Geography 7 Topic 1 Lessons 5-6 (Culture/Economics)

the beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular nation or group of people

• Culture
• Community
• Society
• Tradition

to bring together in to one unit or group

• separate
• unify

• divide
• isolate

a group of people with a shared cultures who have organized themselves to meet their basic needs

• tribe

• nation
• society

• community

a pattern of organized relationships among groups of people within a society.

• Cultural dynamics
• Political hierarchy
• Social structure
• Economic framework

a group of people living in similar economic conditions

• population

• economic status
• social group
• social class

a set of spoken sounds, written symbols, or hand gestures that makes it possible for people to communicate

• Language
• Slang
• Accent
• Dialect

a system of worship and belief, included belief about the nature of a God or Gods

• Geography

• Religion
• Mythology
• Philosophy

the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another

• Cultural diffusion
• Cultural appropriation
• Cultural assimilation
• Cultural exchange

the level of comfort enjoyed by a person or a society

• cultural diffusion

• standard of living

• societal class

• religion

the study of how people meet their wants and needs

• producers

• consumers

• economics

• society