Pictures From Around the World

Appearance  Clothing – special occasions, colors, how it is worn…  Type of Materials- bought, handmade, imported  Hair Styles  Physical Features – tall or short  Definition of Beauty  Tattoos

Belief Systems  Religion  Superstition – spilling salt, step on a crack…

Communication  Language  Tone  Body Language  Greetings – hand shakes, kisses…

Absence (school) das Fehlen Unexcused absence unentschuldigtes Fehlen Absent abwesend Absent from class/school in der Stunde/Schule fehlen To be absent, missing fehlen She's absent today. Sie fehlt heute. Why were you absent? Warum hast du gefehlt? After school nach der Schule Before school vor der Schule

Dates  History  Ancestry  Heritage  Established concepts of time – how is it important?  Holidays

Entertainment  Art  Music  Crafts  Dance  Sports  Songs  Storytelling  Hobbies

Food  Types  Spices  Special Occasions  Preparation  Taboos  How People Eat  Number of meals a day and times eaten  Fasting

Government  Type of Government  Laws  Values  Military  Titles  Social Roles and Order – Do only women raise children? Are certain jobs reserved for men?  Banking System  How does a government spend its money?

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Housing  Style  Materials  Use of Rooms  Shape  Size  Color  Arrangement of Furniture

Information  Informal – education from relatives and peers  Formal – School, life experience

Jobs  Technology – Scientific Knowledge and Tools  Economy  Ways of Making a Living

Kinds of Environments  Location  Climate  Physical Features  Human Environment Interaction

Leftovers  Leftover information that doesn’t fit into one of the above categories  Population  Diseases

Aids orphans A cell being infected by HIV