CultureCulture: The way of life of a peopleSociety: group of people living together and

sharing a culture***Use the information provided in this power point to fill in your notes and answer questions about Culture.

Elements of Culture: Some elements of culture are easy to see while others are not easy to see.

Easy to see: Material possessions you own like… electronics, cell phones, television, computer, car, house, clothing and food

Elements of Culture

Easy to see: Material possessions you own like… electronics, cell phones, television, computer, car, house, clothing and food

Elements of Culture

Easy to see: Material possessions you own like… electronics, cell phones, television, computer, car, house, clothing and food

Elements of Culture

Hard(er) to see: Religion, Belief systems, Government, Language, Customs or Traditions

Elements of Culture

Hard(er) to see: Religion, Belief systems, Government, Language, Customs or Traditions

Elements of Culture

Hard(er) to see: Religion, Belief systems, Government, Language, Customs or Traditions

Elements of Culture ACTIVITYhttp://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Religion.html

http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/homehttp://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/pbs2_unit07a.htm1. Click on one (or both) of the links above2. Click on the box with World Religions3. Read about Buddhism, Christianity,

Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.4. Fill in World Religions: Basics

Cultural Landscape: How humans interact with their surroundings and it creates their culture of their people.

• Agriculture: – Farming on flat land– Cutting steps in hillside to make flat land

• Fishing near rivers or oceans • Building houses made of AVAILABLE

RESOURCES: mud for bricks, stone, wood, • Materials for clothes: cotton, wool, leather,

animals furs, man-made products

http://google.com

1. Click on link above2. Type in Terrace Farming in China3. From here, look at the images and read

about the terraces and how they are built.

China-Terrace Farming Illustration

1. In the space provided on your note/answer document, illustrate terrace farming in China.

Bonus: Which of the 5 Themes of Geography does this apply and why?

Bonus Bonus: Why is terrace farming a necessity in China? When did they start using this method?

Technology: As people develop overtime they improve on their technology to make their life easier.

• Tools get easier to use and make work go faster– Look at the progression of the hammer

below how does it get better over time?– Example: Hammer

• Stone for pounding• Stone with wood stick handle- easier to

swing• Metal hammer head with wood handle-

metal is more durable than stone• Fiberglass handle with metal head- fiberglass

is harder to break than wood

Evolution of…

Hammershttp://www.history.org/almanack/life/tools/tlham.cfmhttp://www.itok.net/blog/index.php/2011/03/the-evolution-of-the-computer-infographic/http://www.hammermuseum.org/index.php1. Click on the link to view The Hammer

Museum Slideshow2. Click on the link to view The history of hickory

handle making

Technology continued:• Electronics get faster, easier to use and

make contact with other people easier– Example: Computer

• Computer to play games• Computer to help type and write

documents• Internet on Computer to contact other

people• Internet to share music, videos and have

video phone calls• Internet to do shopping, banking, social

media (facebook / twitter)

Evolution of…

Computershttp://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/taylort14-320508-history-computers-entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/

Question

In the space provided on your note/answer document, answer the following:

Considering both the evolution of the hammer and computers, what does it say about innovation and its importance to entrepreneurship and economics?

Bringing it all togetherHow Technology and Trade lead to the EXCHANGE of CULTURE.

QUESTION?What happens when people from different countries or places

come in contact with each other?ANSWERWhen they trade they begin to also trade GOODS their and share

their CULTURE– Language– Clothes– Food– Religion– Language– Beliefs

Bringing it all togetherHow Technology and Trade lead to the EXCHANGE of CULTURE.

QUESTION?When this trade of CULTURE happens

you begin to have Blended Cultures. The United States is an example of this with the Melting Pot of cultures from around the world.

ANSWERThink back to Migration: When people

migrate, they also bring with them their CULTURE!

Experiencing Culture

Get the KIDS perspective!http://online.culturegrams.com/index.php1. Click on the link above to get to Culture Grams.

Username: bremerPassword: cgrams

2. Click on the Kids Edition (in green).3. Research the appropriate countries by clicking on the

appropriate continent, country, then click on Life as a Kid.4. You will use these notes to fill in the table on your

notes/answer document and highlight similarities and differences.

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