GHS Social Studies Department

Welcome

What do we offer?World Geography

Economics & GovernmentUS History

World HistorySociology& Psychology

When should you take each class?

• 9th grade – World Geography or/and 12th grade – World History

• 10th grade – Economics & Government• 11th grade – US History• Electives – Sociology & Psychology

What is World Geography?

We study people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and

international levels from the spatial and ecological

perspectives of geography

What is Economics? We study how people,

businesses, and governments choose

to use resources

What is Government?We will study the

structure, functions, and powers of

government at the national, state, and

local levels.

What is US History?We study the history of the

United States Reconstruction to the

present.

What is World History?We study the history of humankind with a more

concentrated focus from the Renaissance to

present day.

What is Sociology?We study dynamics

and models of individual and group

relationships.

What is Psychology?We study the

development of the individual and the

personality.