Five Strands of SS vocabulary
Five Themes of Geography vocabulary
Five Strands of SS and Five themes of geography
100
The people and groups that have the power to make, enforce and settle disagreements about laws refers to this strand of Social Studies.
What is a government?
100

This theme of geography refers to the absolute and relative location of a place.

What is location?

100

Information from this strand of Social Studies can be found in newspapers, magazines, and journals.

What is history?

200

A record of the past and the study of how events from the past have affected life today is known as this strand of Social Studies.

What is history?

200

This theme of geography divides land into smaller areas that have the same characteristics.

What is a region?

200

This theme of geography refers to how students arrive to and from school.

What is movement?

300
The study of how people use their money and produce, buy, and sale goods is known as this strand of Social Studies.
What are economics?
300
This theme of geography refers to the way humans change or adapt to the environment around them.
What is human environmental interaction?
300

This theme of geography refers to people's response to weather by wearing a coat in the winter and shorts in the summer.

What is human environmental interaction?

400
The beliefs, arts, and customs of a specific group of people is known as this strand of Social Studies.
What is a culture?
400
This theme of geography describes the human and physical characteristics of a place?
What is a place?
400

This strand of Social Studies includes decisions being made in the White House and by President Obama.

What is government?

500
The geographic features of an area is known as this strand of Social Studies.
What is geography?
500
This theme of geography refers to the travel of humans, ideas, goods, and communication.
What is movement?
500
This strand of Social Studies refers to a person purchasing a DVD from Best Buy.
What are economics?
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