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Intro to Social Studies Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of human interaction and how society works through the integration of social sciences?

a)

Social Studies

b)

Science

c)

Literacy

d)

English

2.

Study of origins and development of people and their societies.

a)

Sociology

b)

Anthropology

c)

Geography

d)

History

3.

Study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices.

a)

Political Science

b)

Economics

c)

Geography

d)

Sociology

4.

Study of the Earth.

a)

Sociology

b)

History

c)

Geography

d)

Psychology

5.

What do you call the story of humans in the past?

a)

Psychology

b)

Economics

c)

Geography

d)

History

6.

The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.

a)

Geography

b)

Economics

c)

Sociology

d)

Government

7.

A field that studies people and relationships among them.

a)

Sociology

b)

Government

c)

Social Science

d)

Civics

8.

What is the study of society, social relationships, and social institutions?

a)

Geography

b)

Political Science

c)

Sociology

d)

Psychology

9.

The study of the rights and duties of citizens.

a)

Government

b)

Civics

c)

Sociology

d)

Economics

10.

The systematic study of human society.

a)

Society

b)

Economics

c)

Culture

d)

Sociology

11.

Application of science to help people.

a)

Technology

b)

Industry

c)

Civics

d)

Philosophy

12.

A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.

a)

Philosophy

b)

Religion

c)

Culture

d)

Archaeology

13.

Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind.

a)

History

b)

Invention

c)

Anthropology

d)

Archaeology

14.

Another word for duty.

a)

Religion

b)

Philosophy

c)

Responsibility

d)

Culture

15.

Materials found in the Earth that people need and value.

a)

Archaeology

b)

Commerce

c)

Resources

d)

Society

16.

A new product, system, or process that has never existed before, created by study and experimentation.

a)

technology

b)

resources

c)

responsibility

d)

invention

17.

The buying and selling of goods and services.

a)

Economics

b)

Industry

c)

Commerce

d)

Interdependence

18.

A relationship between countries in which they rely on one another for resources, goods, or services.

a)

economics

b)

commerce

c)

interdependence

d)

government

19.

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

a)

Religion

b)

Philosophy

c)

Culture

d)

Society

20.

A community of people who share a common culture.

a)

Civics

b)

Government

c)

Resources

d)

Society