Bridging the Gap between World Geography & World History

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contemporary and

I deal with effects.

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world and cause

and effect.

Bridging the Gap between World Geography

& World History

How to Handle Questions that Have Info You Have Never Seen

Use the chart below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question below.

Which is the most likely explanation for the infant mortality rate and life expectancy rate in Papua New Guinea?

A. High per capita GDP

B. High literacy rate

C. Harsh climate

D. Limited availability of health care

DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS

Country Birth Rate

Death Rate

Infant Mortality

Life Expectancy

New Zealand

22 8 25 67

Panama 22 4 18 73

Papua New Guinea

34 10 63 56

Peru29 7 60 66

Cause & Effect Example

The most important result of the

Great Potato Famine was

A. North America received large

numbers of immigrants.

B. The potato blight spread to

Germany.

C. Landlords willingly gave their

surpluses of corn and dairy

products to the starving people of

Ireland.

D. Ireland’s population was reduced by

half as a result of the potato famine.

The Great Potato FamineIn 1845, a blight (disease) devastated Ireland’s potato crop, and it returned the next few years. The potato blight was not peculiar to Ireland; in fact, it began in North America. In the midst of the potato famine, corn, cattle, and dairy products continues to be produced in Ireland. But rather than give these foodstuffs to the starving, landlords sold them abroad for profits….The nation lost a third of its population during the 1845-1855 famine - more than a million died from starvation or disease. At least another 1 3/4 million fled their native land - 8 in 10 bound for the United States, most of the rest for Canada.

Questions Using a Flow Chart

Iraq attacks Kuwait and sets oil well fires.

Red Adair and like companies are hired.

Oil supply from Kuwait drastically reduced. ?

A flow chart is a multiple cause and effect question. The first statement is a cause of the second statement; the second statement becomes the cause of the third statement and so forth. The statements are all related. A question presented in a flow chart wants you to determine what the next most logical step would be. In this case, the answer could be “Oil prices increase worldwide.”

Political Cartoon QuestionsUse the political cartoon and

your knowledge of social

studies to answer the

following question.

The figure in the middle represents

A. The Second Estate

B. The Aristocracy

C. The Bourgeoisie

D. The Huguenots

Comparing / Contrasting Multiple ChartsUse the charts below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

American Revolution

Belief in Enlightenment values, such as natural rights

Tradition of limited government

Relative cooperation among social groups

Experience in self-government through colonial assemblies

French Revolution

Belief in Enlightenment values, such as natural rights

Tradition of strong, central authority

Social upheaval and struggle among classes

Little experience in self-government by popular assemblies

How are the American and French Revolutions similar?

A. Both revolutions happened the same year.

B. Both revolutions had fixed social classes.

C. Both embodied the beliefs of the Enlightenment.

D. Both had experience with self-government.

Comparing / Contrasting Multiple Visuals

An inference that can be drawn from examining the visuals is

A. All industrial centers had tremendous growth.

B. Only centers near both iron and coal deposits grew.

C. All industrial centers on the coast grew the most.

D. Location of iron and coal caused many industrial centers to grow.

Use the map and graph below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Use the text box below and yourprior knowledge of social studiesto answer the following question.

Drawing Conclusions from Multiple Speakers

Speaker A: In A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Ipresented an argument for the education of women. Ialso declared that women should have the samepolitical rights as men.

Speaker B: As an aristocratic philosopher I was devoted tothe study of political liberty. In my famous book On theSpirit of the Laws, I proposed that separation ofpowers would keep any individual or group fromgaining total control of a government.

Speaker C: I strongly disagree with other philosophers ona number of matters. For instance, although mostphilosophers believe that reason, science, and artimprove the lives of all people, I argue that civ ilizationcorrupts people’s natural goodness.

Speaker D: I think people are reasonable beings. I supportself-government and argue that the purpose ofgovernment is to protect the natural rights of people. Ifgovernment fails to protect these natural rightscitizens have the right to overthrow it.

Which speaker had the greatestimpact on Thomas Jefferson ashe drafted the Declaration ofIndependence?

A. Speaker A.

B. Speaker B.

C. Speaker C.

D. Speaker D.