4 Core Social Sciences

What do social scientists study?

• how animals hunt for food

• how people live in groups

• how Earth was formed

• how plants grow from seeds

What kind of information do economists look for when they study the economy of a community?

• the way people use resources to meet their needs and wants

• where things are located in the community

• how people solve problems in the community

• stories people tell about the community's past

Which of these items is a need?

• toys

• clothes

• movies

• bicycles

Which of these subjects does a geographer study?

• choices people make about what to buy

• natural and human features of Earth's surface

• governments of cities, states, and nations

• written records from a thousand years ago

Which of these is a human feature?

• a forest

• a hill

• a house

• a river

What is the main job of government?

• to produce things people need

• to build towns and cities

• to keep records of the past

• to make and carry out rules and laws

Which social scientist would be most interested in your great-aunt’s diary?

• an economist

• a geographer

• a historian

• a political scientist

Which question would a political scientist be most likely to ask?

• Who is in charge?

• How are needs met?

• What happened here?

• What is located where?

What is the primary focus of a political scientist?

• Study of Earth's natural and human features

• Study of economic trends and patterns

• Study of governments and political behavior

• Study of historical events and their impact

What does an economist primarily study?

• Choices people make about what to buy

• How people live in groups

• How Earth was formed

• Written records from a thousand years ago