GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES

Listed below are the 10 LifePacs for Social Studies. Under each Pac is a title description indicating the subject content for that Pac.

PAC #701  WHAT IS HISTORY?
--THE DEFINITION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF HISTORY
    The Definition of History
    The Significance of History
--THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HISTORIANS AND THE HISTORICAL METHOD
    Characteristics of a Historian
    Collection of Data from Sources
    Classification of Data
    Analysis of Data
    Interpretation of Data
    Synthesis of Data
--TWO VIEWS OF HISTORY
    The Greek View of History
    The Hebrew-Christian View of History

PAC #702  WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY?
--GEOGRAPHY AND THE PLANET EARTH
    Classes of Geography
    Shape and Movement of the Earth
--GEOGRAPHY AND RELIEF OF THE EARTH
    Types of Relief
The Journey West
    An Experiment in Geography
--MAPS AND THE STUDY OF OUR WORLD
    Types of Projections
    Places on Maps
    Time Changes and Location

PAC #703  ANTHROPOLOGY
--THE STUDY Of MAN
    Understanding Anthropology
    Doing Anthropology
--THE NATURE OF MAN
    The Unity of Man
    The Diversity of Man
--THE CULTURE OF MAN
    Seeking Food
    Seeking Protection
    Seeking Prosperity

PAC #704 SOCIOLOGY--MAN IN GROUPS
--AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
    Definition
    Relationship to Other Subjects
    Historical Development
    Major Interests
    Importance to Christians
--THE METHOD OF SOCIOLOGY
    Theory
    Description
    Statistics
    Surveys .Experimentation
    Field Observation

PAC #705 ECONOMICS--RESOURCES AND NEEDS
--WHAT IS ECONOMICS?
    Human Wants
    Economic Systems
    Resources Available
    Choice
--METHODS AND TOOLS OF OF THE ECONOMIST
    Market Mechanism
    Competition
    Role of Government
    Money
    AN EXPERIMENT IN ECONOMY
    Biblical Insights

PAC #706  POLITICAL SCIENCE
--WHAT POLITICAL SCIENCE IS
    Areas of Political Science
    Ways of Knowing
--ROOTS OF WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
    The Contributions of Jewish Civilization
    The Contributions of the Greek Civilization
    The Contributions of Christianity
--MODERN POLITICAL SCIENCE
    Modern Political Thinkers
    Political Theory and Political Practice
    A Model of Government

PAC #707  HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF OUR STATES
--LOOKING AT OUR COUNTRY
    Geography of the United States
    Early History of the United States
--PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL REGIONS OF THE NORTH-EAST AND THE SOUTH
    Northeast
    South
--PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL REGIONS OF THE MIDWEST AND THE WEST
    Midwest
    West

PAC #708  ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY OF THE UNITED STATES
--CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS OF THE STATES
    Native Americans
    Other Native Americans
--SOCIOLOGY AND CULTURE OF GROUPS FROM DISTANT LANDS
    Immigrants from Europe, Asia. and Africa
    Other Social Groups .Religions of the Groups
--CULTURAL AND SOCIAL INTERACTION
United States as a Melting Pot
    Change in Society

PAC #709  THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF OUR STATE
--STATE GOVERNMENT
    Background
    Structure
--STATE FINANCE
    Spending
    Taxing
    Borrowing
--STATE POLITICS
    Parties
    Viewpoints
    Power

PAC #710  YOUR STATE IN REVIEW
--HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
    The Meaning of History
    The Historical Method
    Geography of the Earth
    Geography and Early History of the United States
--ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
    The Study of Man
    The Nature of Man
    The Culture of Man
    The Cultural Groups of the United States
    Social Change in the United States
--ECONOMICS AND POLITICS
    The Discipline of Economics
    The Economics of the State
    The Discipline of Political Science
    The Government of the State