1. ABC’s
Of Culture

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

3. Beliefs
Religion and practices
Superstitions
Ceremonies
Rituals

4. Communication
Language
Technology
What types?

5. Dates
Historical Dates
Holidays

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

7. Food Preparation Special Occasion Meals Who prepares Spices used
Sample recipe

8. Government Type of Government Democracy Dictatorship Monarchy
Oligarchy

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

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

11. Jobs
What do people do to make a living?

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

13. Location
Absolute
Relative

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

15. Nationalism
What sparks patriotism?
National symbols
Flag
Motto
Anthem

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

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

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

19. Resources Natural Resources Human Resources Agricultural Mineral
Expertise
Knowledge
Talents

20. Shelter
Homes
Dwellings
Buildings

21. Taboos
What is unacceptable?
Illegal?
Punishments?

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

23. Vacation
What do people do for fun?

24. Weather
Climate region?
Implications for culture

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

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

27. 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?