Social Studies First Six Weeks Vocabulary First Six Weeks Vocabulary.

Social Studies

First Six Weeks Vocabulary

Thematic Maps

A thematic map (also called a statistical or special purpose map) A map that shows a particular subject or theme.

Showing water use in USA

Thematic maps serve three primary

purposes First, they provide specific information about particular

locations.

Second, they provide general information about spatial patterns.

Third, they can be used to compare patterns on two or more maps.

Relative Location

Relative location is the place where something is in comparison to something else.

Latitude

Lines of Latitude are the horizontal lines shown running east-to-west on maps.

Longitude

Lines of longitude are the vertical lines shown running north and south on maps.

Migration

Humans moving from one place to another to live.

Butterflies migrate to the south in the winter.

Economics

Is the study of the production, distribution, and use of goods and services.

Traditional Economy

A Social Science concerned with the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services.

Adam Smith, founder of modern economics

Market Economy

Economic system in which individuals, rather than government, make the majority of decisions regarding economic activities and transactions

Command Economy

The Central government plans the economy and controls what is produced. The government also owns all the land and housing and controls access to jobs.

Free Enterprise

Freedom to trade without Government control. (Capitalism)

Scarcity

Situation that occurs when demand is greater than supply.

PlayStation3 for Christmas 2006

Factors of Production

The natural resources, money, labor, and entrepreneurs needed for business operation.

Primary Economy

Primary economy are activities that directly involve natural resources or raw materials. (Farming, mining, and cutting trees)

Secondary Economy

Secondary economies change the raw materials created by primary activities into finished products. (a sawmill that turns a tree into lumber)

Tertiary Economy

Handle goods that are ready to be sold to consumers. Stores Trucks and trains that move products Banks Insurance companies Government agencies

Quaternary Economy

People in these industries have specialized skills . They work with information. Researchers Managers Administrators

Life Expectancy

The number of years that an individual is expected to live as determined by statistics.

Literacy

The literacy rate is the percentage of people who can read and write (with comprehension) by a certain age.

Culture

A learned system of shared beliefs and ways of doing things that guide a person’s daily behavior.

Citizenship

an individual member of a given political society or state

Unlimited Government

Governments that have total control over their citizens.

Limited Government

Government in which government leaders are held accountable by citizens through their constitutions and democratic processes.

Acculturation

The process of cultural changes that result from long-term contact with another society.

Landforms

The shapes of earth’s surface.

Gross Domestic Product

The value of all goods and services produced within a country.

Gross National Product

The value of all goods and services that a country produces in one year within or outside of the country.

Democracy

A political system in which a country’s people elect their leaders and rule by majority.

Hemisphere

The sections of earth divided by the equator and the prime meridian. There are 4 hemispheres in total.

Race

A group of people who share inherited physical or biological traits.

Location

Geographic study begins with learning the location of places. Location can be absolute or relative.

Place

Place describes the human and physical characteristics of a location.

Human Environment Interaction

This theme considers how humans adapt to and modify the environment. Humans shape the landscape through their interaction with the land; this has both positive and negative effects on the environment.

Movement

This theme studies movement and migration across the planet. This theme includes humans, ideas, fads, goods, resources, and communication.

Region

Region divides the world into manageable units for geographic study. Regions have some sort of characteristic that unifies the area.