Week 25 Cultures Around the World-Western Hemisphere

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

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

How do mountains form a barrier for culture?

• They might change the cultures.

• They might bring two cultures together.

• They might keep two cultures apart.

• They might celebrate the cultures.

What elements of culture in the Western Hemisphere were influenced by England, France, and Spain?

• languages, foods, clothes

• architecture, literature, art

• music, photographs, paintings

• sculptures, literature, music

What only grows in northeastern North America?

• apple trees

• pecan trees

• peach trees

• sugar maple trees

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

• Memorial Day

• The Fourth of July

• Día de la Independencia

• Canada Day

Most of the people in a region have a mixed __________ because of the many different people who migrated there.

• ethnic background

• type of food

• religion

• architecture

What was a natural barrier to new settlement and migration in South America?

• Andes Desert

• Andes Mountains

• Sierra River

• Rocky Mountains

People settled in places according to what two factors?

• geography and natural resources

• heat and geography

• geography and agriculture

• natural resources and agriculture