Economics Culture The 5 Fields of Social Studies

Economics Culture The 5 Fields of Social Studies Geography History Government

Geography Is the study of Earth, and the way people live on it and use it. Location Place Region Themes of Geography Human Environment Interaction Movement

Economics Is the study of the production, distribution, buying and selling, and use of goods and services that people need or want. Supply & Demand Exchange & Trade Ownership Economic Concepts Interdependence Role of Government Type of Economies: Market, Traditional, and Command

Government Systems of rule by which countries, states, cities, or other political units are controlled. There are two main types: Limited and Unlimited. Examples: *Democratic Republic (limited) • Constitutional Monarchy (limited) • * Communism (unlimited) • * Dictatorship (unlimited)

History • It is a record of the past. • Historians use two types of sources to learn about the past: Primary and Secondary • Primary Source: A source that provides information about a person or event that was taken from that time period or was actually witnessed at the time. • (diary, old newspaper or photograph, artifact, original documents) • Secondary Source: A source that provides information about a person or event that was not witnessed or taken from that time • period, but rather given as second hand knowledge. (textbook, biography, encyclopedia, non-fiction book)

Culture The set of customs, beliefs, and language, shared by a group of people. • It's a way of life that is learned. • (food, art, music, religion, traditions)