McGH CULTURE

Cultural diffusion is

• the blocking of culture from one place to another

• how culture develops

• the spread of a culture from one place to another

• a shared way of life

Written and spoken communication to pass on information is...

• Talk

• Dialect

• Literature

• Language

Set of beliefs, rituals, practices associated with worship of god(s) is...

• Ethics

• Rituals

• Religion

• Holidays

What do you call something passed down from generation to generation?

• Art

• Literature

• Tradition

• Culture

Lisa's mom and grandmother used to bake a special sugar cookies for Christmas. Now Lisa and her mom bake the same sugar cookies every Christmas. This is an example of...

• Tradition

• Custom

• Belief

• Culture

McDonald’s restaurants have sprung up virtually everywhere in the world. This is an example of...

• Push factor

• Cultural traits

• Cultural Diffusion

• Culture Region

What is culture?

• diverse people living together in one country

• certain foods that are eaten and rituals that are followed

• the spreading of customs from one country to another

• The common way of life of a group of people who share similar customs and beliefs

What is an ethnic group?

• A group of people who share a common cultural background.

• A group of people who believe in the same religion

• A group of people who do not share a common background

• A group of people who respect other people's cultures

What system defines the goods that are created from natural resources and how they are distributed?

• government

• economy

• customs

• social structure

Which of these statements explains why there are many different customs in the United States?

• There are many factories in the United States.

• The economy produces many different products.

• As a country grows older, it develops more customs.

• People from many places settled in the USA and brought their customs along with them.