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Connecting Themes 6 th Grade Social Studies Mrs. Killian’s class

Connecting Themes 6 th Grade Social Studies Mrs. Killian’s class. Time, Change, Continuity. Conflict & Change. Governance. Production, Distribution, Consumption. Connecting Themes. Movement/ Migration. Human Environmental Interaction. Location. Culture. Conflict & Change.

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Connecting Themes 6 th Grade Social Studies Mrs. Killian’s class

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  1. Connecting Themes 6th Grade Social StudiesMrs. Killian’s class

  2. Time, Change, Continuity Conflict & Change Governance Production, Distribution, Consumption Connecting Themes Movement/ Migration Human Environmental Interaction Location Culture

  3. Conflict & Change When there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result.

  4. Conflict and Change • How does conflict with friends change your relationship? • Why is there change when you have conflict between or within societies? • Why does change always follow conflict?

  5. Time, Change, Continuity While change occurs over time, there is continuity to the basic structure of a society.

  6. Government The system that sets up and enforces a societies laws and institutions.

  7. Government • Federation– Federal government gives power to local governments. Ex. U.S. • Confederation- Local governments give power to a weak central government. Ex. Confederate States of America, European Union • Unitary– One person has total power over the country Ex. Cuba

  8. Economics The production, distribution, and consumption of goods/services produced by the society are affected by the location, customs, beliefs, and laws of the society.

  9. Economics = Money Economic Systems • Capitalism (Free Enterprise) – Most basic and non-basic businesses are privately owned • Mixed – The government owns most basic industries for the good of society, not for profit • Communism (Command)– The government owns all basic and non-basic industries **ALL COUNTRIES HAVE MIXED ECONOMIES!!**

  10. Human Environmental Interaction Humans, their society, and the environment affect each other.

  11. Humans and Their Environment • Natural Resource – Any useful material found in the environment or anything from the Earth that meets the need for food, water and shelter • Renewable resource – A resource that can be replaced….crops and food • Nonrenewable resource – When they are used up, they cannot be replaced….fossil fuels

  12. Humans and Their Environment • Deforestation – When people cut down forests for farming or other needs • Acid Rain – Rain that carries dangerous chemicals • Recycle – Re-use old materials to make new products

  13. Theme 5: Human Interaction • Humans adapt to the environment. • Humans modify the environment. • Humans depend on the environment. With your neighbor, identify ways we adapt, modify, and depend on the environment.

  14. Location Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development.

  15. Absolute Location Absolute location —the exact spot on Earth where a place is found Relative Location Relative location is where a place is in relation to other places example: Location "Turn right when you see the big monkey statue, move 5 blocks down and on your left will be a water fountain". Latitude Longitude

  16. Our Absolute Location • With your group, determine our absolute location. You want to describe it in terms of where you are right now and work your way out! • Mrs. Killian’s room #510 • Freedom Middle School • City- Canton • County-Cherokee • State-Georgia • County- United States • Continent- North America • Hemisphere- Northern and Western • Planet-Earth • System- Solar • Galaxy- Milky Way

  17. Culture The culture of a society is the product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and government of that society.

  18. The Earth’s Cultural Geography • There are three important features that define a culture: a. Language b. Values/Beliefs c. Religion • The family is the basic most important social unit of a any culture. • Matriarchal – Mother is in charge • Patriarchal – Father is in charge

  19. The World’s Culture Regions The world has seven culture regions: - U.S. and Canada - Latin America - Europe and former U.S.S.R. - North Africa and Southwest Asia - Africa south of the Sahara - South Asia - East Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands

  20. Movement/ Migration The movement or migration of people and ideas affects all societies involved.

  21. Movement • We interact with each other through travel, trade, information flows (E-Mail) and political events. • Not only do humans move but also ideas move; fashions move; fads move. • What is an example of an idea that moves?    • How do we depend on people in other places?     • What would happen if we traveled by camel or horse?  • How do we move from place to place? 

  22. The Earth’s Cultural Geography • Migration – Moving from one place to another • Immigrant – People who move from one country to another • Push–Pull Theory – People migrate because something “pushes” them and the hope for better living conditions pulls • Urbanization – The movement of people to the cities

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