Culture Review

This is a group of people who share a common culture history, common ancestry, language, religion, traditions, beliefs, holidays, food, etc

• animism

• Religious group

• Traditional religion

• Ethnic Group

Group of people who share a belief system. They believe in the same god (or gods) and have common sacred text with a specific set of rules about how to live

• Amulets

• Traditional religions

• Religious Groups

• Ethnic Groups

What is culture?

• A tradition

• A description or image of a place that highlights its unique culture

• A way of life passed down from generation to generation

• The part of culture common to all groups, but practiced differently

Culture is how people...

• live, behave, and think in a region

• describe a place

• are grouped togehter

• practice their beliefs

What is a custom?

• A way of life passed down from generation to generation

• A tradition

• A description or image of a place that highlights its unique culture

• How people are grouped together

What are culture traits?

• How people are grouped together

• Descriptions of a place

• Traditions

• The parts of culture common to all groups, but practiced differently

Which is an example of a culture trait?

• Mountains

• Water

• Food

• Rocks

True or False: A cultural landscape is a description of place that highlights its unique (special) culture and geography

• True

• False

True or False: An ethnic group is people grouped together based on a shared background, like a common language, skin color, religion, or ancestry

• True

• False

What is a culture region?

• A shared background

• A tradition

• The description of a place

• A geographic region where people have a common way of life