6th Grade Unit One Vocab

Geography

• The study of Earth and the ways people interact with the Earth.

• Different sized "containers" or ways to group places.

• Visual representation of an area.

• Method for investigating problems and issues.

Map

• Visual representation of an area.

• System that uses a network of Earth orbiting satellites to pinpoint an absolute location.

• The study of the ways people interact with Earth.

• An organizing framework for geographic inquiry.

Globe

• A spherical or ball-shaped model of the planet.

• Computer based mapping technology

• Study of the natural characteristics of Earth

• A social scientist who is trained to study and write about the past.

Physical Geography

• The study of the natural characteristics of the Earth.

• The study of the ways people interact with Earth.

• A social scientist who is trained to study the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

• Organizing framework of geography

Human Geography

• The study of the ways people interact with the Earth.

• The study of the natural characteristics of the Earth.

• A method for investigating geographic problems and issues.

• Worldwide or involving most of the Earth.

Historian

• A social scientist who is trained to study and write about the past.

• An organizing framework for geographic inquiry.

• Method for investigating geographic problems and issues.

• The different sized "containers" or ways to group places together or organize investigations into human activities.

Political Scientist

• A social scientist who is trained to study government and citizenship.

• A social scientist who is trained to study the cultural development of humans.

• A method for investigating geographic problems and issues.

• A visual representation of an area.

Economist

• A social scientist trained to study the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

• A social scientist trained to study the cultural development of humans.

• A social scientist who is trained to study and write about the past.

• A social scientist who is trained to study human societies and how people organize into groups.

Anthropologist

• A social scientist who is trained to study the cultural development of humans.

• A social scientist who is trained to study government and citizenship.

• A social scientist who is trained to study the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

• A social scientist who is trained to study human societies and how humans organize in groups.

Sociologist

• A social scientist who is trained to study human societies and how humans organize into groups.

• A social scientist who is trained to study and write about the past.

• A social scientist who is trained to study the cultural development of humans.

• A social scientist who is trained to study government and citizenship.