7th Grade 5 Fields of SS

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Think about this question:

What is social studies?

Open Ended

What is social studies?

There are 5 Field of Social Studies:

● History
● Geography
● Government
● Economics
● Culture

History
● A written record of the past
● Think about important historical events

Geography
● The study of people, places and the

environment

How the
environment
is changed or
affected

Government
● The governing body of a nation, state, or

community

Some forms of government:
●

Autocracy

●

Democracy

●

Theocracy

●

Monarchy

Economics
● Production, consumption, and transfer of

wealth

● Balancing people’s wants with the

resources available

Culture
● Religion, belief systems, traditions,

dance, art, law, language, clothing,
music, and food

Multiple Choice

Which field does the picture respresent?

• Government

• Geography

• Economics

• Culture

Multiple Choice

Which field does the picture respresent?

• History

• Geography

• Economics

• Culture

Multiple Choice

Which field does the picture respresent?

• History

• Geography

• Economics

• Government

Multiple Choice

Which field does the picture respresent?

• History

• Geography

• Culture

• Government

Multiple Choice

Which field does the picture respresent?

• History

• Geography

• Culture

• Government

This year we will be studying
several themes as we learn.

What is a theme?

Open Ended

The theme of this picture is a...

Here are the themes we will be talking about this year: