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Culture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How people are grouped by society | Social Groups |
| The element that is the strongest unifying force and holds a culture together is... | Language |
| How people describe what they think is beautiful and meaningful | Art |
| How people are ruled | Government |
| How people use resources to earn a living | Economy |
| How people answer questions about the meaning of life | Religion |
| How people react to events of the past | History |
| How people meet their basic needs | Daily Life |
| How people communicate | Language |
| The element in which children learn the rules of behavior within their society is... | Social Groups |
| The element that describes the successes and/or challenges of a group of people is... | History |
| Irish Gaelic is becoming increasingly popular and is spoken in parts of the counties of Kerry, Galway, and Donegal. | Language |
| Couscous, often cooked with lamb or chicken and vegetables, is perhaps Algeria's most popular dish | Daily life (food) |
| From 1975 to 1979 close to two million people were killed or died of starvation and disease in Cambodia. | History (challenge) |
| Ballroom, modern, and traditional dance are popular in Kazakhstan. | Art (dance) |
| The traditional clothing of the gauchos (cowboys) of the Pampas region of Argentina includes a wide-brimmed hat, neckerchief, bombachas (wide-legged pants), and boots. | Daily Life (clothing) |
| Margaret's favorite book is Birds Without a Nest by Clorinda Matto de Turner. | Art (literature) |
| Alexandra is a 16-year-old Haitian female. | Social Groups (age, ethnicity, gender) |
| Oliver worships every Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church. | Religion |
| Sawyer is going to see Jackson Pollock's most famous paintings on display in London next week. | Art (paintings) |
| Karl has tickets to the Alicia Keys concert at the Denny Sanford Premier Center tonight. | Art (music) |
| Girls are often the victims of violent attacks for attending school in Pakistan. | Social Groups (gender) |
| There are a lot of job opportunities in Greenland especially in the fishing industry. | Economy |
| Emershan is a member of the Zulu tribe in South Africa. | Social Groups (ethnicity) |
| The majority of people in Japan practice a combination of Buddhism and Shinto. | Religion |
| Syria is ruled by dictator Bashar al-Assad. | Government |
| Australia Day, celebrated on January 26, commemorates the arrival of the first European settlers to the island nation. | History (success) |
| Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, announced she will run for reelection in 2017. | Government |
| Sugar refining is an important industry in Cuba. | Economy |
| Ni hao is a Mandarin greeting spoken by over 850 million people in Southeast Asia. | Language |
| Income from ecotourism helps protect approximately two-thirds of Costa Rica's rainforests. | Economy |
| In 1992, drought and war caused widespread suffering and death in Somalia. | History (challenge) |
| The Swiss-style wooden house with a balcony is popular in Switzerland's mountain villages and resorts. | Daily Life (shelter) |
| In India, the father or oldest male in the home is head of the household; his decisions are heeded and respected by the rest of the family. | Social Groups (age, gender) |
| Venezuela is a member of OPEC and oil accounts for virtually all export earnings. | Economy |
| Bengali is derived from Sanskrit but contains some Persian, Arabic, Turkic, and English vocabulary. | Language |
| Broadway musicals are quite popular in the United States, and the best tour the nation. | Art (music, theater) |
| Major healthcare concerns in Madagascar include malnutrition, diarrhea, cholera, malaria, and other diseases. | Economy |
| The literacy rate in Iceland is 99%. | Daily Life (education) |
| South Sudan won its independence from Sudan in 2011. | History (success) |
| Krista works two jobs so she has enough money to pay all her bills. | Economy |
| The belief that your culture is better than every other culture is... | ethnocentrism |
| The process of learning your culture, often from the time you are very young is... | enculturation |
| The most important social group in every culture throughout the world is... | family |
| The type of government that can do whatever the leader wants, including taking rights away from its citizens is... | unlimited (dictatorship) |
| paintings, sculpture, dance, literature, theater... | Art |
| farmer, rancher, lawyer, teacher, doctor, welder... | Economy |
| president, dictator, king, queen, prime minister... | Government |
| wars, inventions, medical cures, terror attacks, celebrations... | History |
| Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism... | Religion |
| food, clothing, shelter, activities | Daily Life |
| age, race, gender, ethnicity, income levels... | Social Groups |
| American English, Swahili, Creole, Bengali, Spanish... | Language |
| Kim thinks Kadidia's family is strange because they eat their meals together from same bowls. | ethnocentrism |
| Jose was taught by his parents that family is important and has always celebrated holidays and birthdays together. | enculturation |
| The type of government that restricts the powers of its leader and gives rights to the citizens is... | limited (democracy) |
| When Ben traveled to Afghanistan, he thought the people playing a game of buzkashi (each player rides a horse, and each team tries to capture a headless goat’s carcass and carry it across a goal line before the other team can) were strange. | ethnocentrism |
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