1. 7th Grade Social Studies – Chapter 3
The World’s People
7th Grade Social Studies – Chapter 3

2. Section 1 - Culture Geography – the study of the earth and people.
Culture – the way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and customs.
Eight traits are examined when understanding culture:
Social Groups History
Language Arts
Religion Government
Daily Life Economy

3. Social Groups & Language
Consider all the different groups of people within a culture. (social group)
Ethnic Group – a group of people who share a common culture, language, or history.
Language - is one of the strongest unifying forces for a culture.
Dialect – a local form of a language that differs from the language in other areas.

4. Religion & Daily Life
Religion - helps people answer questions about life’s meaning.
Major World Religions:
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
How people live their daily lives dictates the culture of a society.

5. History & Arts
A culture group has a shared history, that shapes their view of the world.
Arts - express culture:
Paintings Sculptures
Architecture Dance
Music Theater
Literature

6. Government & Economy
The kind of government, or political system reflects a society’s culture.
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
Anarchy
Economic System – a set of rules for how people decide what goods and services to produce and how they are exchanged.
Traditional Economy
Market Economy
Command Economy

7. Cultural Change
Cultures are constantly changed due to new inventions, ideas, trade, movement, and war.
Cultural Diffusion – is the process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures.
Civilization – highly developed culture.
Culture Region – different countries that have traits in common.

9. Section 2 - Population
Death Rate – the number of people out of every 1,000 who die in a year.
Birthrate – the number of children born each year for every 1,000 people.
Famine – lack of food
Population Density – the average number of people living in a square mile.
Urbanization – movement to cities.

10. Emigrate – leaving the country where you are born and moving to another.
Refugee – people who flee to another country to escape persecution or disaster.