DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS

IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

A. Multiple Choice.
Write “Anthropology” if the answer is A;
“Biology if the answer is B; “Culture if the
answer is C; and “Demography” if the
answer is D.
1. A particular branch of learning or body of knowledge,
such as physics, sociology, and history.
a. social c. discipline
b. science d. natural science
2. Art, music, and literature are examples of disciplines
under the field of ___________________
a. applied professions c. social science
b. natural science d. humanities
3. Why social science is significant in the society?
a. it may help the researcher to control and predict the
nature
 b. it may help the people in field of science to
understand the different phenomena
c. it may help people to understand and appreciate the
nature as a whole
d. it may help researchers solve the complexities of
human behavior
4. A branch of study concerned with the observation
and classification of facts through experiments.
a. science c. social science
b. humanities d. discipline
5. A group of people who occupy a particular territory
and speak a common language not generally
understood by neighboring people.
a. society c. tribe
b. community d. social
6. Society is came from the Latin word societas that
was derived from the noun socius meaning
___________.
a. tribe c. sole
b. comrade d. social
7. A standard or pattern especially of social behavior, it
is typical or expected from a group.
a. norm c. behavior
b. exception d. domain
8. It is a branch of learning that investigates human
constructs and concerns as opposed to natural
processes and social relations.
a. humanities c. social science
b. sociology d. natural science
9. Which of the following statement is TRUE about social
science?
a. social sciences is also called the “hard sciences”
 b. social sciences aims to attempts to understand
nature’s phenomena
c. social sciences do not use scientific method
d. social sciences can be said to be the study of human
system
10. It is the systematic study of various aspects of human
society.
a. natural science c. humanities
b. social science d. applied profession
11. Linguistics is the study of
a. Mother Tongue c. Language System
 b. Foreign Words d. None of the choices
12. What is the connection of Sociology and
Anthropology.
a. Deals with animals c. Both deal with
Humans and their environment
b. Both talks about extraterrestrial. d. They have
the same ending.
13. The _____________ was the first writer of history.
a. French c. Roman
b. Korean d. Filipino
14. The study of the features of the earth and the
location of living things on the planet.
 a. Anthropology c. Geography
b. Demography d. Sociology
15. A social science that dealing with the inner working of
the human mind and how these translate to certain
behavior.
a. Sociology c. History
b. Humanities d. Psychology
B. Explain.
1. How Geography
contributes to the
understanding of History?
2. Do you think studying
History is necessary and
important? Give two reasons
for your stance.
3. Which of the social science
disciplines do you find most
interesting? Justify.