Social Scientist
Economy
Geography
Political Science
History
100

What do social scientists study?

Human behavior/How people live in groups

100

Who studies the economy?

An economist

100

Who studies geography?

A geographer
100

Who studies political science?

A political scientist

100

Who studies history?

A historian

200

What are the four types of social science that we studied?

Economy(economist), Geography(geographer), Political science(political scientist), and History(historian)

200

What is an economy?

The way people in a community use resources to meet their needs and wants

200

What is geography?

The study of Earth

200

What is political science?

The study of governments

200

What is history?

The study of the past

300

What do social scientists want to understand?

Why people behave as they do

300

What do economists study?

The economy of a city, state, or nation

300

True or False:

A Geographer would be interested in weather records.

True

300

What question would political scientists most likely ask?

A. How are needs met?

B. What happened here?

C. Who is in charge?

D. What is located where?

C. Who is in charge?

300

What is the first thing historians want to know?

What happened in the past

400

Fill in the blanks: Social scientists watch _______ and ask _________.

Social scientists watch people and ask questions.

400

True or False:

An economist would be interested in your family photos.

False

400

What do geographers want to know?

Where places are on a map

400

True or False:

A political scientist would be interested in election advertisements.

True 

400

True or False:

A historian would be interested in family treasures. 

True

500

What are the objects social scientists look at called?

Artifacts

500

What do economists want to know?

How people decide what to make and what to buy

500

Which are Earth's natural features and which are human features?

1.Land, water, plants, and animals

2. Towns, bridges, roads, and dams

Natural features- Land, water, plants, and animals

Human features- Towns, bridges, roads, and dams

500

What is a government?

A system deciding what is best for the group

500

Why do historians look at written records, photos, and other artifacts?

To help them interpret what happened