6th Grade Terms

Question 0

What is government?

Answer 0

the study of the people and groups within a society with the authority to make and carry out laws

Question 1

What is history?

Answer 1

a record of the past events and people that shaped the world

Question 2

What are economics?

Answer 2

the study of how people manage their resources

Question 3

What is culture?

Answer 3

the study of the customs, beliefs, laws, art, religion, way of living, etc. that a group of people share

Question 4

What is geography?

Answer 4

the study of people, places, and the environment in spatial terms

Question 5

This is measured in relative and absolute (longitude and latitude) terms. What is it?

Answer 5

Location

Question 6

This has physical and cultural characteristics, changing human and physical features, and personality. What is it?

Answer 6

Place

Question 7

This term refers to how people relate to and change their environments. What is it?

Answer 7

Human-environment interaction

Question 8

This term refers to the changing connections of people, things, and ideas. What is it?

Answer 8

Movement

Question 9

This term refers to common physical and cultural aspects, and what binds a place together. What is it?

Answer 9

Region