Incomplete Social Studies unit 5

What is the definition of Culture?

• believing the earth is flat
• the mix of values, beliefs, behaviors, and material objects that reflect the way of life of a particular nation or group of people
• the jobs people do for a living
• how people treat their elders, and raise their kids

What is a FAD?

• something only teenagers do
• a bicycle
• something that is very popular for a long period of time
• a very popular activity, thing, or behavior that happens in a culture, for a short period of time.

Which of the following would NOT be considered a fad?

• poodle skirts
• skinny jeans
• fidget spinners
• democracy

True or False: You are born with culture.

• True
• False

If a fad stays around for a longer period of time it becomes a

• App
• Part of History
• Trend
• Classic

English, Spanish, German, and Chinese are examples of the cultural component

• Dynamic
• Language
• Economy
• Integration

Examples of physical barriers of culture are

• Language and Beliefs
• Oceans and Natural Disasters
• Food and Traditions

Language, Government, Beliefs are examples of

• human/social barriers
• physical barriers

The sharing of ideas amongst cultures is called

• cultural diffusion
• cultural elements
• cultural components

Which of these is NOT an example of cultural diffusion?

• the spread of the game of chess
• blocking facebook for a whole country
• the spread of the English language
• the spread of pizza recipes around the world