Vocabulary
Social Sciences
Vocabulary pt. II
Social Sciences pt. II
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100

A first hand account (diary, speech, etc.) 

What is a primary Source 

100

Study of the past focused on human activity leading up to present day 

History 

100

man-made objects 

artifacts 

100

The study of the government or politics 

Political Science 

100

gives direction (north, south, east, west) 

Compass Rose 

200

Characteristics of a group of people (language, clothes, food, music, and art 

What is Culture 
200
The study of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. 

Economics 

200

viewpoint, opinion (easy to change) 

point of view

200

The study of the earth, of a region along with the climate

Geography 

200

Line that runs around the globe halfway between the North and South poles 

Equator 

300

Reason for writing (instruct, inform, entertain, describe) 

Author's purpose 

300
RANDOM QUESTION: What are the five themes of geography 

location, place, human/environment interaction, movement, and regions 

300

person, group of people who are intended to see it 

audience

300

Study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation, and analysis of material, remains, and environmental data. 

Archaeology 

300

Line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole 

Prime Meridian 

400

One step removed (books, documentaries) 

What is a secondary source 
400

Study of history of life on earth based on fossils 

Paleontology 

400

setting of an event

historical context 

400

Study of mental processes and behavior 

Psychology 

400

Distance east and west of the prime meridian 

longitude 

500

A lack of objectivity regardless of facts (hard to change) 

Bias 

500

The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical and social, and cultural developments of humans. 

Anthropology 

500

challenge or problem society faces over time 

Enduring Issue 

500

Study of society and human social interactions 

Sociology 

500

distance north and south of the equator 

latitude 

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