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What is Social
Studies?
Social
Living together in communities.
Human society and its modes of
organization: social classes; social
problems; a social issue.
Living together in organized groups or
similar close aggregates: Ants are social
insects.
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Thinking Map:Seven Sciences of Social
Studies
History
Political
Science
Geography
Economics
Social
Studies
Psychology
Sociology
Anthropology
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Topic: What is Social
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Social Studies is
made up of how
many sciences?
What is
Geography?
What is
History?
What is
Political
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seven
The study of the earth and
its features and of the
distribution of life on the
earth, including human life
and the effects of human
activity.
Study of the past.
A narrative of events;
a story. A
chronological record
of events
The study of the
processes, principles, and
structure of government
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What is Sociology?
Study of how people get
along with one another,
people’s attitudes, behaviors
within a society
What is Economics?
The social science that
deals with the production,
distribution, and
consumption of goods and
services.
What is Psychology?
What is Anthropology?
Study of the mind. The
science that deals with
mental processes and
behavior.
The scientific study of the
origin, the behavior, and the
physical, social, and cultural
development of humans.
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Sources
TEA Vocabulary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary : http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary
Yahoo Kids Dictionary
http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english/search?query=political+science
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