8 Elements of Culture

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8 Elements of Culture

• Mrs. Kercher
• 7th grade

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Social Groups

• Geographers study culture by looking at different
  groups of people in a society
• The rich, poor, and middle class
• The young, old
• The men, women
• Geographers look at how people in a culture treat
  others who are different
• Most countries include people who belong to
  different ethnic groups (groups sharing common
  culture, language, and history)

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Government

• How a country is governed (laws) reflects a
  groups culture
• Governments ruled by individuals
• Monarchy kings and queens
• Dictatorship 1 person in control
• Democracy - ruled by groups (people)
• Many countries have mixed forms

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Economy

• Geographers look at how people in a culture earn
  a living and its economic system set of rules
  for how people decide what goods and services are
  produced and distributed.
• Traditional
• Market (Free Enterprise)
• Command

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Religion

• Helps people to answer basic questions about the
  meaning of life
• Beliefs vary around the world.
• Fighting over religion causes problems in many
  countries.
• World religions include Buddhism, Hinduism,
  Islam, Christianity, and Judiasm

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Language

• People use language to share information.
• Language is the strongest unifying force for a
  culture.
• Language differences dialect a local form of
  a language that differs from the main language
  pronunciation and meanings differ
• Soft drinks pop or soda
• Sandwiches hoagie or sub

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The Arts

• People express their culture through the arts.
• Paintings, sculptures, architecture, dance,
  music, and theater
• Poetry, writings, and various forms of literature
• By studying the arts of a culture, geographers
  can see what the people view as beautiful and
  important

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History

• A culture group shares a common history that
  shapes their view of the world.
• Remember the successes, celebrations of holidays
  honoring heroes and heroines
• Reveals characteristics of importance
• Remember dark periods of disaster and defeat
• Influences how a group sees and views itself

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Daily Life

• What people eat and how they eat reflects ones
  culture
• What people wear
• Types of homes they live in
• Types of jobs, entertainment, and education