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Culture Test Review
Study Guide for the Culture Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Culture | The set of beliefs, values, practices, and beliefs that a group of people have in common. |
| Ethnic Group | A group of people who share a common culture, ancestry, origin, language, and/or identity. |
| Minority Group | Group of people whose culture, race, or ethnic origin is different from most of the people in the region. |
| Cultural Borrowing | The adoption of one group's culture traits by another group. |
| Culture Traits | The activity or behavior in which people often take part. |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread of culture traits from one area or region to another. |
| Limited Government | A type of government that has legal limits on its power, usually in the form of a constitution. Even the people who make the laws must obey them. |
| Democracy | A form of government in which the people elect leaders and rulers by majority. Giving people the supreme power. |
| Unlimited Government | A type of government in which power is concentrated into the hands of a single leader or small group. No rules or laws exist to limit what the ruler can or cannot do. |
| Interdependence | A relationship between countries in which they rely on one another for resources, goods, or services. |
| Globalization | The process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade. |
| Ethnocentrism | The belief that one's own ethnic group is superior than others. |
| Rights | Benefits and protections guaranteed to you by law. |
| Majority Group | A group in the region that controls: 1. more than half of the total region or 2. the group that controls the wealth and power of the region. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM | The parts of culture |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Language | The spoken or written form of communication for a people. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Economics | Things that have value and how goods and services are distributed in a culture. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Government | The way in which a culture makes rules and laws and carries them out. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Science Knowledge | of the world and the way things work. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Religion | A people’s belief in a god or gods and their method of worship |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Education | How and what a culture teaches its’ people to survive and contribute to their civilization. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Art | The way a culture creatively expresses itself. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Customs | The way things are generally done and the traditions of a culture. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Technology | The use of science and knowledge to solve problems, make tools or create a process. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Social Beliefs | culture’s beliefs about what is right or wrong and how people should relate to one another. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Recreation | The entertainment and leisure pursuits of a culture. |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Security | The way a culture defends itself against threats and conducts warfare. (Law enforcement and military) |
| LEGS REACTS RSM: Media | The sources and methods of communication for information and entertainment in a culture. |
Created by:
Mrs. O'Donovan
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