of Culture

A Look at the Factors that Create Cultures

Culture

The beliefs and actions that define a group of people’s way of life.

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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.nationalgeographic.com/tattoos/photo1.html

Beliefs Religious Superstitious

Top: A Muslim in Egypt prays toward Mecca

Bottom: Jews praying at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem

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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.

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Dates History Holidays Concept of time

Three Vietnamese men celebrate Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, in Hoi An.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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Information Education

Length Formal Informal

Literacy rates

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Jobs Ways to make a living Economic activities

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Kind of Environment Physical features

Landforms Waterways

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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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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.

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Organizations Membership in

organizations World Nation State Local

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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.

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Resources Natural resources Human resources

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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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