Culture
Examples are food, clothing, religion, and values
Cultural traits
Parents + children = ________
Nuclear family
A set of spoken sounds, written symbols, or hand gestures.
The definition of language
The spread of cultural traits from one culture to another.
Cultural diffusion
_______ and ______ are the two most common languages spoken in America.
English and Spanish
Tenafly’s _______ includes schools, temples, churches, JCC, KCC, and other buildings that reflect its culture.
Cultural landscape
The three main social classes are _________.
Upper, middle, lower class
Without language, people would not be able to share ____________ or ideas.
Information
Who helps to spread cultural traits?
Traders, migrants, and immigrants
Americans shake hands to greet and use a knife to eat and cut food.
US custom
Quebec is a __________ because it is characterized by French Canadian culture.
Culture region
A group of humans with a shared culture who have organized themselves to meet their basic needs
Society
____________ in language can keep cultures apart and make it harder to unify the country.
Differences
How can we find out instantly what is happening in another part of the world?
Technology
True or False
Children have access to a free education from K-12.
True
Different cultures meet or respond to _____ and ______ in different ways.
Needs and wants
Give five types of cultural groupings that humans categorize themselves into.
Possible answers: social class, family, educational, friends, hobbies, sports, work (co-workers)
English is the world’s _______________.
Common language
How does rapid transportation spread culture?
People can travel all over the world and bring new cultural traits to different regions.
US currency is called the _______.
Dollar
What is a norm in Japanese culture? (Hint: think of what you learned in yesterday’s Japan culturegram.)
Possible answers: bowing when you meet someone,
Yawning in public is rude,
Taking off shoes when you enter a house.
Extended families are more common in _______ nations.
Developing
Say hello in 5 different languages. You must mention which language it is.
Examples:
Hola (Spanish)
Ahn-yeong (Korean)
Ciao (Italian)
Kon'nichiwa (Japanese)
Shalom (Hebrew)
Ni hao (Chinese)
Bonjour (French)
What is cultural variety?
Diversity
What are the 2 law making government groups?
House of Representatives and Senate