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. OR The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group 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. Cultural Exchange Innovation Taking existing elements in society and creating something new to meet a need

4. Cultural Exchange Acculturation: The cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt an innovation Artist: Kirby Sattler, fromhttp://kirbysattler.sattlerartprint.com/

5. Cultural Exchange Diffusion: The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to different societies

6. Cultural Diffusion

9. Cultural Exchange Assimilation: A process where a minority group gives up its own culture and adopts the culture of a majority group http://sachiniti.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/namesake.jpg

10. Culture Regions Culture Region A portion of Earth’s surface that has common cultural elements

11. Culture Regions

12. Cultural Hearth Regions that in ancient times gave rise to significant cultural complexes, are of particular importance. These include the Nile Valley, the Fertile Crescent (including Mesopotamia), Indus Valley, Huang Ho Valley, and Mesoamerica

14. Exchange Quiz! Mr. Smith invented a cell phone that could take pictures, record video, and pop popcorn because he couldn’t find one at the mall. Innovation Acculturation Diffusion Assimilation

15. Exchange Quiz! Mr. Smith invented a cell phone that could take pictures, record video, and pop popcorn because he couldn’t find one at the mall. Innovation Acculturation Diffusion Assimilation

16. Exchange Quiz! Mrs. Stein moved to Germany and found there were no English signs anywhere! She quickly learned the German phrase for “bathroom.” Innovation Acculturation Diffusion Assimilation

17. Exchange Quiz! Mrs. Stein moved to Germany and found there were no English signs anywhere! She quickly learned the German phrase for “bathroom.” Innovation Acculturation Diffusion Assimilation

18. Exchange Quiz! Annika loves to eat sushi. She can find it at the mall, the grocery store, and even in the cafeteria. Her love of sushi is a result of Innovation Acculturation Diffusion Assimilation

19. Exchange Quiz! Annika loves to eat sushi. She can find it at the mall, the grocery store, and even in the cafeteria. Her love of sushi is a result of Innovation Acculturation Diffusion Assimilation

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. Economy Trade partners Imports/exports http://www.leblogauto.com/category/toyota http://www.20sim.com/assets/Bedrijven/mitsubishi%20logo.jpg http://www.20sim.com/assets/Bedrijven/mitsubishi%20logo.jpg

26. 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

27. 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

28. Human/Environment Interactions Adaptation of the environment Modification of the environment Expanding deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil. (Top: August 1, 2001; Bottom: August 15, 2006) http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17404

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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

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

34. 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

35. 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

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

37. 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

38. 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

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

40. 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*

41. 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/

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

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

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

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

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

47. Language Basics: Today’s mainly spoken languages have roots in the Indo-European branch of the language tree Speakers of one branch have less difficulty learning languages from the same branch