1. Pictures From Around the World

2. 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

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

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

10. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44. Aids orphans A cell being infected by HIV