SOCIAL

STUDIES
PAMPHLET
7TH GRADE ___________

Ms. Kimberly Quiñonez

2023 - 2024
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TOPIC: BANANA BOOM IN ECUADOR

1. Complete the information.

- Name 3 examples of factors that helped the banana boom in Ecuador.

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- What products can you make from banana?

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- Create a time line based on the topic. Draw what happened in each year AND LABEL.

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TOPIC: OIL BOOM

Choose the correct option.

1. When was made the first major shipment oil crude oil from the Amazon?

a. 1970

b. 1971

c. 1972

d. 1973

2. What was the Company that extracted millions of barrels from the Amazon?

a. PetroChina

b. Texaco

c. Royal Dutch Shell

d. Saudi Arabian Oil

3. Who sued Texaco for ecoloy disaster.

a. Indigenous communities

b. The State

c. International groups

d. Human Rights

True or False

1. The international price of barrel oil increased from $2.50 to $40 in few years. ______

2. United Stated and United Kingdom decreased interest rates to control inflation. ______

3. Developing countries such as Ecuador didn’t have to pay the external debt. ______

4. The amount of money in circulation throughout the world was reduced.______

Complete the following statements.

1. ____________ increased the price of barrels and this generated a global crisis.

2. The ____________ government of the time ordered the suspension of subsidies lending
protests.

3. In 2000 Ecuador lost its currency ____________.

4. Oil income was used to pay public ____________ instead of being invested in hydroelectric
projects, education and health

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TOPIC: OIL BOOM

1. Research about 5 environmental problems that are cause of the extraction of oil boom.
Paste pictures (or draw) and label the names.

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TOPIC: POPULATION GROWTH

1. Investigate the 5 most populated cities in Ecuador. Make a bar graph to compare.

2. Why is Guayaquil considered the economic capital of the country?

3. Make a list of problems that a family would experience if they did not have electricity and
water services.

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TOPIC: LIFE DURING THE 1960S AND 1970S

1. How do you think people learned about the news before?

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2. Circle 3 means of communication that for you are the most used or useful. Label the names
each picture

3. How do you think children carried materials to school before?

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4. Order with numbers the evolution of backpacks.

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TOPIC: WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE

1. Give a short summary about the story of women's right to vote.

2. Who was Matilde Hidalgo de Procel?

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TOPIC: THE SPANISH COLONIZATION

1. Circle the correct answer in each of the items below.

 Hernán Cortés was a Spanish explorer and military leader, also known as a:

A) Xocolatl B) Conquistador C) Cacique

 Bartolomé de las Casas was a Spanish planter and slaveholder on the island of Hispaniola.
How did de las Casas come to feel about the encomienda system?
A) He was one of its defenders, writing a book called A Brief History of the Glories of Imperial
Spain.

B) He opposed it, because it interfered with his business; he had a slave-trading business that
primarily trafficked in African people.

C) He came to oppose and protest the encomienda system as immoral, writing A Short Account
of the Destruction of the Indies and urge Carlos V to abolish encomiendas.

 The Incan Empire was a civilization with a powerful federal government, located in

A) The Yucatan Peninsula of North America

B) The Andean Mountains of South America

C) The Rocky Mountains of North America

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TOPIC: THE SPANISH COLONIZATION

Review Questions

1. The main purpose of the encomienda system was to

a. establish a racial hierarchy for social situations

b. govern and tax the Native American communities

c. create a tolerant community with multiple religions and ways of governing

2. A result of the Native Americans’ susceptibility to European disease was

a. the importation of African slaves for labor purposes

b. the hostile resistance of Native Americans to Spanish conquest

c. the rapid evolution of a capitalist system in Europe

3. The castas system was

a. very strict and rigid

b. fluid, to a certain degree

c. precisely articulated

d. based entirely on bloodline

Free Response Question

1. Explain how the Native American might lost their cultural aspects.

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Practice Questions

An oil painting from 1777 entitled Las castas mexicanas (The

Mexican Castes).

1. The image provided most likely represents

a. the enslavement of Native Americans by colonizers in the

Americas

b. the dynamic social hierarchy in Spanish colonies

c. Spanish reliance on Native Americans for political and
economic advancement

2. The image provided most likely represents

a. the encomienda system

b. the repartimiento system

c. the castas system

d. the cabildo system

A depiction of Native Americans working in Tucumán

(Argentina).

3. The Native Americans in this image were most likely

a. contributing to a society that promoted equality

among races and sexes

b. extracting natural resources for their own

personal gain
c. working for the Spaniards as part of their
encomienda tribute

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TOPIC: THE END OF THE INCA EMPIRE

Answer the following questions according to the information on the video from the slide #13
“SPANISH COLONIZATION”

1. In which year did the colonization of the Inca Empire happen?

2. What did Atahualpa believe about Pizarro and his army?

3. What was Atahualpa’s throne made of?

4. Why did the Conquistadors open fire to the natives?

5. How did the native want to save the life of the emperor Atahualpa?

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TOPIC: THE END OF THE INCA EMPIRE

1. Complete the mind map depicted in slide #16

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TOPIC: THE END OF THE INCA EMPIRE

1. Draw (or paste pictures) and label the timeline in slide #17

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TOPIC: THE END OF THE INCA EMPIRE

1. Compare and contrast the information presented in slide #18. Write in each row the correct
description.

NATIVE AMERICANS EUROPEANS

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TOPIC: REGIONS OF ECUADOR

1. Drag and drop.

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS COASTAL REGION AMAZONIAN REGION INTER-ANDEAN REGION

2. Read the information. Put a check the correct option.

CHARACTERISTICS REGION
COASTAL INTER- AMAZONIAN GALAPAGOS
ANDEAN
The climate is cold in
the high mountains.
It has plains and
small elevations.
It is made up of
islands.
It has tropical
rainforests.

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3. Write the number of provinces.

REGIONS PROVINCES
GALAPAGOS
COASTAL
INTER-ANDEAN
AMAZONIAN
ECUADOR
(TOTAL)

4. Write 3 provinces of the coastal region.

1.

2.

3.

5. Write 3 provinces of the inter-andean region.

1.

2.

3.

6. Write 3 provinces of the amazonian region.

1.

2.

3.

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7. Match the landscapes with the correct region.

COASTALREGION

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TOPIC: REGIONS OF ECUADOR

1. Answer the following questions. (5 pts)

Why is Ecuador a megadiverse country? Explain with your own ideas

What is a region?

How many main islands does Galapagos have?

What are 3 representatives volcanoes of the Andes Region?

Write 5 examples of animals of the insular region.

2. Complete the spaces with the correct information. (2 pts)

- The Andes region is also known as __________________________.

- The Andes region has 2 important mountain ranges: _________________________ and

________________________.

- ___________________________ is covered with virgin jungle.

- The beaches and the ocean are characteristics of _____________________ region.

3. Choose the correct option. (3 pts)

It has hot and humid climate. A) Coast B) Andes C) Amazon D) Insular

It has cold and dry climate. A) Coast B) Andes C) Amazon D) Insular

Ecuador has _____ provinces. A) 25 B) 24 C) 20 D) 14

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TOPIC: IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION

Watch the video and answer the questions.

What are the impacts of globalization?

1. What environmental problems might globalization cause? 0:19

2. What are other concerns about globalization? 0:40

3. Why do people support or think globalization is good? 0:54

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TOPIC: INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM

1. Research about 5 more countries, their date of independence and who conquered them.

COUNTRY DATE OF LIBERATION INDEPENDENCE FROM

2. Explain in your own words, use your opinion:

Why do you think countries conquer other countries?

How do you think countries can get their independence?

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TOPIC: THE LEGEND OF GUAYAS AND KIL

1. Make a drawing representing your favorite part of the video you watched in class.

2. Besides from the legend of Guayas&Kill, there is an official origin for Guayaquil’s name.
Investigate and make a summary.

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TOPIC: REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Answer the questions from the video. Slide #7

1. Which invention revolutionized the society and was a big step for industrial revolution?

2. What happened to small industries?

3. How did transportation improve?

4. Explain the changes in society with this new revolution.

5. What was the importance of the telegraph?

Personal opinion

What is an invention that has revolutionized your life? Explain why and make a drawing that
represents your description.

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TOPIC: REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Answer the questions from the video. Slide #13. Use subtitles for a better understanding.

1. What was The Enlightment?

2. Who belonged to the 3 states that divided France? Give a small description of each.

3. Why did France sink into debt?

4. What happened in 1791?

5. After the Reign of Terror led by Jacobins, who became Emperor?

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