Social Science 1/6: Geographic (from “Geography”) Geography (full definition): the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements. * Cheat Sheet: anything to do with location, place, human-environment interaction, travel, the land, communication, human movement, borders of countries, regions, etc.

Social Science 2/6: Cultural (from “Anthropology”) Anthropology (full definition): the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind. * Cheat Sheet: anything to do with patterns of human knowledge, patterns of human behavior, beliefs, religion, shared attitudes, values, customs, how people act in a society, etc.

Social Science 3/6: Political (from “Political Science”) Political Science (full definition): a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. * Cheat Sheet: anything to do with government behavior, power struggles, negotiation, war tactics, etc.

Social Science 4/6: Economic (from “Economics”) Economics (full definition): the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind. * Cheat Sheet: anything to do with trade, business, scarcity, resources, money, different economic systems/beliefs, etc.

Social Science 5/6: Sociological (from “Sociology”) Sociology (full definition): the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc. * Cheat Sheet: anything to do with behavior in groups (from 2 people to everyone on Earth), society in general, mass movements, social class, social mobility, etc.

Social Science 6/6: Psychological (from “Psychology”) Psychology (full definition): the science of the mind or of mental states and processes, and of human and/or animal behavior * Cheat Sheet: anything to do with a single person’s behavior, perception, personality, relationships, emotion, ways of thinking, etc.