Geography, History, and the Social Sciences

 Location  Exact  Latitude and longitude  29°N/99°W  Relative  Related to another point  West of Houston, TX

 Place  Physical features  Climate, soil, bodies of water  MS River  Human features  Buildings and transportation  Square, Ole Miss, Sardis Lake

 Human and Environment Interaction  Adapting  Planting crops  Changing  Dams and drilling for oil

 Movement  People, goods, and ideas move  Exchanges take place  Regions  Unifying characteristics  South shares food, culture, climate

 Map-drawing of the Earth’s surface  Special purpose maps  Physical map-mountain ranges, bodies of water  Political map-boundaries, cities, capitals

 Thematic maps-deals with specific topics or THEMES  Population-# of people  Economic-$$$  Battle-battles in wars

 Pacific Coast  Western most region of North America  Rocky Mountains  From AK through western US

 Interior Plains  Central US  Between Rockies and Appalachians  Appalachian Mountains  From Canada through eastern US

 Coastal Plains  Eastern most region  Place where Europeans first settled

 MS and MO Rivers  Longest system  Important for transportation

 Marine  Pacific NW  Warm summers; cool winters  Mediterranean  CA  Mild, wet winters  Hot, dry summers

 Desert, Highland, and Steppe  Much of the Western US  Humid Continental  Central Plains and NE  Mild summers and cold winters

 Humid Subtropical  SE US  Warm and regular rainfall  Tropical  FL and HI

 Tundra and Subarctic  AK  Cold, harsh climate

 Primary source-first hand account  EX: __________  Secondary source- secondhand account  EX: _________

 Is the source authentic?  Genuine or fake?  Is it reliable?  Does it give an accurate account of the event?  Is there bias?  Political preferences, culture, past experiences

 We can better understand those who came before us.  We are linked to the past.  We will be tomorrow’s history.

 All societies must answer three economic questions  What goods and services should we produce?  How should we produce goods and services?  For whom should we produce goods and services?

 What is two benefits of owning a business in a free enterprise system?

 How do social sciences help us to better study history?  History combined with other social sciences gives us a more complete picture of the past.