Lesson 5 - Diversity in the United States

1. What different things make up culture?

• food

• holiday

• languages

• all of the above

2. A place is diverse if

• people share similar traditions.

• there is only one type of food

• people all celebrate the same holidays

• there are different types of people and cultures

3. In the United States, people

• come from different countries.

• listen to the same music as you.

• have all the same traditions.

• traveled from the same places.

What two words do you know that come from Spanish

• guitar and mosquito

• cookie and pretzel

• skunk and Kentucky

• . house and street

6. The word pretzel comes from

• Dutch

• German

• Spanish

• Italian

We have so many kinds of foods in our community because...

• . people from many cultures live here.

• people brought all of these foods from Europe.

• our foods all come from Native American culture.

• people who move here only cook American food.

The St. Patrick’s Day celebration comes from

• Jewish culture.

• Japanese culture.

• Mexican culture.

• Irish culture.

December holidays include Hanukkah, Christmas, and....

• St. Patrick’s Day.

• Kwanzaa.

• Cinco de Mayo.

• Chinese New Year.

Sports that came from Europe include soccer, golf, skiing, and

• surfing

• the hula

• Kabuki

• ice-skating

Some people in a community express their culture by....

• eating fast food

• going on a hike

• watching television

• creating artwork