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    7th Grade Social Studies
    Students focus on four domains as they study Asia (separated into the Middle East and South and East Asia) and Africa. These domains are: geography, government, economics, and history. The Geography domain includes topics like maps, ethnic and religious groups, and environmental issues. The Government domain includes different political systems in the region, the role of citizens in terms of voting, and the role of citizens in terms of personal freedoms. The Economics domain includes different economic systems found in the region and how they operate, standard of living, and factors contributing to economic growth. Finally, the History domain focuses on topics from the 19th and 20th centuries; these include: the impacts of the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the creation of the State of Israel, the impacts of communism on China, and the end of the apartheid system in South Africa.
     
    In addition, seventh grade students have a Junior Achievement unit focused on personal finance. This unit culminates with a field trip to JA Finance Park, located on the campus of Alliance Academy for Innovation.
     
     
    7th Grade Social Studies Teachers
     
    Ms. Aimee Dooley           f22284@forsyth.k12.ga.us
    Ms. Emily Harrison         EHarrison@forsyth.k12.ga.us 
    Ms. Amanda Whitaker   AWhitaker@forsyth.k12.ga.us
     
     
    7th Grade Standards 
     
    Heritage Foundation: Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom.  Ranks countries’ amount of economic freedom on a scale of 0 to 100 based on trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom and property rights
     
    CIA World Factbook: Provides up-to-date information on countries, territories, and colonies found around the world. Information provided by the Central Intelligence Agency.
     
    Forsyth County Library: Home Page for the Forsyth County Public Library
     
    History 101: Information on various history topics
     
    Lonely Planet: Site is like a large online travel brochure. The site contains a wide variety of information and pictures about countries from around the world.
     
    Sheppard Software: Interactive map activities.
     
    Citation Machine: Helps students make proper reference citations for papers. This link is set to take the student to MLA format. If the student needs APA format, they will need to make sure to click APA on the left side of the screen.
     
    Fact Monster: Kid-friendly site for searchingfor information about a wide variety of information. Similar to Yahooligans.
     
    World Atlas: Site contains current information about countries and links to several different types of maps for countries from around the world.