1. Welcome to the World
Chapter 1

2. Pay it Forward

4. Only in America

5. 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

6. The World is in Your Hands

7. 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

9. Dinner in Hawaii

10. 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

11. Geography is Everywhere

12. Explore Your World

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

14. 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

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

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

17. 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

18. 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

19. What Type of Resource?

20. 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

21. 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

26. What Culture?