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Core Concepts 7
social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| culture | the beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular group or nation |
| cultural trait | an idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture |
| norm | a behavior considered normal in a particular society |
| culture region | a area in which a singular culture or cultural trait is dominant |
| culture landscape | geographical areas that have been shaped by people |
| society | a group of humans with a shared culture who have organized themselves to meet basic needs |
| family | is two people or more people closely related by birth, marriage or adoption |
| nuclear family | a family that consists of parents and their children |
| extended family | includes parents, children, and other family members such as aunts and uncles |
| social structure | is a pattern of organized relationships among groups of people within a society |
| social class | is a group of people living in similar economic conditions |
| language | a set of spoken sounds, written symbols, or hand gestures. |
| religion | a system of worship and belief |
| ethics | standards of acceptable behavior |
| universal theme | is a subject or idea that relates to the entire world |
| architect | a person who designs buildings |
| visual arts | express emotions a spiritual ideas |
| music | a art that uses sound usually produced by instruments or voices |
| architecture | is the design and construction of buildings |
| literature | is written work such as fiction, poetry or drama |
| science | the active process of acquiring knowledge of the natural world |
| irrigate | supplying water to |
| standard of living | the level of comfort enjoyed by a person or a society |
| cultural hearth | a place where cultural traits devolop |
| cultural diffusion | the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another |
| diversity | cultural variety |