5 Themes of Social Studies5 Themes of Social Studies1.History

2.Geography

3.Economics

4.Government

5.Culture

HistoryHistoryRecord of the past.• Primary sources: newspapers, letters,

journals, and other documents.• History repeats itself.• Better prepared for the future.

Record of the past.• Primary sources: newspapers, letters,

journals, and other documents.• History repeats itself.• Better prepared for the future.

GeographyGeographyGeography

The study of people, places and the environment

1. Location- tells where a place is.

2. Region- several countries that have similar features.

3. Place- considers an area’s distinguishing characteristics.

4. Movement- study of migrations of people, animals & plants.

5. human environmental interaction- considers how people change & are changed by natural resources.

The study of people, places and the environment

1. Location- tells where a place is.

2. Region- several countries that have similar features.

3. Place- considers an area’s distinguishing characteristics.

4. Movement- study of migrations of people, animals & plants.

5. human environmental interaction- considers how people change & are changed by natural resources.

EconomicsEconomics• The study of how people manage

their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services.

• Scarcity- Conflict between desire and limited resources.

• Resources- – Natural:– Capital- – Human-

• classifications– Unlimited Resources- Solar– Limited- Oil, Money, gold, etc.

• High Level of development- Well educated, good health, have decent salaries.

• Low Level of development- Few jobs, poor services, low literacy rates.

• The study of how people manage their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services.

• Scarcity- Conflict between desire and limited resources.

• Resources- – Natural:– Capital- – Human-

• classifications– Unlimited Resources- Solar– Limited- Oil, Money, gold, etc.

• High Level of development- Well educated, good health, have decent salaries.

• Low Level of development- Few jobs, poor services, low literacy rates.

GovernmentGovernmentThe people within a society that make laws,

make sure they are carried out, and settle disagreements about them.

• Limited = everyone must obey the laws (democracy and republic) (U.S. & India)

• Unlimited = rulers do whatever they want. (totalitarianism) (Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler)

• Citizen = legal member of a country.

The people within a society that make laws, make sure they are carried out, and settle disagreements about them.

• Limited = everyone must obey the laws (democracy and republic) (U.S. & India)

• Unlimited = rulers do whatever they want. (totalitarianism) (Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler)

• Citizen = legal member of a country.