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1. Methods of Social Studies

1. Methods of Social Studies. I. Geography. A. INTRODUCTION GEOGRAPHY- DEFINITION: THE STUDY OF PEOPLE, THEIR ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR RESOURCES. B. TYPES OF MAPS. 1) PHYSICAL MAP DEFINITION-

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1. Methods of Social Studies

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  1. 1. Methods of Social Studies

  2. I. Geography A. INTRODUCTION GEOGRAPHY- DEFINITION: THE STUDY OF PEOPLE, THEIR ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR RESOURCES

  3. B. TYPES OF MAPS 1) PHYSICAL MAP DEFINITION- ILLUSTRATES THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF AN AREA SUCH AS THE MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, LAKES, AND ELEVATION.

  4. Physical Map

  5. B. TYPES OF MAPS (Pg. 2) 2) ECONOMIC MAP DEFINITION- FEATURES THE TYPE OF NATURAL RESOURCES OR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY THAT DOMINATES AN AREA.

  6. Economic Map

  7. B. TYPES OF MAPS (Pg.3) 3) POLITICAL MAP DEFINITION INDICATES STATE AND NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, NATIONAL CAPITALS AND MAJOR CITIES

  8. Political Map

  9. B. Types of Maps (Pg.4) WHEN LOOKING AT A MAP, YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON TWO ITEMS 1) TITLE OF THE MAP 2) THE MAP KEY MAP KEY - DISPLAYS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE MAP

  10. II. IMPORTANT CAREERS IN SOCIAL STUDIES 1) GEOGRAPHER DEFINITION- A SCIENTIST THAT DEALS WITH THE DESCRIPTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND INTERACTION OF THE DIVERSE PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND CULTURAL FEATURES OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE(GEOGRAPHY) 2) CARTOGRAPHER DEFINITION- INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF MAPS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTIONS, DESIGN, COMPILATION, DRAFTING, AND REPRODUCTION.(CARTOGRAPHY)

  11. IMPORTANT CAREERS IN SOCIAL STUDIES (Pg.2) 3) ECONOMIST- DEFINITION - A SOCIAL SCIENTIST THAT DEALS WITH THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONSUMPTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES (ECONOMICS) 4) ARCHEOLOGIST- DEFINITION- THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF PAST HUMAN LIFE AND CULTURE BY THE EXAMINATION OF PHYSICAL REMAINS, SUCH AS GRAVES, TOOLS, AND POTTERY. (ARCHEOLOGY)

  12. IMPORTANT CAREERS IN SOCIAL STUDIES (Pg. 3) 5) ANTHROPOLOGIST- DEFINITION- A SCIENTIST THAT DEALS WITH THE ORIGINS, PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND SOCIAL CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS OF HUMANKIND (ANTHROPOLOGY

  13. III. GEOGRAPHIC THEMES 1) LOCATION DEFINITION : EXACTLY WHERE A PLACE IS LOCATED IN THE WORLD A) LATITUDE LINES- MEASURE DISTANCE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR EQUATOR= 0 DEGREES LATITUDE * LATITUDE LINES RUN ACROSS ON A MAP

  14. III. GEOGRAPHIC THEMES ( Pg. 2) B) LONGITUDE LINES- MEASURE DISTANCE EAST AND WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN PRIME MERIDIAN = 0 DEGREES LONGITUDE * LONGITUDE LINES RUN UP/DOWN ON A MAP

  15. III. GEOGRAPHIC THEMES (Pg.3) 2) PLACE DEFINITION: PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SPECIFIC LOCATION PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS- LANDFORMS ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE EXAMPLES: MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, DESERTS, PLAINS

  16. III. GEOGRAPHIC THEMES (Pg.4) 3) INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS DEFINITION : HOW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND HOW HAVE THEY MODIFIED IT OR ADAPTED TO FIT THEIR NEEDS EXAMPLES: BUILDING DAMS, BRIDGES, CANALS, ROADS

  17. III. GEOGRAPHIC THEMES (Pg.5) 4) MOVEMENT DEFINITION: PEOPLE MOVING TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN ORDER TO FULFILL THEIR BASIC NEEDS BETTER POSITIVES: SPREAD OF CULTURE, IDEAS AND TRADE NEGATIVES: SPREAD OF DISEASES 5) REGIONS DEFINITION: AREAS IN THE WORLD WITH SIMILAR FEATURES. EXAMPLE: MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS, DESERTS AND CLIMATES

  18. IV) RESOURCES TO LOCATE INFORMATION • Primary Sources • DEFINTION : RECORDS OR DOCUMENTS EVENTS AS SEEN • OR EXPERIENCED DIRECTLY BY WITNESSES • OR PERSONS INVOLVED IN THOSE EVENTS • EXAMPLES : MEMOIRS, LETTERS, INTERVIEWS, • AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, DIARIES

  19. D) RESOURCES TO LOCATE INFORMATION ( Pg 2) 2) Secondary Sources DEFINITION : SOURCES THAT RECORD THE WORDS OF SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T ACTUALLY WITNESS OR PARTICIPATE IN AN EVENT, BUT RATHER INVESTIGATED THE PRIMARY SOURCES EXAMPLES: ENCYCLOPEDIA, JOURNAL ARTICLES, TEXTBOOKS, PERIODICALS

  20. V) MAJOR THEMES IN GLOBAL HISTORY 1) CHANGE - REPRESENTS A NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS - NEW WAY OF THINKING 2) TURNING POINTS -A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT BROUGHT ABOUT CHANGE 3) BELIEF SYSTEMS - RELIGIONS OR A WAY OF CONDUCTING ONE’S LIFE

  21. E) MAJOR THEMES IN GLOBAL HISTORY (Pg. 2) 4) GEOGRAPHY - HOW THE NATURAL WORLD EFFECTS THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE 5) ECONOMIC SYSTEMS -VARIOUS FORMS OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS 6) POLITICAL SYSTEMS -VARIOUS FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

  22. E) MAJOR THEMES IN GLOBAL HISTORY (Pg. 3) 7) CULTURE AND INTELLECTUAL LIFE - THE WAY PEOPLE LIVE 8) NATIONALISM - PRIDE IN ONE’S COUNTRY OR CULTURE 9) IMPERIALISM - STRONGER CIVILIZATIONS/COUNTRY TAKES OVER A WEAKER CIVILIZATION/COUNTRY

  23. E) MAJOR THEMES IN GLOBAL HISTORY (Pg. 4) 10)DIVERSITY AND INTERDEPENCE -HOW PEOPLE FROM DIFFERING CULTURES WORK TOGETHER 11) JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS -VARIOUS LAW CODES AND HOW HUMAN RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED 12) MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS - THE MIGRATION OF PEOPLE TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD

  24. E) MAJOR THEMES IN GLOBAL HISTORY (Pg. 5) 13) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - ADVANCEMENTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF HISTORY 14) CONFLICT -VARIOUS WARS OR DISAGREEMENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED 15) MODERN GLOBAL CONNECTION AND INTERACTIONS -HOW THE MODERN PROBLEMS/ISSUES HAS AFFECTED THE WORLD

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