1. of Culture A Look at the Factors that Create Cultures

2. Culture The beliefs and actions that define a group of people’s way of life. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/pictures/eskimo-family-600.jpg http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ci=108&ch=business_finance&sc=corporate& sc2=features&sc3=&id=1488 http://www.africaguide.com/images/library/people/pf019.jpg

3. Ethnocentrism Believing that one’s own culture is best or better than others. Anti-US banner in a demonstration in Brazil, stating: USA It is necessary to resist. Long live Brazil!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Anti_usa_demo_brazil.jpg

4. Culture Concepts Cultural Convergence Cultural Diffusion Cultural Divergence

5. Appearance Clothing Jewelry Hairstyles Fabric Physical features Makeup For many men in West Africa, scarring is a form of tribal initiation and a sign of bravery. Done with razor blades, the painful process starts at puberty and continues into adulthood. Each tribe has distinctive tattoo designs. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tattoos/photo1.html

6. Beliefs Religious Superstitious Top: A Muslim in Egypt prays toward Mecca Bottom: Jews praying at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem http://www.stevephotography.com/religion-10.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1844076.stm

7. Communication Language Signs Body language Slang Top: In Japan, China, Korea and other Eastern countries, people show respect by bowing in greeting. Bottom: In France, people greet each other with one or more kisses on the cheek. http://amyproctor.squarespace.com/blog/2005/5/19/answering-concerns-about- catholic-practice.html http://www.worldhum.com/how_to/item/kiss_hello_in_france

8. Dates History Holidays Concept of time Three Vietnamese men celebrate Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, in Hoi An. http://www.hanshendriksen.net/pics/vie/vie10.htm

9. Entertainment Art Music Crafts Dance Sports Songs

10. Foods Types Spices Taboos Number of meals Special occasions Lengua cooked in white wine- Tongue of beef simmered to tenderness in white wine and served with green olives. http://www.lacocinadetitamoning.com/menus_products.html

11. Government Laws Values Titles Social roles Social order Top: Iraqi women show off their dyed fingertips after voting for the first time. Bottom: Iraqi election officials with two ballot boxes. http://freedomsfidelity.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_freedomsfidelity_archive.html

12. Housing Style Materials Use of rooms Shape Size Arrangement

13. Information Education Length Formal Informal Literacy rates http://population.wri.org/pubs_content_text.cfm?ContentID=363 7

14. Jobs Ways to make a living Economic activities http://www.dannyssteakhouse.com/menu.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/fespaco/ week_in_pics.shtml http://www.kent.edu/photoessays/June2003/ http://www.nextsteps.org/steps/jun03/mirror.html http://www.ssl.state.ut.us/fire/fire.htm

15. Kind of Environment Physical features Landforms Waterways http://www.atpm.com/9.01/tetons/ http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm http://www.naturalkansas.org/prairie1.htm http://www.cet.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/dfo rest.html

16. Location of Country Absolute and relative What country can be found at 33N, 44E? What area of the world is this? http://www.education- world.com/soc_sci/geography/images/middle_east.gif

17. Movement Migration Colonial expansion Transportation Immigration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2189594.stm

18. Nationalism Things that spark feelings of loyalty and patriotism Students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in class following a moment of silence in remembrance of the September 11 attacks. http://www.drewcentral.org/pics02/911/911.htm

19. Organizations Membership in organizations World Nation State Local http://www.senmerv.com/archives/000123.php http://www.anahuac.mx/ri/ http://www.habitatkent.org/news_17.htm http://www.meals-on-wheels-inc.org/memory.htm

20. Population Size Composition Where was this photograph taken? Homogenous or diverse? http://www.pbase.com/thewizardrod/image/47799596

21. Quality of Life Birth rates Death rates Access to medical care Life expectancy (Feb. 3, 2002) Yukichi Chuganji, a 112-year-old retired silkworm breeder from Japan, has inherited the Guinness Book of Records title for the world's oldest man. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/02/03/oldestman.htm

22. Resources Natural resources Human resources http://www.jewishworldreview.com/wein/wein_remembering.php3 http://www.koalie.net/Walks/200310-CA-J6/index- 20031003172546.html http://www.hydrogennow.org/Facts/Wind/wind.htm

23. Shelter Style Materials Shape Size Color Arrangement of furniture http://www.cricketump.com/bang_v_nz_1004.htm

24. Taboos Unacceptable behaviors Tattooing Body Piercing Language Foods Clothing http://tattoo.about.com/cs/tatart/l/blpdwtorso.htm http://tattoo.about.com/library/bl030505z.htm http://www.grete-david.co.uk/4670/4724.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*

25. Urban/Rural Population distribution and density Dense? Sparse? http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/immunotherapy/What s_New/whatsnew.cfm http://www.corrosioncost.com/infrastructure/highway/

26. Vacation/Recreation Leisure activities http://www.sunshine- coast.co.za/surfing_pictures.html http://www.riverterrace.com/area_in formation.htm

27. Weather/Climate Regions Temperature and precipitation patterns Think LACEMOPS and Climographs! http://www.cyclone-tours.com/2005_Chase_Log.htm

28. Xeriscape Natural vegetation of a given climate region http://www.rozmiarek.info/gallery/Family/100_4760

29. Yearly Income Average earnings per capita http://staff.science.uva.nl/~bobd/tvbs/table.html http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac70517/MIS175/history.htm

30. Zoology Indigenous wildlife http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com/ http://www.werc.usgs.gov/mojave-symposium/ http://www.public.asu.edu/~atjlb/toucan.JPG