1. What is Culture?

2. Culture is about… ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Main Idea:
Essential Details:
________________
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3. Culture is about… A group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
Main Idea:
Essential Details:
________________
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4. Culture is about… A group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
Main Idea:
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
SOCIAL GROUPS
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
CULTURAL REGIONS
Essential Details:
________________
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5. Culture is about… A group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
Main Idea:
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
SOCIAL GROUPS
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
CULTURAL REGIONS
Essential Details:
Communicate
Pass on culture to next generations
Dialect: local form of language
Language families: group of language with same roots
Ex: English, Spanish & Russian = Indo-European

6. Culture is about… A group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
Main Idea:
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
SOCIAL GROUPS
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
CULTURAL REGIONS
Essential Details:
Communicate
Sense of identity and beliefs
Pass on culture to next generations
Influences daily life,morals,values
Dialect: local form of language
Holidays
Language families: group of language with same roots
Symbols and stories shape cultural expressions
Ex: English, Spanish & Russian = Indo-European
Can be a source of conflict

7. Culture is about… A group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
Main Idea:
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
SOCIAL GROUPS
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
CULTURAL REGIONS
Essential Details:
Communicate
Sense of identity and beliefs
Develop to meet basic needs
Pass on culture to next generations
Influences daily life,morals,values
Family = most important in all cultures
Dialect: local form of language
Holidays
Rank based on ancestory,wealth,
Education,etc.
Language families: group of language with same roots
Symbols and stories shape cultural expressions
Common language,history,place of origin
Ex: English, Spanish & Russian = Indo-European
Can be a source of conflict
May or may not change over time

8. Culture is about… A group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
Main Idea:
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
SOCIAL GROUPS
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
CULTURAL REGIONS
Essential Details:
Communicate
Sense of identity and beliefs
Develop to meet basic needs
Maintain order in country
Pass on culture to next generations
Influences daily life,morals,values
Family = most important in all cultures
Provide protection and needed services
Dialect: local form of language
Holidays
Rank based on ancestory,wealth,
Education,etc.
Levels of power- local, regional, national
Language families: group of language with same roots
Symbols and stories shape cultural expressions
Common language,history,place of origin
Type of authority-single leader,group,all people
Ex: English, Spanish & Russian = Indo-European
Can be a source of conflict
May or may not change over time
Production use and sale of goods and services

9. Culture is about… A group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
Main Idea:
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
SOCIAL GROUPS
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
CULTURAL REGIONS
Essential Details:
Communicate
Sense of identity and beliefs
Develop to meet basic needs
Maintain order in country
Countries that have certain traits in common
Pass on culture to next generations
Influences daily life,morals,values
Family = most important in all cultures
Provide protection and needed services
Similar:
Economy
Form of government
Social groups
Dialect: local form of language
Holidays
Rank based on ancestory,wealth,
Education,etc.
Levels of power- local, regional, national
Religion
History
Art forms
Language families: group of language with same roots
Symbols and stories shape cultural expressions
Common language,history,place of origin
Type of authority-single leader,group,all people
Examples:
U.S. and Canada
Latin America
Europe
Ex: English, Spanish & Russian = Indo-European
Can be a source of conflict
May or may not change over time
Production use and sale of goods and services
Russia
North Africa, SW Asia, central Asia, south Asia, east Asia