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Bridging the Gap between World Geography & World History 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. DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS Country New Zealand Panama Papua New Guinea Peru Birth Rate 22 Death Rate 25 67 4 18 73 34 10 63 56 29 7 22 8 Which is the most likely explanation for the infant mortality rate and life expectancy rate in Papua New Guinea? Infant Life Mortality Expectancy 60 66 A. B. C. D. High per capita GDP High literacy rate Harsh climate Limited availability of health care Cause & Effect Example The Great Potato Famine In 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. 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. 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 Questions Use 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 Charts Use the charts below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. American French Revolution How are the American and Revolution French Revolutions Belief in Belief in Enlightenment similar? Enlightenment values, such as natural rights values, such as natural rights Tradition of limited government B. Both revolutions had fixed Social upheaval and social classes. Tradition of strong, central authority Relative cooperation struggle among among social classes groups Little experience in Experience in self- self-government by government through popular assemblies colonial assemblies A. Both revolutions happened the same year. C. Both embodied the beliefs of the Enlightenment. D. Both had experience with self-government. Comparing / Contrasting Multiple Visuals Use the map and graph below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. 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. Drawing Conclusions from Multiple Speakers Use the text box below and your prior knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Speake r A: In A V indica tion of t he Rights of Wom en, I pre sented an a rgument f or t he educ ation of women. I also declared that women should have the same politica l rights as me n. Speake r B: As an aristocra tic philosopher I was devoted to the study of politic al liberty. In my famous book O n the Spirit of the Laws , I propose d that s epa ration of pow ers would keep a ny indiv idual or group from gaining tota l control of a gove rnment. Speaker C: I strongly disagree with other philosophers on a number of matt ers . For instance, although most philosophe rs believe that rea son, sc ience, and art improve the lives of all people, I argue that civ ilization corrupts people’s nat ural goodness. Speake r D: I t hink people are reasonable beings. I support self-gov ernme nt and argue that the purpos e of gov ernme nt is to protect the natura l rights of people. If gov ernme nt fails to prote ct t hes e natural right s citizens ha ve t he right to ove rthrow it. Which speaker had the greatest impact on Thomas Jefferson as he drafted the Declaration of Independence? A. Speaker A. B. Speaker B. C. Speaker C. D. Speaker D.