Welcome to the WorldWelcome to the World

I. People of the WorldI. People of the World

A.A. Why do people of the world have difficulty Why do people of the world have difficulty getting along?getting along?1. Lack of understanding of other cultures1. Lack of understanding of other cultures

B.B. What has brought people closer together?What has brought people closer together? 1. Advances in communication ( )1. Advances in communication ( )

2.2. Advances in transportation ( )Advances in transportation ( )3.3. Trade ( )Trade ( )4. Immigration4. Immigration

C. Knowledge of other societies is key to C. Knowledge of other societies is key to understanding themunderstanding them

II. Learning of the WorldII. Learning of the World

A.A. Understanding your world is essential if you are to Understanding your world is essential if you are to be an informed citizen of a global society.be an informed citizen of a global society.

B.B. Social Studies includes information from five fields Social Studies includes information from five fields of learning: of learning: 1. History: a record of the past 1. History: a record of the past

a. People and events that have shaped a. People and events that have shaped today’s world, just as we will shape the world for the today’s world, just as we will shape the world for the futurefuture

ex:ex:2. Geography: the study of people, places, and the 2. Geography: the study of people, places, and the environmentenvironment

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II. Learning the WorldII. Learning the World

3. Government: the people and groups within a society

who have the power to make laws, see that they are carried out, and settle disagreements about thema. Limited governments: a government, such as a

democracy, in which everyone, including those in charge must obey the laws

Ex:b. Unlimited governments: a government, such as

totalitarianism, in which rulers have total control and may live in disregard of the law

Ex: c. a citizen is a legal member of a country

- Citizens may be native-born or naturalized

4.4. Economics: the study of how people manage Economics: the study of how people manage their resources by producing, exchanging, their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services.and using goods and services.

a.a. Goods: Goods: b.b. Services:Services:c.c. Scarcity: the conflict between the unlimited Scarcity: the conflict between the unlimited

desires of people ( ) and limited resourcesdesires of people ( ) and limited resourcesd.d. Three types of resources: Three types of resources:

1.1. Natural: gifts of nature ex:Natural: gifts of nature ex:2.2. Human: skills people have that help them produce Human: skills people have that help them produce

goods and services ex:goods and services ex:3.3. Capital: tools people make, such as machines and Capital: tools people make, such as machines and

equipment that help them produce goods and servicesequipment that help them produce goods and services

e. Two types of economies:e. Two types of economies:

1. Command: the government decides 1. Command: the government decides whether a product should be manufactured, in what whether a product should be manufactured, in what quantity, and at what pricequantity, and at what price

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2. Market: individual businesses make 2. Market: individual businesses make decisions about products based on what consumers decisions about products based on what consumers wantwant

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f. Two levels of development:f. Two levels of development:

1. Developed Country: high literacy 1. Developed Country: high literacy rate, good health, available jobs, good rate, good health, available jobs, good services, and advanced technologyservices, and advanced technology

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2. Developing Country (Third World): 2. Developing Country (Third World): low literacy rate, poor health, unsafe and low-low literacy rate, poor health, unsafe and low-paying jobs, poor services, and lack of paying jobs, poor services, and lack of technologytechnology

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5.5. Culture: consists of the beliefs, Culture: consists of the beliefs, customs, laws, art and ways of living customs, laws, art and ways of living that a group of people sharethat a group of people share

a. Parts of culture:a. Parts of culture:

- religion, shared language, - religion, shared language, music, dance, literature, visual arts, music, dance, literature, visual arts, technology, tools usedtechnology, tools used