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Culture Quiz – Study Guide

Lesson 1

1. What is culture?

the mix of values, beliefs, behaviors, and material objects that reflect the way of life of a particular nation or group of people

2. What are cultural components? List some examples.

attributes that vary from culture to culture, including religion, language, architecture and food. Examples could include holy books, religious rituals, specific types of food, holy buildings etc.

3. What is a cultural universal? List at least three of the cultural universals you wrote down in class.

learned behavior patterns that are shared by all of humanity. Examples include…

a. communicating with a verbal language

b. using age and gender to classify people

c. raising children in a family setting

d. concept of privacy

e. difference between good and bad behavior

f. making jokes and playing games

g. having art

h. Leadership and community decisions

Lesson 2

1. How is an iceberg a metaphor for culture? Or, How is an onion a metaphor for culture?

An iceberg is a metaphor for culture because not all of culture can be seen just by watching it. To fully understand a culture you have to go deep below the surface to experience the values, beliefs and attitudes.

An onion is a metaphor for culture because like an onion culture has a lot of layers. At the heart of culture are it’s values and as we move outward layer by layer we can see how each layer is influenced by the layer before it. Values influencing beliefs which influences our systems which influences the things we make and hold dear.

2. What are the characteristics of culture?

Culture is dynamic, elastic, adaptive, shared, learned, and integrated.

3. How is culture dynamic?

Culture is dynamic because it is always changing. Either within itself, things are changing or through cultural diffusion new ideas are being introduced and spread from one culture/society to another.

4. How is culture elastic?

Cultural components can be stretched to meet an individual’s own unique personality.

Lesson 3

1. What is cultural adaptation?

patterns of behavior that enable a culture to cope with its surroundings or when an individual modifies his/her customs to fit in to a particular culture

2. What are humans adapting to?

They are adapting to their natural environments.

3. Which cultural components are most likely going to be adapted?

Housing, clothing, food are the most likely to be adapted, but other cultural components will be adapted too.

4. How is the ger (the Mongolian home) an example of a cultural adaptation?

The ger is an example of a cultural adaptation because it has been designed to deal with the elements of life in Mongolia. Windy, extreme hot and cold, and a nomadic lifestyle.

Lesson 4

1. What is a cultural landscape?

the visible features of land as modified by humans showing me the imprint of a cultural group,

2. What is the difference between a cultural landscape and a natural landscape?

A natural landscape is an environment that is still in its original condition. A cultural landscape is a natural landscape that has been modified by humans.

3. What are some examples of things that make up the cultural landscape?

The cultural landscape includes buildings, agricultural features, bridges and other human features.

Lesson 5

1. What is cultural diffusion?

Cultural diffusion is the the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another.

2. How does where someone live shape how they live?

The values, beliefs, behaviors, tools and other material objects people use are influenced by their physical environment.

3. How can an invention shape cultural change?

People change when an invention can solve a problem or provide a faster or better way of doing something.

4. What are the four ways that culture is spread?

Culture can spread through factors like migration, trade, conflict and technology.

Lesson 6

1. How do cultural traits spread? What is that called?

Cultural traits are spread from one culture to another through movement. This is called cultural diffusion.

2. What are the two major categories that stop cultural diffusion?

Human barriers and physical barriers are the two things that stop cultural diffusion.

3. What are some examples of a physical barrier?

Physical barriers can include natural characteristics like mountains, deserts, and bodies of water.

4. What are some examples of a human (social) barrier?

Human or social barriers can include language, religion, and a history of conflict.

5. What happens to a cultural trait when it is diffused into a new culture?

When a cultural trait is diffused into a new culture it is often modified to fit into or resemble the new culture.

6. How are jeans an example of cultural diffusion?

Jeans are an example of cultural diffusion because…

1. The cultural trait started out as a local invention

2. The cultural trait spread to the cultures immediately nearby

3. Travelers or traders interacting with the culture took it back home with them

4. Warriors took the cultural trait with them when they were sent out to fight

5. The cultural trait/invention gained in popularity at home

6. The cultural trait eventually becomes common

7. The cultural trait is heavily spread to other cultures around the world

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