1. 7 th Grade World Geography and Cultures Building Academic Vocabulary Terms

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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

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

6. Investment Money committed in attempt to gain profit or interest

7. Region Areas that share common characteristics

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

9. Inflation Increase in prices over a period of time

10. Movement Advancing people, ideas, or goods

11. Profit Money a business earns after all expenses are met

12. Geography The study of Earth and it’s people

13. Communism Government controls production of goods

14. Deforestation Cutting down trees and not replacing them

15. Human Environment Interaction People change or adapt to their surroundings

16. Climate Pattern of weather in a place over many years

17. Economics Choosing how to use limited resources

18. Place A portion of space occupied by a person or thing

19. Dictatorship Rule by force that limits individual freedoms

20. Productivity Using your resources effectively to create something

21. Topography Showing the elevation of a landscape

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

23. Profit Motive The driving force to accumulate wealth

24. Famine Severe lack of food

25. Ecosystems Plants and animals depending on one another

26. Industrialized Countries Developed manufacturing and service nations

27. Developing Country More agriculture than industry in a nation

28. Population Density Number of people per square mile

29. Globalization Interdependency of Earth’s economic markets

30. Imports Resources or goods coming into a country

31. Exports Resources or goods exiting the country

32. Tariffs Taxes on imported goods

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

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