Connecting Themes of Social Studies P2

Connecting Themes of Social Studies P2

Studying Society

Location

• The location of something or someone can affect the economy, culture, and development of that person or that business.

• Location Matters!

Location Affects People and Businesses

• Survive & Thrive - Location Matters!

• People require resources to live.

• Businesses require resources to succeed.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is affected by location?

• economy

• culture

• development

• all of these

Multiple Choice

Only businesses need to carefully choose their location to be successful. People never have to worry about the location of their homes for survival.

• True

• False

Movement & Migration

• The movement, or migration, of people and ideas affect all societies involved.

Impact of Movement & Migration

• New Place - New people bring their culture and beliefs with them and need resources from the new place.

• Old Place - The loss of people from an area can change the culture, beliefs and resources of that place.

Multiple Choice

When people move to a new place, the place they left changes but nothing changes about the place they move to.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is another word for the movement of people?

• moments

• mortgage

• memories

• migration

Production, Distribution, Consumption

• Make, Get, Use

• The production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services produced by the society are affected by the location, customs (beliefs), and laws of the society.

Business Depends on Location, Culture, Laws

• Location: Urban (city) or Rural (country), Desert or Forest, Tropical Climate or Polar Climate, Various Transportation Routes or Limited Transportation Routes

• Culture: Beliefs affect what we make, get and use

• Laws: Laws affect the resources used in the process

Multiple Choice

What is another word for production?

• make

• get

• use

• society

Multiple Choice

Another word for distribution is use.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Use is another word for

• production

• distribution

• consumption

• location

Technology Innovation

• Technology - Inventions

• Innovation - New (Create)

• Technological innovations have consequences, both intended and unintended, for a society.

Create, Invent, Innovate

• Invent - A New Ides

• Innovate - Build Upon the Idea - Put It to Better Use

• Can have positive or negative consequences

• Cars: Positive - Transportation, Negative - Pollution

• Smartphones: Positive - Stay Connected, Negative - Distraction

Multiple Choice

New uses of technology only have negative affects on society.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What words means to find new ways to use things?

• innovation

• movement

• consumption

• society

Multiple Choice

Which of these positive effects could come from the innovation of a medicine?

• get places faster

• find and share information easier

• stay healthier

• stay organized