The document outlines key points about several social sciences disciplines. It notes that anthropology is the study of human life and culture. Geography originated in ancient China and Egypt as early geographers explored other areas and described geographical features. Psychology began as early philosophers were curious about the nature of knowledge. Linguistics studies language, while economics examines production, distribution, and consumption. Sociology emerged to study human society.

1. POINTERS TO REMEMBER:
 The different disciplines of social sciences may pose different points of
inquiry given a common social phenomenon.
 Anthropology is the study of human life and culture.
 Geography started way back in the ancient times in China and Egypt
because the earlier geographers aims to explore other areas and describe
the observable features of different places.
 Psychology started during 600 to 300 BC because early philosophers were
curious with the nature of knowledge.
 Linguistics is the study of language.
 Economics is the study of the production, distribution and consumption of
food and services.
 Geography deals with the distribution, and arrangement of all the elements
of the earth’s surface
 Sociology emerged as discipline of social science to examine nature of
human society.

2. POINTERS TO REMEMBER:
 Geographers aimed to explore other areas.
 Anthropology is the study of human life and culture.
 Linguist aimed to study the rapidly banishing unwritten languages
 People in the early times aimed to exercise and resist power imposed to
them.
 Anthropologists back then has the curiosity to the nature of knowledge.
 There is a need to establish economic policy that encourage national
sufficiency, that is why the discipline of Economics have emerged.
 Anthropology emerged during the European Age of Enlightenment.

3. ASSESSMENT
MODIFIED CHECK OR X: Examine the following scenarios. Put a check √, if the
following statements are correct. Put an X and the appropriate word in
replacement for the underlined word, if the statements is incorrect. Use a separate
sheet of paper to write your answers.
_____1. The different disciplines of social sciences may pose different points of
inquiry given a common social phenomenon.
_____2. Sociology is the study of human life and culture
_____3. Demography started way back in the ancient times in China and Egypt
because the earlier geographers aims to explore other areas and describe the
observable features of different places.
_____4. Psychology started during 600 to 300 BC because early philosophers
were curious with the nature of knowledge.
_____5. Linguistics is the study of language.
_____6. Economics is the study of the production, distribution and consumption of
food and services

4. MODIFIED CHECK OR X: Examine the following scenarios. Put a check √, if the
following statements are correct. Put an X and the appropriate word in
replacement for the underlined word, if the statements is incorrect. Use a separate
sheet of paper to write your answers.
_____7. Geography deals with the distribution, and arrangement of all the
elements of the earth’s surface.
_____8. Psychology emerged as discipline of social science to examine nature of
human society.
_____9. Philosophers aimed to explore other areas.
_____10. Anthropology is the study of human life and culture.
_____11. Linguist aimed to study the rapidly banishing unwritten languages
_____12. People in the early times aimed to exercise and resist power imposed to
them.
_____13. Anthropologists back then has the curiosity to the nature of knowledge
_____14. There is a need to establish economic policy that encourage national
self_x0002_sufficiency, that is why the discipline of Economics have emerged
_____15. Political Science emerged during the European Age of Enlightenment