The document outlines four key concepts in social studies: geography examines human-environment interaction and how places change over time; history studies past cultures to understand changes from conflict, economics, and social forces; economics explores how global factors influence societies' interdependence; civics concerns civic participation shaping society through governance, rights, and education.

1. Concepts for Social Studies (based on strands) Geography – The geographic world is in a continuous state of cultural, economic, physical, and political change as seen through the study of human environment interaction, movement, place, region, and location. History – Through the study of the historical development of past cultures, we can understand and evaluate changes which occurred through conflict, economics, and social interactions that will pave the way for the future. Economics – The economics of the world are affected by science, technology, governments, citizens, social trends, environments, and means of production resulting in an interdependent global society. 4. Civics – Civic responsibility is interacting with others in an interdependent society that leads to changes in relationships, governments, individual rights, and education to meet the needs of a diverse society.

2. Geography – The geographic world is in a continuous state of cultural, economic, physical, and political change as seen through the study of human environment interaction, movement, place, region, and location.

3. History – Through the study of the historical development of past cultures, we can understand and evaluate changes which occurred through conflict, economics, and social interactions that will pave the way for the future.

4. Economics – The economics of the world are affected by science, technology, governments, citizens, social trends, environments, and means of production resulting in an interdependent global society.

5. Civics – Civic responsibility is interacting with others in an interdependent society that leads to changes in relationships, governments, individual rights, and education to meet the needs of a diverse society.