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SS Benchmark 2 Review

SS Benchmark 2 Review

Assessment

Presentation

Social Studies

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Emily Strickland

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104 Slides • 0 Questions

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This river is the largest in
the world, & is home to the

largest rainforest in the

world

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Amazon River

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This is the world’s longest
mountain range, going all

the way down the west
coast of South America

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Andes Mountains

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This is the southernmost
point of South America

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Cape Horn

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This is a dry plateau region

found in Southern

Argentina; it has it’s own

jacket company

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Patagonia

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This desert, located in
South America, is the
driest place on Earth

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Atacama Desert

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This group of people tends

to live longer in Brazil

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Women

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Due to it’s long coastline, Brazil
is a particularly good place for

this industry

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Fishing

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The majority of South America lives

near this physical feature

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Coast/Ocean

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Precious metals in particular are found
all throughout this physical feature in

South America

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Mountains/Andes

Mountains

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This will happen to the population of

Colombia in the near future

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Grow

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This is the predominant
religion of South America

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Roman Catholicism

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These two European

countries were the biggest

colonizers of South

America

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Spain & Portugal

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This empire, based out of
Cuzco in modern day Peru,

is the most well known
indigenous culture of

South America

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Inca

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This country helped

overthrow the governments
of Argentina, Chile, Brazil,

Paraguay, and Uruguay in an

effort to fight communism

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United States

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This is a type of ownership
where the state (country)

controls an industry,

usually a natural resource

like oil

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Nationalization

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Many South American

countries had this kind of

government at the

beginning of the 20th

century

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Dictatorship

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As their economies grow,

many South American
countries were able to

improve their ____, which
includes things like roads

& airports

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Infrastructure

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According to the Freedom
Rankings, South American
countries have gotten ____

since 1980

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Freer/More Free

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This sector of an economy
includes things like banks,

insurance, and
entertainment

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Service Sector

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These two countries saw

the largest GDP growth per

capita between 1961 and

2011

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Chile & Brazil

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The Amazon Rainforest is

mostly in this country

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Brazil

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This fraction of the entire
planet’s freshwater is in the

Amazon Rainforest

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1/5

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Most of the deforested land
in the Amazon Rainforest is

used for this

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Cattle Ranching/Farming

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One reason the Amazon
Rainforest is so important
is because it takes this gas
out of our atmosphere and

replaces it with oxygen

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Carbon Dioxide

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The Amazon Rainforest is
home to many minerals &

resources, such as this

rare metal

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Tin

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When an economy adds

multiple sources of income,
this happens; this process

has helped lead to an

economic boom in Latin

America

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Economic Diversification

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Europe is made up of

mostly this type of

landform

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Peninsula

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This peninsula is where

Spain & Portugal are

located

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Iberian Peninsula

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This mountain range goes
along the northern border

of Italy

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The Alps

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This peninsula in Southeastern

Europe contains many

countries, including Croatia and

Greece

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Balkan Peninsula (Balkans)

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This is the name of the
smallest country in the

world, located completely
inside the city of Rome &
run by the Catholic Church

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Vatican City

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Venice is located in this

country

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Italy

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Many of the “streets” in
Venice are actually these

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Canals

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Venice is built on about 120

artificial islands in the
middle of one of these

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Lagoon

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Because of Venice’s unique

geography, it historically
became a very important

city for this

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Trade

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The level of this is

currently rising in Venice
right now, threatening the

city’s very existence

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Water

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There are this many
countries in the EU

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27

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This language family in

Europe is based on Latin;
examples include Spanish

& Italian

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Romance Languages

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There are 19 countries in
the EU use this common

currency

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Euro

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This body has directly
elected representatives

from each member

country, and approves

laws; it’s similar to

Congress

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European Parliament

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This is the area in which
you can travel between

countries without a

passport

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Schengen Area

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This is the UK’s version of

a president

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Prime Minister

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This was the campaign that

supported Brexit

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“Leave” Campaign

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This campaign supported

staying in the EU

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“Remain” Campaign

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This kind of vote is when
citizens vote directly on an
issue instead of politicians

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Referendum

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These are the names of the
two main political parties in

the UK (you need both)

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Conservative Party (Tories)

& Labour Party

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A massive sticking point
with Brexitis how the UK
will do this with the EU

now that they’re not in the

single market anymore

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Trade

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Fun name aside, this Brexit

sticking point has to do
with what the UK will pay

towards projects they

committed to funding while

in the EU

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“Brexit Bill”

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This problem has to do with
what to do with the 3 million
EU citizens living & working
in the UK, and the 2 million

UK citizens living and

working in the EU

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Immigration

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This border is arguably the
biggest issue with Brexit; if
not handled well, violence

will break out

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Irish Border/Northern Irish

Border

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This kind of Brexit was the
worst case scenario; one

day, the UK would be in the
EU, the next day it wouldn’t

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No-Deal Brexit

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These were the founding
6 countries of the EU in

1951; you need all 6

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France, Germany,

Belgium, Netherlands,

Luxembourg, Italy

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This river is the largest in
the world, & is home to the

largest rainforest in the

world

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