Study Guide: Culture Unit
Study Guide: Chapter Four: Culture
Tasks in bold are open-ended questions.
Section 1: What is Culture? pages 77-81
Section 2: Social Groups, Language and Religion, pages 82-86
Section 3: Economic and Political Systems, pages 87-92
Section 4: Cultural Change, pages 93-97
Tasks in bold are open-ended questions.
Section 1: What is Culture? pages 77-81
- Define and describe all the Key terms on page 77.
- Know the two major elements of culture – material and non-material culture.
- Know the approximate timelines of the stages of cultural development and the key features of each.
- Know which of the five themes geographers who study culture are most concerned with.
- Identify the four major stages of cultural development as outlined in the book and in class.
- Describe the features of the Agricultural Revolution.
Section 2: Social Groups, Language and Religion, pages 82-86
- Define and describe all the Key terms on page 82.
- Know the difference between patriarchal and matriarchal.
- Know which religions are monotheistic.
- Know what social class is.
- Know the purpose of a family and its role in a culture.
- Know that every culture is based on a language
- Be able to identify the founder, holy places, scared building, and scared text of Islam.
- Explain the difference between a nuclear family and an extended family?
- What is a social structure and its purpose?
Section 3: Economic and Political Systems, pages 87-92
- Define and describe all the Key terms on page 87.
- Identify the three levels of an economy – production, distribution, consumption.
- Explain the difference between monarchy, dictatorship and democracy.
- Compare the three basic economic systems, capitalism, socialism and communism. Consider who owns and controls basic and non-basic industries, the role of the government, and the distribution of wealth. In your answer mention prices, owners, public, private, and government (10 points)
Section 4: Cultural Change, pages 93-97
- Define and describe all the Key terms on page 93 in addition to information overload and global village.
- List the three things that cause a culture to change?
- Compare and contrast your life with that of your parents and/or grandparents. Specifically mention family life, fun and entertainment, and communication. Describe how changes are both positive and negative. (12 points)