Geography Study Guide Flick

#Davis7 -- I am so sorry this video was not posted earlier today. I did not realize the video did not go through until just now. 

 Here is the study guide flick!

Mr. Barry's class for Tuesday 8/26 & Wednesday 8/27

Hey Gang! I am on the 8th grade retreat...YOU next year! Please read through the rest of the Geography Unit doc & answer the following Q's in your notebooks for a HW grade.

Geography Unit Doc

1. How does water scarcity affect human & plant life?
2. Provide two things mentioned from each of the three videos posted in the reading.
3. Why do you think there is so much water scarcity in the world based on the reading? (inference-based)
4. What can nations do to improve the water scarcity problems? (inference-based)
5. Provide five push & pull factors of immigration?
6. What do immigrants bring to their new countries?
7. What do you think is the most common push and pull factor for immigrants? Explain your answer in as much detail as possible.
8. Do you personally believe immigration has a more positive or negative impact on a country? Explain your answer and be specific.
9. Provide six uses for oil.
10. What are some world effects of oil consumption & discovery?
11. Do you think oil production and oil consumption do more good than bad? Explain your answer & provide at least one detail.
12. Now that we’ve finished our Geography Unit, what do you think were the five most important lessons/ideas that you learned? Be specific!

Block 1 -- When finished with the Q's, please go over them in class together! :)

Block 6 -- We will also work on these Q's on Wednesday & then go over the answers together. 

Week 2: Aug. 25-29, 2k25

Welcome to Week 2 of our Geography Unit!

Geography Test - Friday, Aug. 22

Unit Q's

1. What is geography?
2. Why is geography important to history?
3. How does geography affect your life?
4. History is geography in motion... What doe this mean?
5. What is human geography and how do we affect the geography of the planet?
6. What is physical geography and how does physical geography dictate where we live, what we do, and what goes on in that region?
7. How do boundaries affect human geography?
8. How does population density impact human & animal life?
9. Why do we live where we live?
10. What are the pros & cons of urban and rural living?...Are these biased questions?
11. Is Atlanta a good example of a city that has "suffered" from urban sprawl? How? What were the effects of Atlanta's urban sprawl?
12. How did the 1996 Olympics affect Atlanta's geography, economy & general?
13. Why are most cities where they are?
14. What is gentrification & what is the impact gentrification has had on the ATL?
15. What is economic activity?
16. What is GDP?
17. What makes a nation "rich" or "poor?"
18. How is farming "unnatural" & had an impact on human & physical geography?
19. How does water scarcity affect human & plant life?
20. What are the push & pull factors of immigration?
21. What are some world effects of oil consumption & discovery?

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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire!

Video on HOW to do the Rome Bubble Font Project!  Watch me :)

Week 1 of 2k25-2k26 School Year!

Hey #Davis7! Welcome to the 2k25-2k26 school year! This website is where you will find all documents, due dates, and everything else 7th grade social studies! Mr. Barry is the author of the class website; however, Ms. Jordan and Mr. Barry are both on the same page with our lessons, assignments, and assessments.

Save this website to your favorites: www.davis7ss.blogspot.com

Email addresses: Mr. Barry - mbarry@davisacademy.org 

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How to compose an email to us:

Mr. Barry/Ms. Jordan,

This is (student name) and I have a question/wanted to know/etc. Be sure your message is in complete sentences, and please use proper capitalization & grammar rules.

Thank you!
-Student name

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Welcome to the First Day of School Quiz!

Syllabus & acceptable tech use

Geography Unit Doc

Unit Q's

1. What is geography?
2. Why is geography important to history?
3. How does geography affect your life?
4. History is geography in motion... What doe this mean?
5. What is human geography and how do we affect the geography of the planet?
6. What is physical geography and how does physical geography dictate where we live, what we do, and what goes on in that region?
7. How do boundaries affect human geography?
8. How does population density impact human & animal life?
9. Why do we live where we live?
10. What are the pros & cons of urban and rural living?...Are these biased questions?
11. Is Atlanta a good example of a city that has "suffered" from urban sprawl? How? What were the effects of Atlanta's urban sprawl?
12. How did the 1996 Olympics affect Atlanta's geography, economy & general?
13. Why are most cities where they are?
14. What is gentrification & what is the impact gentrification has had on the ATL?
15. What is economic activity?
16. What is GDP?
17. What makes a nation "rich" or "poor?"
18. How is farming "unnatural" & had an impact on human & physical geography?
19. How does water scarcity affect human & plant life?
20. What are the push & pull factors of immigration?
21. What are some world effects of oil consumption & discovery?

***There will be a Geography Test***