GUIA DE SOCIAL DEL MES DE FEBRERO

SECCION VII

SEGUNDO GRADO

 

I.              For each of the following statements, fill in the blank with the appropriate word, phrase or name in the box

 

 

 

 

 

1. Rome changed from a republic to an empire son after the murder of _____________________________.

2. By the end of the 380´s, the only religion allowed in the Roman Empire was _____________________________.

3. Rome´s first emperor, _____________________________, added territory to the empire and extended its network of roads.

4. At its height, the Roman Empire included most of the lands around the _____________________________.

5. Roman engineering achievements included roads and also_____________________________, channels used to carry water over long distances.

6. The_____________________________ was a rich and powerful group of Romans who helped run the city.

7. Rome´s_____________________________were encouraged to vote and to run for office.

8. Christianity began to spread throughout the empire after the conversion of the emperor_____________________________.

9. During the_____________________________, a long period of peace, the Romans made many great cultural achievements.

10. A new capital, _____________________________, was built in present-day Turkey in an attempt to keep the empire together.

 

 

 II.            Write on the line if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.                                        

 

 

__________ 1. For the British colonies in North America, a main cause for the American Revolution was that the .                        British -ruler´s power was strictly limited.

__________ 2. The Enlightenment, with its focus on reason, is also called the Age of Reason.

__________ 3. Napoleon wrote the French Constitution called the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the -Citizen.

__________ 4. The Reign of Terror was the event that started the French Revolution.

__________ 5. John Locke thought that government should be the absolute ruler over the people.

 

 

III.           On the line write the letter of the term or person that matches each description, some answers will not be used.                                                                                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. Write the correct answer.                                                                   

 

1. Country allied with Germany during both world wars.  _______________________________.

2. Leader who spoke of an iron curtain dividing Europe. _______________________________.

3. Conflict that began soon after World War II ended.    

4. Country where ethnic conflicts were resolved peacefully  by forming two countries. _____________________.

5. The main economic cause of World War II. ­_________________________________.            

6. Country that split into five separate countries following years of civil wars.  ___________________________.                                                           

7. Style of fighting in which each side fights from deep ditches. _________________________________.

8. Competition between countries for superior weapons. ________________________________.

9. Country that dropped out of World War I in 1917 after sustaining  heavy damage. ______________________.                                                                

10. An alliance among Western countries to protect each other if attacked.  ____________________________.  

 

GUIA DEL MES DE FEBRERO DE SCIENCE

SEGUNDO GRADO DE SECUNDARIA

 

I.              Match the columns, write the correct number in parenthesis.

 

1) ARE TINY ORGANISMS THAT FLOAT NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.  (    )

2)THE ZONE OF A LAKE OR POND BELOW THE OPEN-WATER ZONE, WHERE NO LIGHT REACHES. (    )

3) THE ZONE OF POND OR LAKE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE LITTORAL

 ZONE AND THAT IS ONLY AS DEEP AS LIGHT CAN REACH. (     )

4) THE SHALLOW ZONE OF A LAKE OR POND WHERE LIGHT REACHES

THE BOTTOM AND NURTURES PLANTS. (  )

5) A TREELESS WETLAND ECOSYSTEM WHERE PLANTS SUCH AS GRASSES GROW. ­(   )

6) .A WETLAND ECOSYSTEM IN WICH SHRUBS AND TREES GROW. (     )

7) AN AREA OF LAND THAT IS PERIODICALLY UNDER WATER OR WHOSE SOIL

CONTAINS A GREAT DEAL OF MOISTURE. (     )      

8). AN AREA WHERE FRESH WATER FROM RIVERS MIXES WITH SALT WATER FROM THE OCEAN.(    )

 

 

II.- DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING PICTURE ACORDING TO THE THREE ZONES.

 

LITTORAL ZONE

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

OPEN WATER ZONE

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DEEP WATER ZONE

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

IV.- WRITE THE NAME OF 20 WATER LIVING THINGS.

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Guia de Social

Febrero

3ro

 

I.  Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the words in the box that best completes the sentence.                                                                     (                                                                                                                              

 

 

1. The first Aztecs_____________________________who migrated from the north to central Mexico.

2. War, tributes, and trade made the _____________________________Empire strong and rich.

3. _____________________________were raised roads across water or wet ground.

4. The Aztecs _____________________________, like th Maya king, was the most important person in society.

5. To please the gods, priests regularly made ______________________________sacrifices.

6. _____________________________were Spanish soldiers who reached Mexico in 1519.

7. The Spanish soldiers were led by_____________________________, an they came in search of gold and land.

8. The Aztec Emperor_____________________________ welcomed the Spanish.

9. During the war, the Spanish had better _____________________________, including armor, cannons and swords.

10. The Spanish unknowingly brought_____________________________ such as smallpox to the Americas.

 

II. In the space provided, write the letter of the term or person that matches each description.                                                                                                                  

 

1. People of mixed European and Indian ancestry.          ________

2. First Mexican president of Indian heritage.                   ________

3. Land surrounded on three sides by water.                   ________

4. Church outposts in colonial Mexico.                             ________

5. Catholic priest who led a revolt against Spanish          ________                                                                                       Rule around 1810.

6. Huge expanses of farm or ranch land granted by        ________                                                                                   the Spanish monarch.

7. A rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its     ________                                                                                             buying power.

8. A mixture of smoke, chemicals and fog.                      ________

9. U.S. and foreign-owned factories in Mexico.               ________

10. Elected in 2000, the first president to represent a     ________                                                                               different political party in Mexico for 71 years.

 

 

III. Write the letter of the best choice in the space provided.                   

1. The southernmost country in Atlantic South America is: __________.

A. Brazil.                 B. Argentina.          C. Uruguay.

2. The world´s largest river system is the:__________.

A. Rio de la Plata.   B. Amazon             C. Uruguay.                     

3. The wide grassy plains in central Argentina are called:__________.

A. The Pampas        B. The Andes        C. plateaus.

4. The largest country in South America is:__________.

A. Argentina            B. Urugay               C. Brazil.

5. The first people who lived in Brazil were: __________.

A. Portuguese settlers.            B. French explorers.             C. American Indians.

6. A megacity is: __________.

A. a large city.           B. a city with more than one million people in it             C. two cities in one.

7. Argentina´s informal economy is based on:__________.

A. odd jobs           B. ranching               C. farming.

8. The only landlocked country in Atlantic South America is:__________

A. Brazil            B. Paraguay               C. Uruguay.

9. Brazil´s two largest cities are:__________:

A. Asuncion and Montevideo     B. Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.      C. Brasilia and mercosur.

10. Which country has the largest population of Roman Catholics in the world?__________.

A. Argentina            B. Brazil            C. Paraguay.

11. The Amazon Basin is a:__________.

A. rugged plateau.            B. giant floodplain.           C. huge estuary.

12. One aspect of Brazilian life that reflects its mix of cultures is:__________.

A. its large economy.            B. that almost all Brazilians speak           C. The celebration of carnival.                                                                                  m                                                   both Spanish and Guarani.

13. About what percent of Uruguay´s people live in urban areas?__________.   

A. 3 percent.            B. 50 percent.            C. 90 percent.

14. What has become an issue in the Amazon rain forest in recent years?__________.

A. drought.            B. flooding.           C. deforestation.

 

IV. Underline the word in the word pair that best completes the sentence               

(                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. The northern and coastal areas of Atlantic South America have mostly cool, dry / tropical, moist.

2. Planting the same crop year after year has caused deforestation / soil exhaustion.

3. The Amazon region covers the southern / northern part of Brazil.

4. Dams on some of the region´s rivers are used to provide solar energy / hydroelectric power.

5. Argentina´s culture has been mostly influenced by Indians / Europeans.

 

V. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word, phrase or name.

1. The first Europeans to come to Argentina were the _________________________.

2. Argentine cowboys are called _________________________.

3. As the wife of Argentina´s president_________________________established thousands of hospitals and schools throughout the country.

4. More people live in Argentina´s capital _________________________than in any other Argentine city.

5. The _________________________ is a part of the economy based on odd jobs that people perform without government regulation through taxes.

6. The capital of Uruguay is_________________________.

7. _________________________claimed Uruguay during the colonial era, but the Spanish took over in the 1770s.

8. Paraguay´s capital and largest city is_________________________.

9. Nearly half of the working people in Paraguay work as_________________________.

10. Paraguay sells surplus electricity from hydroelectric_________________________to Brazil and Argentina..

11. With which country does Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil share a border? _________________________.