Culture

Culture

Culture is the set of behaviors, beliefs and traditions that unify a region.

Culture

• Refers to the ideas and things that are passed on from one generation to the next like:

• Knowledge

• Beliefs

• Values

• Language

• Customs

Multiple Select

Cultures vary as we travel across the globe. For example, some use toothbrushes to brush their teeth while - according to the video - others use:

• Paper

• Rock

• Twigs

• Erasers

Multiple Select

Another example from the video is that some people sleep in beds while others sleep on

• mats

• lava

• glaciers

• swamps

Language is another trait of culture that differs around the world.

• In El Paso many speak English and Spanish.

• but...over one billion people in the world speak Chinese!

• 480 million people speak Hindi.

• Spanish is the official language of over 20 countries.

Food

• Food is a culture trait that differs depending upon where in the world we are.

• Recipes are passed down from generation to generation.

Multiple Choice

According to the video, we might like a dish of meat and vegetables while others eat tofu and

• grasshoppers!

• flies!

Shelter (Homes)

• A society's location affects the type of shelter a people have.

• In El Paso we may have a flat roof because it doesn't rain much.

• We have stone walls because rock/stone is plentiful here.

Shelter

• If families tend to be large in a certain location, the shelter/homes tend to be large.

• If families tend to be small, the shelters/homes tend to be small.

Multiple Choice

What culture trait has to do with family size, location and natural resources?

• Types of music

• Types of shelter

• Types of vegetation

Greetings

• Greetings are different depending on where you are in the world.

• Different cultures have different greetings.

• We may wave or shake hands...while other cultures may bow.

Multiple Choice

According to the video, a younger Japanese person must bow _________ than the older person.

• Higher

• Lower

Culture provides the guidelines for the actions and interactions within a society.

• The rules and expections for how we live each day.

• We learn these patterns of behavior from the day we are born.

Multiple Select

Culture - the ___________ and expectations for how we live each day.

• rules

• lights

• numbers

• price

Culture Changes Over Time

You may not remember life without the internet or cell phones - but our culture has changed greatly because of it.

Multiple Choice

According to the video, people in Finland may think it strange that we put our babies in a

• Crib

• Car seat

Culture is transmitted or transferred from one generation to the next.

Is there anything you do that your parent or guardian or grandparents do/did?

How about certain recipes?

Multiple Select

Rules for how a person should dress is an example of a ___________ trait.

• Focus

• Ladder

• Culture

• Minecraft

CULTURE

The set of behaviors, beliefs and traditions of people that unify a region.

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