SS+-+7th+Grade+-+Essential+Outcomes


 * **Essential Outcome (Standard)** || **Performance Level(s)** || **Date/**
 * Trimester** |||| **Common Assessments** ||
 * **Geography Skills** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 1. Utilize the geographic global grid to identify the location of a place || 80/100 || 1 |||| **Common Assessment #1**:Latitude and Longitude Quiz ||
 * 2. Use political, physical, and thematic maps to gather information ||  || 1/2 |||| **Common Assessment #2G**eography Test Unit 6 Asia ||
 * **Geography Content** ||  ||   ||||   ||
 * 3. Identify settlement patterns based on physical features ||  || 2 |||| **Common Assessment #3**: Settlement Patterns ||
 * 4. Predict how differences in physical geography impact culture. || at least 3 accurate examples || **2** || **Common Assessment #4:** Physical Geography and Culture ||  ||
 * 5. Recognize the five themes of geography and apply the themes to the real world || 5/5 || 1 || **Common Assessment #5**:Five Themes Assessment ||  ||
 * 6. Use information about geographic features of Maine's three major land regions to make comparisons ||  || 3 || 10 questions from Maine book pages 11 and 25 ||   ||
 * 7. Define and illustrate the basic vocabulary of economics: goods, services, producer, consumer, natural resources, raw materials, products, economy. ||  ||   |||| **Common Assessment #7**: Economic Activity Quiz ||
 * 8. Explain the connection between scarcity and supply and demand to predict trends. ||  || 3 ||||   ||   ||||   ||   ||
 * 9. Define the basic economic systems: traditional, free enterprise, and command. ||  || 1/2 || Create a matching activity ||   ||
 * 10. Identify the factors differentiating developing and developed countries. ||  || 3 |||| 8 characteristics, Chapter 3, Section 4 Differentiating Developing/Developed Countries ||
 * 11. Explain how technology has impacted the culture of a region. ||  || 2/3 |||| questions 11-14 "India at a Crossroads" ||
 * 12. Illustrate cultural differences as reflected in material objects as well as beliefs, ideas, and values. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Literacy Skills** ||  ||   ||||   ||
 * 13. Apply note taking skills, organize information, and create bibliography. ||  ||   ||||   ||
 * 14. Present a well-supported position in a clear and effective manner. ||  ||   ||||   ||
 * 13. Apply note taking skills, organize information, and create bibliography. ||  ||   ||||   ||
 * 14. Present a well-supported position in a clear and effective manner. ||  ||   ||||   ||
 * 14. Present a well-supported position in a clear and effective manner. ||  ||   ||||   ||