ABC’s Of Culture

Appearance Skin Color Head Coverings Clothing styles and materials Hair styles and lengths Jewelry Make-up (men or women)

Beliefs Religion and practices Superstitions Ceremonies Rituals

Communication Language Technology What types?

Dates Historical Dates Holidays

Economy Free Market or Govt. Control Trade partners Currency Imports Exports

Food Preparation Special Occasion Meals Who prepares Spices used Sample recipe

Government Type of Government Democracy Dictatorship Monarchy Oligarchy

Human-Environ. How does man change the environment? How does the environment affect man?

Information Education system Literacy rate Who attends school How long? What is studied?

Jobs What do people do to make a living?

Kinds of Environ. Physical features of the area Parks and Recreation Landforms Bodies of water Parks and Recreation How they affect the culture

Location Absolute Relative

Movement How do people move? How do the ideas move? How do the goods move? Migration Immigration

Nationalism What sparks patriotism? National symbols Flag Motto Anthem

Organizations What international organizations does the country belong to? UN OPEC NAFTA Treaties?

Population Ethnic groups Age groups Total size Rate of growth/decline

Quality of Life Birth rate Death rate Medical care available Life expectancy Entertainment Recreation

Resources Natural Resources Human Resources Agricultural Mineral Expertise Knowledge Talents

Shelter Homes Dwellings Buildings

Taboos What is unacceptable? Illegal? Punishments?

Urban/Rural What is the population density Percent urban (city) Percent rural (country)

Vacation What do people do for fun?

Weather Climate region? Implications for culture

Xeriscape What is the natural vegetation like? How do the people use the natural vegetation?

Yearly Income Per capita (per person) in the top three industries in your culture

Zoology What kinds of animals How do the people use the animals Food, pets, work, etc. How do the animals affect the people Help, hurt?