MTTC Social Studies Questions with Correct Answers 2024

MTTC Social Studies progressive historians ANSWER- -emphasize importance of class conflict -e.g. Charles Beard- Civil War caused by economic conflict, struggle for economic power prosography ANSWER- -the investigation of a historical group by means of collective study (not using individual bios) -ex: historian learns about status relationships in 18th century New England by looking at records showing local church seating arrangements -tax lists to study power relations in Boston historical research process ANSWER- teaching 5 themes of geography- LOCATION ANSWER- -Where is something located? -coordinates (lat/long), distance from somewhere else -label or create maps teaching 5 themes of geography- PLACE ANSWER- -What makes a place different from other places? (climate, phys features, people, culture) -MEANING -create a postcard -compare soil samples from around the world. What do they tell you about different places? -weather report teaching 5 themes of geography- HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION ANSWER- -relationships between people and places. how do ppl change enviro to suit their needs? -Read the Lorax -Differences between how people live in deserts vs. cold climates -Look @ pics of your town t/o history. How has it changed? teaching 5 themes of geography- MOVEMENT ANSWER- -patterns of movement of people, products, and information -transportation, exports/imports, how do people communicate? -where do the products we use originate? -make a commuter graph -where do ancestors come from? -keep track of license plates you see w/in a week -analyze data on US investment in different countries -Brain Drain- too many ppl leave area -impact of immigrant pop on native pop teaching 5 themes of geography- REGIONS ANSWER- -How can earth be divided into different regions for study? -can be defined by # of things including area, language, political divisions, religions, vegetation -create map showing school region (area where students come from) -look at how technological development has affected area Geographic Information Systems (GIS) ANSWER- shows spatial relationships b/w