TCI Lesson 5: Diversity in the U.S.

The different people in this neighborhood make it

• boring

• diverse

• large

• similar

What cultural things do you see people sharing in this community?

• cars and trucks

• home and children

• music, foods and languages

• skates and skateboards

What are two cultures that you see in this neighborhood?

• Mexican, Irish

• guitar and skateboard

• pet dog and pet cat

• bakery and store

What holiday is this community sharing?

• Hanukkah

• 4th of July

• New Year's Eve

• St. Patrick's Day

The Chumash people lived

• near the Pacific Ocean

• in the Northwest region

• in the grassy plains

• close to the Gulf of Mexico

What different things make up a culture?

• food

• holiday

• language

• all the above

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

In the United States, people

• come from different countries

• listen to the same music

• eat the same food

• travel to 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

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