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What is Social What is Social Studies?Studies?
The study of how people over time have interacted with each other and their environment in order to
live.
It includes five different It includes five different areas (strands):areas (strands):
1.Geography2.Culture3.History4.Government5.Economics
GeographyGeography
Geography is the study of people, places, and
the environment.
There two types of There two types of geography:geography:
• Physical Geography – the study of land forms• Cultural Geography - the
study of people
We use different types of We use different types of maps to study geography, maps to study geography, including:including:
• Physical Maps – show land features like mountains and rivers.
We use different types of We use different types of maps to study geography, maps to study geography, including:including:• Political
Maps – show human borders such as countries and states.
We use different types of We use different types of maps to study geography, maps to study geography, including:including:
• Population Distribution Maps – show where large groups of people live.
We use different types of We use different types of maps to study geography, maps to study geography, including:including: • Resource Maps – show
which raw materials can be found in a particular area.
Your TurnYour Turn
• What kind of map would show the border between the United States and Canada?
Political MapPolitical Map
CultureCultureCulture is the beliefs,
customs, laws, art, and ways of living that a
group of people share.
Culture deals with the Culture deals with the everyday lives of people.everyday lives of people.
• What kind of food do you eat?• What language do you
speak?• What religion do you
follow?
Your TurnYour Turn
List four more examples of culture:
HistoryHistory
History is a record of the past.
History includes the study History includes the study of:of:
• Events that have changed the way people live• People who have changed
society
We learn about history by We learn about history by studying two different studying two different kinds of sources:kinds of sources:• Primary Sources– documents
or objects from the actual time period• Secondary Sources –
documents or objects that interpret or analyze primary sources
Your TurnYour TurnMark each of these examples with a P or an S to
indicate the type of source.1.____ biography2.____ photograph3.____ interview4.____ textbook5.____ movie6.____ autobiography7.____ diary entry8.____ TV show
SSPPPPSSSSPPPPSS
GovernmentGovernmentGovernment refers to the
people in society who make laws, enforce the
laws, and settle disagreements about
them.
We focus on two different We focus on two different government models in 7government models in 7thth gradegrade• Citizen participation – describes
how much control people have over their own government and what kind freedoms they have.
• Power Distribution - describes how the government is organized. Does it concentrates power in one place or share it?
The main types of citizen The main types of citizen participation are:participation are:
• Autocratic – one person rules • Democratic – the people
rule
Your TurnYour Turn
• What type of citizen participation does the United States use?
DemocraticDemocratic
EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is how people manage their resources
by producing, exchanging, and using
goods and services.
All societies benefit from All societies benefit from tradetrade, the voluntary , the voluntary exchange of goods and exchange of goods and services. services.
Goods and services are Goods and services are produced using the three produced using the three basic types of resources:basic types of resources:
• Natural Resources – raw material from nature• Human Capital – labor done
by people• Capital Goods – tools,
factories, technology and land
Your TurnYour Turn
List one example of each type of productive resource.• Natural Resources:• Human Capital:• Capital Goods: