MSTEP SOCIAL STUDIES 6TH

These are the FIVE Themes of Geography

• Red, Blue, Green, Black, and Pink

• East, West, North, South, and Zero

• Location, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction, Place, and Region

• Equator, Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic Capricorn, and Arctic Circe

No government, no leader, chaos, disorder, and confusion

• Anarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Belief system that started in India in the 500's BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering.

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

A model that shows the flow of goods and services and the interaction among households, businesses, and banks.

• Surplus and Shortage

• Supply and Demand

• Circular Flow Model

• Cultural Diffusion

An economic system in which government controls a country's economy.

• Market Economy

• Mixed Economy

• Command Economy

• Traditional Economy

The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another.

• Cultural Diffusion

• Supply and Demand

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

Form of government that places power in the hands of people. Citizens elect people to represent them.

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Anarchy

• Democracy

Government where one person has absolute power. Citizens have no rights.

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Dictatorship

A religion and philosophy developed in Ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam