1. Chapter 4 Section 1
Culture

2. YouTube Links: What is Culture?
Cultural Differences:
School Lunches from Around the World:

3. Define:
Culture
Culture trait
Culture Region
Ethnic group
Cultural diversity
Cultural diffusion

4. Culture
Your day-to-day life
Language, religion, clothes, music, government, education
Not all societies practice culture the same way
Example: Japanese schools

5. Cultural features – can be shared or different around the world
Culture Traits
Cultural features – can be shared or different around the world
Example: Chinese chopsticks, Ethiopian bread, soccer

6. Development of Culture
Culture traits are learned or passed down
Family traditions, customs
Cultures develop as people learn new culture traits
Immigrants

7. History and Environment Shape Culture
Example: the Sahara desert affects how people living there earn a living
History
Example: Spain conquering parts of south America

8. Shared culture traits = a culture group Example: teenagers
Culture Groups
Shared culture traits = a culture group
Example: teenagers

9. Culture Regions
In certain culture regions people will share certain culture traits
Religions, lifestyle, language
Example: Arab world in Africa and Middle East

10. Japan = one dominant culture
Mexico = North and South are very different
Culture regions are not contained into one country
Example: Kurdish culture/religion

11. Ethnic groups share certain cultural traits
Cultural Diversity
Ethnic groups share certain cultural traits
Tanzania has over 100 ethnic groups

12. Changes in Culture 1800s vs. today Contact with other cultures
Spain> Americas = firearms and horses
Americas > Spain = new foods
New ideas
Telephone, internet

13. Cultural Diffusion Slang words Style of clothing
New ideas can also spread
Example: baseball, blue jeans
People moving
Immigrants, conquerors, settlers, American pioneers