6th Grade Social Studies: Ch. 1 Review

How do regions overlap?

• Some regions are based on culture (language or religion), while physical geography defines others.

• Regions never overlap.

• The political region of Iowa overlaps with Texas because they are both in the geographic Southern United States.

• The Midwest overlaps with India because they both are defined by their mountains in these physical regions.

What is an example of a custom from American culture?

• 12 meals per day

• 6 days of school per week

• Cricket as an important sport to learn

• Summer break from school

How has religion shaped life for people of India?

• Most people of India do not practice religion.

• Hinduism is a very important influence on Indian culture. Many people in India begin each day with prayers in the family temple room.

• Religion is an aspect of life that is relatively new for the people of India.

• Some Indians speak English because of their interactions with British traders hundreds of years ago.

How does our culture shape us?

• Culture is a weather pattern of an area over a long period of time.

• Culture shapes us by allowing each student a free pet dog to begin the school year.

• Culture influences language spoken, foods eaten, customs followed, values held, religions practiced, and government instituted.

• Culture very rarely shapes us.

How has culture in the United States been shaped by interaction with other cultures?

• There are many different languages spoken, religions practiced, and foods available in the United States.

• The United States is made up of only one culture.

• There is very little history of immigration in the United States, so people of different cultures haven't had any interaction in the country.

• Values are the things that people believe are most important in life.

What is an area with common features called?

• Landform

• Region

• Climate

• Culture

What is climate?

• An area with common features

• The way of life of a group of people

• The weather pattern that an area has over a long period of time

• The exchange of ideas and customs

The way of life of a group of people is called what?

• Longitude

• Custom

• Climate

• Culture

Ways of living that people practice regularly over time are called what?

• Customs

• Landforms

• Culture

• Interactions

What is the exchange of ideas and customs called?

• Values

• Interaction

• Latitude

• Longitude