Anthropology

the study of human biological and

physiological characteristics and their
evolution.
 Demography

the study of statistics such as births,

deaths, income, or the incidence of
disease, which illustrate the changing
structure of human populations.
 Economics

Economics is the study of scarcity and its

implications for the use of resources,
production of goods and services, growth of
production and welfare over time, and a great
variety of other complex issues of vital
concern to society.
 Geography

the study of the physical features of the

earth and its atmosphere, and of human
activity as it affects and is affected by
these, including the distribution of
populations and resources, land use, and
industries.
 History

History is the study and the

documentation of the past.
 Humanities

Humanities are academic disciplines

that study aspects of human society and
culture.
 Linguistics

the scientific study of language and its

structure, including the study of
morphology, syntax, phonetics, and
semantics.
 narrative - chronology

Narrative is the order in which the

author presents a story's events to the
recipient, i.e. the audience or reader.
Chronology is the order of these events
consecutively in time.
 Natural Sciences

Natural science is one of the branches of

science concerned with the description,
understanding and prediction of natural
phenomena, based on empirical
evidence from observation and
experimentation.
 Negativism

an attitude of mind marked by

skepticism especially about nearly
everything affirmed by others.
 Political Science

the branch of knowledge that deals with

systems of government; the analysis of
political activity and behavior.
 Positivism

an approach to the study of society that

relies specifically on empirical scientific
evidence, such as controlled
experiments and statistics.
 Psychology

the scientific study of the human mind

and its functions, especially those
affecting behavior in a given context.
 Social Sciences

the study of society and the manner in

which people behave and influence the
world around us.
 Sociology

Sociology is a social science that focuses

on society, human social behavior,
patterns of social relationships, social
interaction, and aspects of culture
associated with everyday life.
 Polis

a city state in ancient Greece, especially

as considered in its ideal form for
philosophical purposes.
 Earth Science

Earth science or geoscience includes all

fields of natural science related to the
planet Earth.
 Seismology

the branch of science concerned with

earthquakes and related phenomena.
 Astronomy

the branch of science which deals with

celestial objects, space, and the physical
universe as a whole.
 Chemistry

the branch of science that deals with the

identification of the substances of which matter
is composed; the investigation of their properties
and the ways in which they interact, combine,
and change; and the use of these processes to
form new substances.