KennedyHigh School: Social Studies Themes

All Social Studies courses have a set of themes that will be explored regardless of the class. Below is a general list of themes we will cover this year:

History

· Change/Continuity

· Patterns

· Conflict and Cooperation

· Revolution

· Leadership

· Invasion

· Conquest

· Colonialism

· War

· National Identity

· Imperialism

Geography

Place

Region

Location

Movement

Human Environment Interaction

Physical Environment

Landforms

Geographic Patterns

Settlement Patterns

Civilization

Migration and Immigration

Rural and Urban

Natural Resources

Spatial Organization

Culture

· Religion

· Language

· Ethnicity

· Society

· Civilization

· Culture

· Diversity

· Values and Beliefs

· Technology

· Assimilation

· Diffusion

Government

· Politics

· Limited Government

· Citizenship

· Rule of Law

· Political Action

· Political System

· National Identity

· Individual Rights

· Power

· Freedom

· Authority

· Domestic and Foreign Policy

· Nation-States

· Taxation

· Rights and Responsibilities

Economic

· Needs and Wants

· Scarcity

· Resources

· Opportunity Costs

· Standard of Living

· Market Economy and Markets

· Trade

· Exchange

· Supply and Demand

· Competition

· Systems

· Consumer and Producer

· Choice

· Value

Global Connections

· Interdependence

· Global Economy

· System

· Human Rights

· International Law

· Regions

· Conflict and Cooperation

· Order

· Independence

· Colonization