. If you can name ALL SIX, you get 3 points.

30. Question 21 What is Mexican immigration?

31. Question 22 What were some of the pull factors for Mexican immigration?

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