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Social Science: Disciplines

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ is the study of the natural environment and how it influences social and cultural development.

a)

Anthropology

b)

Sociology

c)

Geography

d)

History

2.

Some of the concerns of geography are:

a)

Demography

b)

Interactionism

c)

Resources

d)

Accessibility

3.

(a)   is the study of the relationship between biological traits and socially acquired characteristics. Sometimes called the study of humans.

4.

Sociology’s vast subject matter can be identified as a study of people:

a)

What they do to their environment

b)

Human evolution

c)

Settlement of population

5.

The subject matter of history is everything that has already happened. The study of history involves:

a)

Classifying

b)

Accessibility

c)

Conflict

d)

Identifying

6.

(a)   is the study of the ways in which men and women make a living, the most pressing problem most human beings face

7.

Some specific topics that interest psychologists and social psychologists are:

a)

Adjustment and maladjustment

b)

Environment and heredity

c)

Socialization

d)

Taxes

8.

______________ is the study of social arrangements to maintain peace and order within a given society.

a)

Economics

b)

Psychology

c)

Political science

9.

______________ deals with the mind and personality of the individual. It is a social science because humans are social creatures.

a)

History

b)

Psychology

c)

Anthropology

10.

It considers the social organization through which people satisfy their wants for scarce goods and services.

(a)  

11.

Political science has both a philosophical and a practical base. It examines the theory of systems of government, but it also studies actual practices by which government

a)

Provides services

b)

Taxes

c)

Unemployment

d)

Regulates

12.

__________ is the knowledge that has been systematically gathered, classified, related, and interpreted.

a)

Social Knowledge

b)

Human Knowledge

c)

Scientific knowledge

13.

The search for scientific knowledge can be grouped roughly into two major fields :

a)

experimental science

b)

social science

c)

human science

d)

natural science

14.

Natural science is concerned with the natural environment in which human beings exist. It includes such sciences as :

a)

chemistry

b)

humanities

c)

social science

d)

physics

15.

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