Welcome to the World

I. People of the World A.Why do people of the world have difficulty getting along? 1. Lack of understanding of other cultures B.What has brought people closer together? 1. Advances in communication ( ) 1. Advances in communication ( ) 2. Advances in transportation ( ) 3. Trade ( ) 4. Immigration C. Knowledge of other societies is key to understanding them

II. Learning of the World A. Understanding your world is essential if you are to be an informed citizen of a global society. B. Social Studies includes information from five fields of learning: 1. History: a record of the past a. People and events that have shaped today’s world, just as we will shape the world for the future ex: 2. Geography: the study of people, places, and the environment ex:

II. 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 them a.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. Economics: the study of how people manage their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services. a.Goods: b.Services: c.Scarcity: the conflict between the unlimited desires of people ( ) and limited resources d.Three types of resources: 1. Natural: gifts of nature ex: 2. Human: skills people have that help them produce goods and services ex: 3. Capital: tools people make, such as machines and equipment that help them produce goods and services

e. Two types of economies: 1. Command: the government decides whether a product should be manufactured, in what quantity, and at what price ex: 2. Market: individual businesses make decisions about products based on what consumers want ex:

f. Two levels of development: 1. Developed Country: high literacy rate, good health, available jobs, good services, and advanced technology ex: 2. Developing Country (Third World): low literacy rate, poor health, unsafe and low-paying jobs, poor services, and lack of technology ex:

5. Culture: consists of the beliefs, customs, laws, art and ways of living that a group of people share a. Parts of culture: - religion, shared language, music, dance, literature, visual arts, technology, tools used