Welcome to the World Chapter 1

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I. World at Your Fingertips For thousands of years people have been trying to get along A lack of understanding of other people has lead to many conflicts Once we understand people we find more similarities than differences

The World is in Your Hands

A. Why Study Social Studies “How can we know who we are and where we are going if we don’t know anything about where we have come from” David McCullough

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B. History and Geography History – A record of the past Geography Geo – Earth Graphy – Writing about – Study of people, places, and the environment and how they interact with each other Deals with the world in spatial terms

Geography is Everywhere

Explore Your World

C. Government Government – People and groups in society that make laws and carry them out There are many types of governments around the world

D. Types of Governments Limited Governments – Government with restricts placed on it 1) Democracy – People have the authority to make laws directly 2) Republic – People make laws through elected representatives

Unlimited Government – Government that can do whatever it wants 1) Totalitarianism – Government controls everything that people do

E. Citizenship Citizen – Legal member of a country Question: Who in this classroom is considered to be a full citizen of the United States?

F. Economics Economics – Study of how people use limited resources to satisfy their unlimited desires Scarcity – Conflict between people’s unlimited desires and their limited resources

G. Types of Resources Natural Resources – Gifts of nature such as forests, soil, and water Human Resources – Skills people have to produce goods and services Capital Resources – Things people make

What Type of Resource?

H. Types of Economies All economies must determine what, how much, and who gets goods produced Command Economy – Government decides Market Economy – Based on what consumers demand

I. Culture Culture – Beliefs, customs, laws, art, and ways of living that a group of people share Religion, food, and clothing are all parts of culture Culture Trait – Food, clothing, technology, beliefs, language, and tools that people of a culture share

What Culture?