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1 G.R.A.P.E.S. The big ideas of social studies a PowerPoint presentation

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3 G Geography Crops (ex: corn, wheat, etc.
The study of the Earth’s surface, climates, and countries. How does climate and landscape affect lifestyle? G 5 Themes of Geography (Location, Place, Human/Environment Interaction, Movement, Regions) Crops (ex: corn, wheat, etc. Natural Resources (ex: diamonds, oil, copper, etc.) Landforms (ex: mountains, desert, etc.) Climate (Weather) Environment LOCATION of Civilization Purple = definitions, Green guiding questions, red=buzz words

4 G- Geography Examples

5 Example: geography Civilizations began along rivers like the Nile because they provided the water needed for irrigation.

6 R Religion Society’s beliefs about morals and the afterlife.
How does Religion affect different part of your lives? Rules Who/what did they worship? Rituals Holidays Holy Books

7 Example: Religion The Ten Commandments are religious rules that God gave to the ancient Hebrews.

8 Achievements Something important or difficult done successfully. The lasting works of a society. A What did they build? What did they invent? How did they improve technology? •language•art•technology •architecture•math•science •medicine

9 Example: achievements
Millions of people still visit the pyramids in Egypt every year.

10 Ideas and activities relating to government and power.
Political system Ideas and activities relating to government and power. Who runs a society, and how do they do it? P leaders •rights •laws & consequences •government systems •wars How does someone come into power? Who has power, and how is it used? How do those with power keep it or lose it? Type of government exists? Patterns of warfare? Laws Punishments/Consequences

11 Example: Political system
A limited form of democracy was practiced in Athens.

12 •trade •production• distribution • specialization •money •taxes
Economics E The production and trade of goods and money.. How do people get the things that they need? Do they trade or spend money? •trade •production• distribution • specialization •money •taxes Do they trade or sell? What do they trade or sell? Do they use money? What are the trade routes? Do they have taxes? How do they use their taxes? Does their economy help ALL of the community?

13 Example: economics Gold has been a valuable resource in many civilizations for thousands of years.

14 social classes •family structures and roles •role of education system
Social structure S . The organization of people and the way they live in a society.. Who does what and why? social classes •family structures and roles •role of education system Who are the “most important” people in society? What do they do? Who’s at the bottom? What privileges were given to each class? Recreation- What did they do for fun? Music? Art?

15 Example: social structure
In early Latin America, people were divided into social levels based on their “ethnicity”

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17 GRAPES QUIZ View the following slides and choose which of the G.R.A.P.E.S. matches with the ideas on the screen. Be Careful, sometimes the answer could me more than one of the GRAPES.

18 Arnold Schwarzenegger elected governor of California
GRAPES QUIZ #1 Arnold Schwarzenegger elected governor of California

19 GRAPES QUIZ #2 Farmer has no water to plant his crops.

20 Muslims take time to do one of their 5 daily prayers.
GRAPES QUIZ #3 Muslims take time to do one of their 5 daily prayers.

21 Man becomes homeless; he cannot afford to pay rent or by a house.
GRAPES QUIZ #4 Man becomes homeless; he cannot afford to pay rent or by a house.

22 GRAPES QUIZ #5 Barack Obama is the first African- American President of the USA

23 GRAPES QUIZ #6 The new iPhone has 5GB of free space, can show live TV, and holds songs

24 GRAPES QUIZ #7 Hurricane Katrina destroys many homes.

25 The USA lands the first man on the moon in 1969
GRAPES QUIZ #8 The USA lands the first man on the moon in 1969

26 GRAPES QUIZ #9 Baby is baptized.

27 GRAPES #10 People protest immigration laws.

28 Answers Political Geography / Economic Religion Economic / Social
Political / Social Achievements / Economic Achievements Political / Social / Geographic / Economic


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