Social Sciences 1 The Social Sciences 2 Social

Social Sciences

1. The Social Sciences 2. Social Sciences Review 3. Geography Terms 5. U. S. Geography 6. New York Geography 8. Economic Terms 4. World Geography 7. Geography Terms Review 9. Economics Review

The Social sciences are the sciences that relate to human society and social behavior. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Geography History Archaeology Economics Political science Anthropology Sociology psychology Main Menu

• Geography is the study of people, their environments, and their resources. • People who study geography are called geographers • They collect data and place it on maps. Main Menu Return to Question 6

• History is the study of past people and events. • People who study history are called historians. • Historians use primary and secondary sources to understand the past. Return to Question 1 Main Menu

• Archaeology is the study of evidence left by early peoples ( artifacts) in order to find out about their way of life. • People who study archaeology are called archaeologists. Main Menu Return to Question 3

• Economics is the study of how people manage limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs. • People who study economics are called economists. • By studying which goods and services are in demand. Main Menu Back to question 4

• Political science is the study of governments and how they operate. • People who study political science are called political scientists. • They study past governments and current politics. Main Menu Return to Question 2

• Anthropology is the study of how people and cultures develop. • People who study anthropology are called anthropologists. • They live with different cultural groups to learn their customs and traditions. Main Menu

• Sociology is the study of how people behave in groups. • People who study sociology are called sociologists. Main Menu

• Psychology is the study of how people think and behave. • People who study psychology are called psychologists. Main Menu

Primary sources • Primary sources are first hand information about people or events. • Examples of primary sources are letters, autobiographies, speeches, an oral retelling of an event by a eyewitness, photograph or video of an event. Main Menu Return to Question 5

Secondary Sources • A Secondary source is an account provided after the fact by people who did not directly witness or participate in the event. • Examples of Secondary sources are your textbook, encyclopedias, biographies. Main Menu

Directions: Read each question and select from the choices given. Click on the answer button below to take you to the correct choice. 1. What is the science that studies past events and people? A. psychology B. political science C. geography D. history Answer Next Question Main Menu

2. What science studies how governments operate? A. political science B. geography C. sociology D. archaeology Answer Next Question Main Menu

3. What science studies the artifacts left behind by past people? A. geography B. history C. anthropology D. archaeology Answer Next Question Main Menu

4. What science studies how people manage their limited resources to meet their wants and needs? A. history B. political science C. economics D. geography Answer Next Question Main Menu

5. Which is an example of a primary source? A. encyclopedia B. textbook C. Letter from civil war soldier D. reenactment of civil war battle Answer Next Question Main Menu

6. Which science studies people, their environments and their resources and where they are located on the earth’s surface? A. history B. geography C. political science Answer Main Menu D. anthropology

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2. What science studies how governments operate? A. political science Did you have the wrong answer? Click on the answer above and it will go back to the correct page. Main Menu

3. What science studies the artifacts left behind by past people? D. archaeology Did you have the wrong answer? Click on the answer above and it will go back to the correct page. Main Menu

4. What science studies how people manage their limited resources to meet their wants and needs? C. economics Did you have the wrong answer? Click on the answer above and it will go back to the correct page. Main Menu

5. Which is an example of a primary source? C. Letter from Civil War soldier Did you have the wrong answer? Click on the answer above and it will go back to the correct page. Main Menu

6. Which science studies people, their environments and their resources and where they are located on the earth’s surface? B. geography Did you have the wrong answer? Click on the answer above and it will go back to the correct page. Main Menu

1. Bay 2. Canal 3. Cape 4. Climate 5. Coast 6. Continent 7. Desert 8. Gulf 9. Hemisphere 10. Hill 11. Island 12. isthmus 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. latitude longitude mountain ocean peninsula prairie river sea strait valley lake Main Menu

To return to geography terms, just click on term. A Bay is part of a body of water that is used to drain or irrigate land or to connect two bodies of water. Do you know what the largest bay in the World is? Main Menu

Largest Bay in the World The World’s largest bay is Hudson Bay. Fact: u Named after Henry Hudson

Largest Bay in the U. S. u Chesapeake Bay is the largest bay in the United States.

Click term to return to geography vocabulary A canal is a waterway made by people that is used to drain or irrigate land or to connect two bodies of water. What Famous canal is in New York State? Main Menu Back To Review

Click term to return to geography vocabulary The Erie Canal is a famous canal in New York State. Facts: • Built between the years 1817 -1825 • First boat to travel the canal was called the Seneca Chief. • 363 miles long • Contained more than 80 locks to raise or lower vessels. • Took about 20 days to go from Buffalo to Albany

Click term to return to geography vocabulary A Cape is a point of land that extends into a body of water. Can you name a famous cape? Main Menu

Famous Capes u Cape Vincent u Cape Cod in Massachusetts

Climate is a pattern of weather in a particular place over period of 20 to 30 years. What type of Climate do we live in New York State?

Climate in New York We live in a Humid Continental climate. Here are some characteristics of a Humid Continental Climate: 1. Mild summers 2. Cold winters

A coast is land that borders the sea or ocean. What coast is New York State located on? Back To Review

The Atlantic Coast New York state borders the Atlantic coast.

A continent is any of the seven large land masses on the Earth’s surface. Can you name the seven continents? Back To Review

The seven continents are: 1. North America 2. South America 3. Europe 4. Africa 5. Asia 6. Australia 7. Antarctica How much do you know about each continent? Click on each Link above to learn more?

Facts: u It’s greatest length is about 5, 300 miles long. u It’s greatest width is 4, 000 miles. u It’s about half the size of Asia. u It is twice the size of Europe.

Facts: u Fourth largest continent u There are 12 countries in the continent. u Population is 302, 000

Facts: u The second smallest continent. u Approximately 4, 066, 000 square miles. u Home to 71, 000 people.

Facts: u Second largest continent. u Third largest in population u Has the largest desert, the Sahara. u Has the largest river, the Nile. u Population is about 700, 000

Facts: u Largest continent in area and population. u Home to 3, 200, 000 people. u Occupies 1/3 of the total land area of The World.

Facts: u u Population is approximately 17, 000. Means unknown southern land in Latin. Is the World’s smallest continent. Sixth largest country.

Facts: u u The coldest, windiest continent on the Earth. Almost all of it’s area is covered by thick ice sheets. Some 3 miles thick in some areas. u Ice holds 70% of Earth’s water. u 14, 000 square miles u Average winter temperature is – 94 degrees Fahrenheit.

www. lizardpoint. com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz (click on the link above to test your World geography knowledge) Main Menu

A desert is an area that has little or no moisture or vegetation. Do you the largest desert in the World is? How about in the U. S?

The largest desert in the World is the Sahara Desert. Facts: u u u Located in North Africa It is 3. 5 million square miles The United States could easily fit in the desert. Sahara Desert

The largest desert in the U. S. is the Great Basin Desert Facts: u u 190, 000 square miles and is bordered by the Sierra Nevada Range on the west and the Rocky Mountains on the east This is a cool or "cold desert" due to its more northern latitude, as well as higher elevations (at least 3, 000 feet, but more commonly from 4, 000 to 6, 500 feet). Precipitation, generally 7 -12 inches annually, is more evenly distributed throughout the year than in the other three North American deserts. Winter precipitation often falls as snow.

A gulf is an arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land, usually larger than a bay. Do Can you name some famous gulfs found throughout the World? Back To Review

Gulf of Mexico: Persian Gulf:

A hemisphere is half of the Earth We live in the Western Hemisphere.

A hill is an area of raised land that is lower and more rounded than a mountain.

An Island is a land area that is surrounded by water. Back To Review

The Largest island is Australia. Facts: Also considered a continent.

To be an Island In order to be considered an island a piece of land must have the following characteristics:

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land joining two larger areas of land. Isthmus of Panama Back To Review

A lake is a body of water surrounded entirely by land. Do you know what the largest lake in the World is? How about the largest lake in the U. S. ? The Great Lakes Back To Review

The largest lake in the World is the Caspian Sea. Facts: Located in Asia 169, 000 square miles

Largest Lake in the U. S. The largest lake in the U. S. is Lake Superior Facts: 31, 280 square miles

The Great Lakes are the five lakes found between the United States and Canada. They are: 1. Lake Superior 2. Lake Ontario 3. Lake Erie 4. Lake Michigan 5. Lake Huron See Map

Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake Ontario Lake Erie

Facts: u u u Largest freshwater lake in the world, 31, 820 sq mi 350 mi long 160 mi (2 at its greatest width)

Facts: u 540 sq mi (19, 529 sq km) u 193 mi (311 km) long u 53 mi (85 km) at its greatest width u smallest and lowest of the Great Lakes

Facts: u 9, 940 sq mi u 241 mi long u 30 to 57 mi wide u Fourth largest of the Great Lakes.

Facts: u 22, 178 square miles u u u 307 miles long 30 to 120 miles wide Third largest of the Great Lakes and the only one entirely within the United States.

Facts: u 23, 010 sq u 206 mi long u 183 mi at its greatest width u Second largest of the Great Lakes.

Latitude is the distance in degrees from the Equator. Latitude lines run east and west on a map, but they measure distance north and south of the equator Back To Review

• Latitude lines run east and west. Equator • They measure distance north and south. • The latitude line in the center is the Equator. • It is zero degrees latitude

Longitude is the distance in degrees east or west from the Prime Meridian.

Longitude lines run north and south of on the globe, but they measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian It is zero degrees longitude.

A mountain is a high steep, rugged land that rises sharply above the surrounding land. What is the tallest mountain in the World? Do you know the tallest Mountain in the U. S. ?

The World’s tallest mountain is Mount Everest.

The Tallest Mountain in the U. S. is Mount Mc. Kinley Facts: u u Mount Mc. Kinley’s peak is 20, 320 ft (6, 194 m) high. It is located in Alaska. Known locally as Denali ( The Great One). It was first scaled successfully by the American explorer Hudson Stuck in 1913.

An ocean is any of the five largest bodies of salt water on the Earth’s surface. They are: 1. Arctic Ocean 2. Pacific Ocean 3. Atlantic Ocean 4. Indian Ocean 5. Antarctic Ocean Arctic Atlantic Pacific Indian Antarctic Back To Review

Facts: u Smallest of the world's five oceans. u 14. 056 million sq km u Slightly less than 1. 5 times the size of the US u Economic activity is limited to the exploitation of natural resources, including petroleum, natural gas, fish, and seals.

Facts: u u u Largest of the world's five oceans 155. 557 million sq km About 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world.

Facts: u Second largest of the world's five oceans u Total: 76. 762 million sq km u Slightly less than 6. 5 times the size of the US

Facts: u Third largest of the world's five oceans u total: 68. 556 million sq km u about 5. 5 times the size of the US

Facts: u Also called the Southern Ocean u Is the body of water that encircles the continent of Antarctica. u It is the World’s fourth largest ocean.

A peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides. Florida is an example of a peninsula Back To Review

A prairie is a large area of natural grassland with few or no trees or hills.

A river is a large stream of water that empties into an ocean or a lake or another river. What is the longest river in the World? What is the longest river in the U. S. ?

u The longest river in the World is the Nile, which is located in Africa Fact: u The Nile River is the longest river in the world - over 4, 000 miles long.

The longest river in the U. S. is the Mississippi River. Fact: u It is 2, 552 miles long u Sixty percent of all grain exported from the US is shipped via the Mississippi River through the Port of New Orleans.

A sea is a large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean. Back To Review

The largest sea is the South China Sea which is part of the Pacific Ocean Facts: 1, 148, 500 square miles

The smallest sea is the sea of Marma which connects the Black and Mediterranean Sea. Facts: Despite its small area of 4, 382 square miles, the Sea of Marmara is relatively deep, reaching down as far as 4, 446 feet.

A strait is narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water. The Bering strait is an example of a strait. It connects the Pacific Ocean with the Arctic Ocean. Back To Review

A valley is land that lies between hills of mountains. Back To Review

Geography Review 1. What is the name for a piece of land surrounded on all sides by water? Answer Main Menu

Geography Review 2. What is the name given for any of the seven large land masses on the earth? Answer

Geography Review 3. What is the name for a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water? Answer

Geography Terms Review 4. What is the name for a piece of land that connects two larger land areas? Answer

Geography Terms Review 5. What is a man made waterway that connects to larger water bodies? Answer

Geography Terms Review 6. What is the name given to a large body of water that is partly enclosed by water and is bigger than a bay? Answer

Geography Terms Review 7. What are the names of the five oceans? Answer

Geography Terms Review 8. What are Latitude lines? Answer

Geography Terms Review 9. What is the name for land that borders the sea? Answer

Geography Terms Review 10. What is a large body of water surround by water? Answer

Geography Terms Review 11. What is a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water? Answer

Geography Terms Review 12. What is land that lies between hills or mountains? Answer

Geography Terms Review 13. What is a large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean? Answer Main Menu

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Economics is the study of how people manage their limited resources to meet their wants and needs.

Economic Vocabulary 1. Budget 2. Capital 3. Entrepreneur 4. Export 5. Free enterprise 6. Import 7. Labor 8. Profit 9. Scarcity 10. Supply and demand 11. Surplus 12. barter 13. Command economy Main Menu

A budget is a plan for spending and saving money. Back to economic Review

Capital is any human-made resource that is used to create other goods or services. Back to economic Review

An entrepreneur is an ambitious leader who combines labor and capital to create a product. Back to economic Review

An export is a good that is sent to another country for sale. Back to economic Review

Free Enterprise is an economic system characterized by private ownership of capital goods and private decisions about how a company should run. In other words, the government does not tell owners what to make and sell.

An import is a good that is brought in from another country for sale. Back to economic Review

Labor is the effort people devote to a task for which they get paid. Back to economic Review

Profit is the amount of money a company has once it has sold its product. Back to economic Review

Scarcity is the limited amount of a product or resources. Back to economic Review

Supply and demand is the understanding why prices for goods change. When supplies of goods or services are plentiful, prices drop; when supplies are scarce, prices rise. When supplies are plentiful, prices drop Back to economic Review When supplies are scarce, prices rise.

Surplus is when there is too much of a product or service. Back to economic Review

Economics Review 1. Plan for spending and saving money? Answer MAIN MENU

Economics Review 2. What are goods brought into a country? Answer

Economics Review 3. What are goods sent out of a country? Answer

Economics Review 4. When you have to much of a product? Answer

Economics Review 5. Term in economics that tries to understand why the cost of products change due to the amount of the product available. Answer

Economics Review 6. People who take a risk and start a new business? Answer

Economics Review 7. Any man made resource that is used to make a product. Answer

Economics Review 8. Money left over after all costs to make the product are accounted for. Answer

Economics Review 9. Amount of work people devote to a task for which they get paid. Answer

Economics Review 10. When there is a limited amount of a product. Answer

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Barter is the direct exchange of one set of goods or services for another.

Command economy is an economy in which one organization decides what goods are produced and how much stores will charge for these goods.