SS - Chapter 3 - Section 2 - Global Cultures

Question 1

culture

Answer 1

way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs

Question 2

How do geographers study culture?

Answer 2

They look at physical objects such as food and housing.

They also study religion, social groups, types of government, and economies.

Question 3

How do anthropologists study culture?

Answer 3

They use physical and historical objects of a culture such as pottery and tools to understand how people lived in the past.

Question 4

ethnic group

Answer 4

people with a common language, history, religion, and some physical traits

Question 5

dialect

Answer 5

local form of a language that may have distinct vocabulary and pronunciation

Question 6

democracy

Answer 6

form of limited government in which power rests with the people, and all citizens share in running the government

Question 7

dictatorship

Answer 7

form of government in which a leader rules by force and typically limits citizens’ freedoms

Question 8

monarchy

Answer 8

government led by a king or queen who inherited power by being born into ruling family

Question 9

civilization

Answer 9

highly developed culture

Question 10

cultural diffusion

Answer 10

process of spreading ideas, languages, and customs from one culture to another

Question 11

cultural region

Answer 11

area that includes different countries that share similar cultural traits

Question 12

globalization

Answer 12

development of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economy

Question 13

Describe 3 elements that help unify a culture.

Answer 13

social groups

language

religion

Question 14

Describe how cultural diffusion takes place.

Answer 14

trade - exchange of goods

movement of people from one place to another

conquest of one group by another

television, movies, and internet