Social Studies 3201 Unit Terminology 2024 PDF

**Social Studies 3201 Unit Terminology** **[UNIT 1 - Integrated Concepts and Processes ]** ***Note: Unit \# 1 terms will be integrated throughout the course and are [not] part of the overall selected response questions for assessments*.** **Audience** - Individuals or groups that are the intended...

**Social Studies 3201 Unit Terminology** **[UNIT 1 - Integrated Concepts and Processes ]** ***Note: Unit \# 1 terms will be integrated throughout the course and are [not] part of the overall selected response questions for assessments*.** **Audience** - Individuals or groups that are the intended recipients of our research and communication. **Cause and consequence** - The factors that contribute to an event or issue and the effects of an event or issue. **Collaboration** - The ability to work together in mutually beneficial ways. **Democracy** - A form of government in which power is held by the people and is expressed through voting. **Engaged citizenship** - Acting to create positive change in society. **Evidence** - Facts and information that we use to learn about events and issues. **Inquiry** - The investigation of topics, events, and issues based on research, analysis, and the use of questioning. **Liberty** - The democratic idea that all citizens have rights that cannot be taken away. **Making comparisons** - Examining the similarities, differences, patterns or trends among information. **Perspective** - The point of view of an individual or group. **Primary sources** - Eyewitness accounts of history. They include letters, diaries, speeches, interviews, photographs, etc. **Rule of law** - The democratic idea that all people must act within the bounds of the law and that no one is exempt from this. **Secondary sources** - Sources of information that involve an author compiling, analyzing, and interpreting information gained from primary sources. **Significance** - Determining what information, events, or issues are most important. Magnitude, scope, and duration are used to determine this. **Stakeholder** - A person or organization with an interest in a particular place or issue. **Values** - The ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way we live. **[UNIT 2 - Quality of Life ]** **Anthropocentric worldview** - This refers to human-centered worldviews. **Bias** - A prejudice or preference for or against a particular point of view. **Biocentric worldview** - This refers to life-centered worldviews. **Cultural globalization** - This refers to gradual harmonization of the world\'s culture at the expense of local cultures. **Deep ecology worldview** - This says humans have no right to interfere with the richness and diversity of the ecosystem and that our needs must be reduced. One way is through a decreased population. **Economic development** - This shows a region\'s material wealth and trade. **Economic globalization** - This refers to easier movement of goods, production, capital, labour and resources. It can also relate to connections between global stock markets and currencies. **Economic Issues** - Complex problems that involve money, wealth, employment or people\'s access to things they need or want in life. **Environmental globalization** - This refers to the trend towards the world\'s ecosystems being viewed as connected and all countries must protect the environment together. **Environmental Issues** - Complex problems that involve people\'s interactions with the natural world, including land use, water use, energy, and climate. **Environmental wisdom worldview** - This says we must adapt our needs to the environment in order to secure a future on this planet. It encourages earth-sustaining economic growth. **Environmental worldview** - This focuses on the question of what is more important, human needs or wants, or the overall health of the environment. **Expansionist worldview** - A view on resource use which assumes the world\'s resources as there for humans to exploit. **Fact** - Knowledge that is certain and can be verified by experience or observation. **GDP per capita** - An economic indicator of wealth produced in a region as an average of the population (higher is better). **GINI Index** - a measure of the amount of equality if given for a region or country. **Globalization** - The trend toward greater interconnectedness in the world. **Human Development Index** - A social indicator that considers levels of wealth, education, and health (a value closest to 1 is best). **Income** - This refers to the money received or earned on a continuous basis as a result of work or investments. **Index** - Another word for indicator or way of measuring something. It often include ranking or a list. **Indicator** - A specific criterion or characteristic that is used to describe a region and the quality of life humans experience there. **LEDCs** - These countries have weaker economies, are less wealthy, and have a lower quality of life. **Life expectancy** - The average age people can expect to life and is related to health outcomes. Literacy Rate - the number of people who can read and write in a region or country. **MEDCs** - These countries generally have stronger economies, are wealthier, and have a higher quality of life. **Opinion** - Judgments or beliefs that are not necessarily based on certainty or proof. **Perspective** - An individual\'s or group\'s point of view, which can vary depending on how a person is affected by an event or interaction. **Pillars of sustainability** - These include social, environmental, and economic perspectives used together to protect the environment. **Political development** - This shows a region\'s access to political rights and justice. **Political globalization** - This refers to countries adopting more uniform policies and types of government. **Political Issues** - Complex problems that involve how people make decisions in groups and can involve government, laws, human rights, and safety. **Quality of Life** - The standard of health, comfort and happiness experienced by an individual or group. **Region** - A geographical area that shares similar characteristics. **Scope** - This refers to how widely an effect or consequence is experienced. **Social development** - This shows a region\'s level of education and healthcare. **Social Issues** - Complex problems that involve education, health, equality, population, and other factors that influence people\'s opportunities in society. **Socio-economic status** - A measure of a person or group\'s position in a community or society. **Stewardship worldview** - This says that humanity has an ethical responsibility to be good managers of the environment and to use government policy, planning and technology to achieve a goal of protecting the environment. **Sustainability** - Development that meets the needs of people today without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. **Technological globalization** - This refers to a rapid spread of communications and computer technologies, as well as equipment and machinery. **Values** - Principles and morals central to a person\'s behaviour. **Wealth** - This refers to money and possessions accumulated by a person over the course of their lifetime.