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Human Characteristics are features of a region that were made by humans or relate to how people live.

Big Ideas Card

|Big Ideas of Lesson 1, Unit 4 |

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|Human characteristics are features of a region that were made by humans or relate to how people live. |

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|Human characteristics include languages, religions, economic systems, government systems, and cultural traditions. |

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|Cultural diffusion is the process by which a trait, object, idea, or behavior is spread from one society to another. |

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|Comparing human characteristics aids in understanding the connections between regions. |

Word Cards

|1. human characteristics |2. language |

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|features of a region that were made by humans or relate to how people live |a body of words and the systems for their use common to a community, nation, |

| |the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition |

|Example: Human characteristics include the cities of a region and the | |

|religions to which people belong. |Example: Portuguese is the main language of Brazil. |

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|(SS060401) |(SS060401) |

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|3. religion |4. economic system |

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| |a plan for producing, distributing and consuming goods and services |

|a belief system relating to a higher power | |

| |Example: Banks, factories and consumers all have a role in the economy. |

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|Example: Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism are all major |(SS060401) |

|world religions. | |

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|(SS060401) |SS060401 |

|5. government |6. culture |

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|a system that creates and enforces laws and institutions in a region such as |the way of life of a group of people |

|community or country |[pic] |

| |Example: When we study a culture we study things such as beliefs, customs and|

|Example: The countries of the world have different kinds of governments. |traditions. |

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|(SS060401) | |

| |(SS060401) |

|7. cultural |8. cultural diffusion |

|traditions | |

| |the process by which a trait, object, idea, or behavior is spread from one |

|a continuing pattern of actions or beliefs handed down from ancestors |society to another |

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|Example: Carnival time in Brazil is a cultural tradition. |Example: The spread of Greek architecture to many countries is an example of |

|(SS060401) |cultural diffusion. |

| |(SS060401) |

POSTER RUBRIC

| |Exceeds Expectations |Meets Expectations |Does Not Meet |Score |

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|Points Earned |3 |2 |1 or 0 | |

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| Layout | Creatively enhances | Balanced, uncluttered, | Not balanced, cluttered,|  |

| |information |adequate white space |insufficient white space | |

| Graphics/Photos | All graphics are | Graphics enhance text | Graphics do not enhance |  |

| |engaging, enhance text | |text | |

| Titles and Subtitles | All titles and subtitles| Most titles and | Few or no titles or |  |

| |are clear, enhance |subtitles are clear, |subtitles to clarify text| |

| |readability |enhance readability | | |

| Text Size and Color | All text is clear and | Text is clear and | Some text is clear and |  |

| |readable; a few changes |readable; changes in size|readable; frequent | |

| |in size and color enhance|and color enhance |changes in size and color| |

| |understanding |understanding |do not enhance | |

| | | |understanding | |

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| Required Information: |All  Required information| Required information is | Required information is |  |

|Title |is included. It is clear,|mostly clear, (Missing 1 |not included or is not | |

|Definition |complete, concise |required information or |clear, is incomplete, not| |

|Examples | |unclear) |concise | |

|Map | | | | |

|Pictures | | | | |

| Grammar and Spelling |  No grammar or spelling |One grammar or spelling | Many grammar and |  |

| |errors |error  |spelling errors | |

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Comparison Matrix

Use this comparison matrix to identify similarities and differences between human characteristics and elements of culture of North America and South America. Key frame questions: What are being compared? How are they similar? How are they different?

| |North America |South America | |

| |_____________ |______________ | |

|Language | |Similarities |

| | | |Differences |

|Religion | |Similarities |

| | | |Differences |

|Economic Systems | |Similarities |

| | | |Differences |

|Cultural Traditions | |Similarities |

| | | |Differences |

|Government Systems | |

| |Similarities |

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| |Differences |

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Human Characteristics

Language

Spanish

Portuguese

French

English

Government

Systems

Democracy

Republic

Territory

Cultural

Traditions

Holidays

Food

Dress

Arts

Economic

Systems

Market

Traditional

Command

Religions

Catholic

Muslim

Christian

Hindu

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