Unit 1: Intro to Social Studies & Early Humans Vocabulary List

What is the term for the following definition? The way goods and services are made, sold, and used in a civilization. The exchange of money for goods. The exchange of goods for goods.

• Economy

• Geography

• Democracy

• Culture

What is the term for the following definition? The study of earth's physical and human features. The relationships between people and their environments.

• Geography

• Biology

• Economics

• Chemistry

What is the term for the following definition? The study of the past. Use written records to learn about the past. Records that come from the time being studied are called primary sources.

• History

• Biology

• Geography

• Mathematics

What is the term for the following definition? A person or group of people that have power to rule an area. Make laws, rules, and collect taxes.

• Government

• Citizen

• Economy

• Culture

What is the term for the following definition? The customs, arts, social structure, and achievements of a civilization or group of people.

• Culture

• Geography

• Economy

• Religion

What is the term for the following definition? Locates a place on earth by finding where it is by using absolute and relative location.

• Location

• Region

• Movement

• Place

What is the term for the following definition? Describes what a place looks like by LOOKING AT the landforms and man made buildings. [THEME 2]

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Location

What is the term for the following definition? Describes how humans interact with the environment. Adapt to adjust to the environment. Depend need the environment. Modify change their environment. [THEME 3]

• Human Environment Interaction

• Physical Geography

• Cultural Diffusion

• Urbanization

What is the term for the following definition? Describes how people, goods, and ideas move throughout the area. [THEME 4]

• Movement

• Region

• Location

• Place

What is the term for the following definition? Describes what the area is in common. Religion, landforms, weather.

• Region

• Population

• Culture

• Economy