of Culture

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of Culture
ABC's

• A Look at the Factors that Create Cultures

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Culture

• The beliefs and actions that define a group of
  peoples way of life.
• OR
• The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
  shared by and passed on by members of a group

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Cultural Exchange

• Innovation
• Taking existing elements in society and creating
  something new to meet a need

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Cultural Exchange

• Acculturation
• The cultural change that occurs when individuals
  in a society accept or adopt an innovation

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tlerartprint.com/
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Cultural Exchange

• Diffusion
• The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of
  behavior to different societies

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Cultural Diffusion
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Cultural Diffusion
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Cultural Diffusion
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Cultural Exchange

• Assimilation
• A process where a minority group gives up its own
  culture and adopts the culture of a majority group

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Culture Regions

• Culture Region

A portion of Earths surface that has common
cultural elements
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Culture Regions
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Cultural Hearth

• Regions that in ancient times gave rise to
  significant cultural complexes, are of particular
  importance.
• These include the Nile Valley, the Fertile
  Crescent (including Mesopotamia), Indus Valley,
  Huang Ho Valley, and Mesoamerica

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Exchange Quiz!

• Mr. Smith invented a cell phone that could take
  pictures, record video, and pop popcorn because
  he couldnt find one at the mall.
• Innovation
• Acculturation
• Diffusion
• Assimilation

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Exchange Quiz!

• Mr. Smith invented a cell phone that could take
  pictures, record video, and pop popcorn because
  he couldnt find one at the mall.
• Innovation
• Acculturation
• Diffusion
• Assimilation

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Exchange Quiz!

• Mrs. Stein moved to Germany and found there were
  no English signs anywhere! She quickly learned
  the German phrase for bathroom.
• Innovation
• Acculturation
• Diffusion
• Assimilation

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Exchange Quiz!

• Mrs. Stein moved to Germany and found there were
  no English signs anywhere! She quickly learned
  the German phrase for bathroom.
• Innovation
• Acculturation
• Diffusion
• Assimilation

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Exchange Quiz!

• Annika loves to eat sushi. She can find it at
  the mall, the grocery store, and even in the
  cafeteria. Her love of sushi is a result of
• Innovation
• Acculturation
• Diffusion
• Assimilation

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Exchange Quiz!

• Annika loves to eat sushi. She can find it at
  the mall, the grocery store, and even in the
  cafeteria. Her love of sushi is a result of
• Innovation
• Acculturation
• Diffusion
• Assimilation

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Ethnocentrism

• Believing that ones own culture is best or
  better than others.

Anti-US banner in a demonstration in Brazil,
stating USA It is necessary to resist. Long live
Brazil!!! http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageAn
ti_usa_demo_brazil.jpg
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Appearance

• Clothing
• Jewelry
• Hairstyles
• Fabric
• Physical features
• Makeup

For many men in West Africa, scarring is a form
of tribal initiation and a sign of bravery. Done
with razor blades, the painful process starts at
puberty and continues into adulthood. Each tribe
has distinctive tattoo designs. http//www.nationa
lgeographic.com/tattoos/photo1.html
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Beliefs

• Religious
• Superstitious

Top A Muslim in Egypt prays toward Mecca
Bottom Jews praying at the Wailing Wall in
Jerusalem http//www.stevephotography.com/relig
ion-10.htm http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1844076.s
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Communication

• Language
• Signs
• Body language
• Slang

Top In Japan, China, Korea and other Eastern
countries, people show respect by bowing in
greeting. Bottom In France, people greet each
other with one or more kisses on the
cheek. http//amyproctor.squarespace.com/blog/200
5/5/19/answering-concerns-about-catholic-practice.
html http//www.worldhum.com/how_to/item/kiss_hell
o_in_france
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Dates

• History
• Holidays
• Concept of time

Three Vietnamese men celebrate Tet, the
Vietnamese New Year, in Hoi An. http//www.hansh
endriksen.net/pics/vie/vie10.htm
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Economy

• Trade partners
• Imports/exports

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Foods

• Types
• Spices
• Taboos
• Number of meals
• Special occasions

Lengua cooked in white wine- Tongue of beef
simmered to tenderness in white wine and served
with green olives. http//www.lacocinadetitamoni
ng.com/menus_products.html
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Government

• Laws
• Values
• Titles
• Social roles
• Social order

Top Iraqi women show off their dyed fingertips
after voting for the first time. Bottom Iraqi
election officials with two ballot
boxes. http//freedomsfidelity.blogspot.com/2005_
01_01_freedomsfidelity_archive.html
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Human/Environment Interactions

• Adaptation of the environment
• Modification of the environment

Expanding deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
(Top August 1, 2001 Bottom August 15,
2006) http//earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/N
ewImages/images.php3?img_id17404
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Information

• Education
• Length
• Formal
• Informal
• Literacy rates

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ontentID3637
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Jobs

• Ways to make a living
• Economic activities

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week_in_pics.shtml http//www.kent.edu/photoessays
/June2003/ http//www.nextsteps.org/steps/jun03/mi
rror.html http//www.ssl.state.ut.us/fire/fire.htm

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Kind of Environment

• Physical features
• Landforms
• Waterways

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anetbiomes.org/desert.htm http//www.naturalkansas
.org/prairie1.htm http//www.cet.edu/ete/modules/m
sese/earthsysflr/dforest.html
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Location of Country

• Absolute and relative
• What country can be found at 33N, 44E?
• What area of the world is this?

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Movement

• Migration
• Colonial expansion
• Transportation
• Immigration

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bc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2189594.stm
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Nationalism

• Things that spark feelings of loyalty and
  patriotism

Students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in class
following a moment of silence in remembrance of
the September 11 attacks. http//www.drewcentral
.org/pics02/911/911.htm
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Organizations

• Membership in organizations
• World
• Nation
• State
• Local

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www.anahuac.mx/ri/ http//www.habitatkent.org/news
_17.htm http//www.meals-on-wheels-inc.org/memory.
htm
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Population

• Size
• Composition
• Where was this photograph taken?
• Homogenous or diverse?

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Quality of Life

• Birth rates
• Death rates
• Access to medical care
• Life expectancy

(Feb. 3, 2002) Yukichi Chuganji, a 112-year-old
retired silkworm breeder from Japan, has
inherited the Guinness Book of Records title for
the world's oldest man. http//www.usatoday.com/n
ews/world/2002/02/03/oldestman.htm
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Resources

• Natural resources
• Human resources

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ring.php3 http//www.koalie.net/Walks/200310-CA-J6
/index-20031003172546.html http//www.hydrogennow.
org/Facts/Wind/wind.htm
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Shelter

• Style
• Materials
• Shape
• Size
• Color
• Arrangement of furniture

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Taboos

• Unacceptable behaviors
• Tattooing
• Body Piercing
• Language
• Foods
• Clothing

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Urban/Rural

• Population distribution and density
• Dense?
• Sparse?

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Vacation/Recreation

• Leisure activities

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Weather/Climate Regions

• Temperature and precipitation patterns
• Think LACEMOPS and Climographs!

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Xeriscape

• Natural vegetation of a given climate region

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Yearly Income

• Average earnings per capita

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Zoology

• Indigenous wildlife

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w.werc.usgs.gov/mojave-symposium/ http//www.publi
c.asu.edu/atjlb/toucan.JPG
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Language

• Basics
• Todays mainly spoken languages have roots in the
  Indo-European branch of the language tree
• Speakers of one branch have less difficulty
  learning languages from the same branch

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