Culture
What does culture mean?
The shared way of life of a group of people, including their beliefs, values, customs and traditions.
Mosques, the celebration of Ramadan and the influence of Islam are associated with which cultural environment?
Islamic cultural environment
On which continent did the human species develop?
Africa
How many people live on Earth in 2026 approximately?
8.3 billion people
What does population density mean?
The average number of people living in one square kilometre of land.
Name four things that belong to culture.
Language, religion, food, clothing, music, art, traditions, architecture, social customs...
Hinduism, Diwali and a great variety of languages are associated with which cultural environment?
Indian cultural environment
From Africa, humans gradually spread to which two continents before reaching Australia and the Americas?
Europe and Asia
What is a megacity? Give an example.
A city or urban area with more than 10 million inhabitants. Tokyo, Jakarta...
Name two densely populated regions of the world.
East Asia, South Asia, Western or Central Europe, or densely settled coastal regions of the Americas.
What is the difference between spiritual and material cultural factors? Give one example of each.
Spiritual factors include beliefs and ideas, such as religion, language.
Material factors include physical products of culture, such as buildings (architecture) or clothing.
China, Japan and Korea belong to which cultural environment? Name one cultural characteristic associated with this region.
East Asian.
Major religions: Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, Buddhism. Strong work ethic and respect for one’s elders. The use of chopsticks in many communities.
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Name three improvements that have contributed to rapid world population growth.
Better healthcare, vaccines and antibiotics, improved sanitation, clean drinking water, increased food production or better living conditions.
Name 4 sparsely populated areas.
Deserts, high mountains, cold areas (Antarctica, Siberia), rainforests.
Name five of the seven cultural environments that we have practiced.
Western, African, Islamic, Indian, East Asian, Southeast Asian and Oceanian.
Match these characteristics to different cultural environments: a) Pacific Island navigation traditions; b) a great variety of ethnic groups and languages, including those of the Yoruba and Maasai; c) Buddhist temples in Thailand and Islamic traditions in Indonesia.
a) Oceanian; b) African; c) Southeast Asian
What are Indigenous peoples? Give one example.
Peoples whose ancestors lived in a region before later groups arrived and who maintain distinct identities and cultures. Examples include Aboriginal Australians, Māori, Sámi or Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Name 5 countries which are the most populated ones (in 2026)?
India, China, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil, Bangladesh, Russia, Ethiopia.
Why are deserts and high mountains often sparsely populated? Give one reason for each.
Deserts: water shortages make farming and settlement difficult. High mountains: steep terrain, cold conditions or difficult transport limit settlement.
Explain how migration can change the culture of a place.
Migrants may introduce languages, religions, foods, music or traditions. These can become part of local life and combine with existing cultural practices.
Globalization: Contact between different societies leads to the exchange of ideas, food, language, and technology.
European migration helped spread Western cultural influences to the Americas. Name two kinds of cultural influence and give an example of each.
Examples: languages, such as English, Spanish or Portuguese; religion, such as Christianity; architecture, such as European-style buildings.
Explain two effects of European colonisation on Indigenous peoples and give one historical example of forced migration linked to the Americas.
Colonisation caused loss of Indigenous land, lives or cultures through disease, warfare and displacement. Forced migration included the transport of millions of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas.
Name 3 cities which are on the most populated top 10 list?
Shanghai, Delhi, Kinshasa, Mumbai, Beijing, Karachi, Shenzehen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Istanbul.
Egypt’s average population density is much lower than the density along the Nile Valley. Explain why people concentrate near the Nile and why the national average is lower.
The Nile provides water and fertile land for farming, supporting settlements and jobs. Much of the rest of Egypt is sparsely populated desert, which lowers the national average.