SCSW #25 Cultures Around the World - Western Hemisphere

1. When one culture moves to a new place, they bring, their _____________ with them and ___________ traditions with the culture of their new home.

• traditions, exchange

• people, keep

• location, exchange

• generations, keep

2. What is transculturation?

• when people change their cultural traits

• when people pass their cultural traits between two or more cultures

• when people keep their cultural traits

• when people move to a new location

3. How do mountains form a barrier for culture?

• They might change cultures.

• They might bring two cultures together.

• They might keep two culture apart.

• They might celebrate the cultures.

4. What elements of culture in North America were influenced by England, France, and Spain?

• languages, food, clothes

• architecture, literature, art

• music, photographs, paintings

• sculptures, literature, music

5. What only grows in North America (specifically Canada)?

• apple trees

• pecan trees

• peach trees

• sugar maple trees

6. What holiday in the United States celebrates its independence from England?

• Memorial Day

• The Fourth of July

• Dia de la Indepencia

• Canada DAy

7. Most of the people in South America have a mixed ________ because of the many different people who migrated there.

• ethnic background

• type of food

• religion

• architecture

8. What was a naturel barrier to new settlement and migration?

• Andes Desert

• Andes Mountains

• Sierra River

• Rocky Mountains

9. People settled in places according to what tow factors?

• Geography and natural resources

• heat and geography

• geography and agriculture

• natural resources and agriculture