3.1 Introduction to Culture

• Non-material culture includes religion and language.

  True
• Match the cultural component with its example:

  Material Culture ↔️ Buildings

  Non-Material Culture ↔️ Religion
• Cultural traits are specific elements that define a culture.


  True
• Culture is defined as shared practices, beliefs, values, and material objects that shape the daily life and identity of a cultural group
• What is an example of non-material culture?

  Language
• Cultural traits are the specific elements that make up a culture.


  True
• What do cultural patterns describe in a society?

  Larger trends and structures
• Match the factor influencing spatial distribution with its description:

  Diffusion ↔️ Spread of cultural elements

  Globalization ↔️ Interconnectedness of cultures
• Diffusion is the spread of cultural elements through processes like migration, trade, and communication
• Acculturation involves adopting cultural traits of another group through contact.


  True
• Understanding the spatial distribution of culture is important for analyzing cultural diversity and homogeneity
• Which example illustrates cultural diffusion through migration and communication?

  Adoption of Western fashion
• Why is understanding cultural change important?

  Adapting in a globalized world
• What is an example of non-material culture?

  Religion
• What are cultural traits?

  Specific cultural elements
• Why is understanding cultural traits and patterns important?

  Analyzing cultural diversity
• Cultural patterns describe how cultural traits are organized and distributed within a society or across regions
• What are examples of cultural traits?

  Language, religion, food
• Cultural patterns describe the larger trends and structures that emerge from the interaction of various cultural traits
• Culture encompasses the shared practices, beliefs, values, and material objects that define a group of people
• What is material culture defined by?

  Physical objects
• Culture is composed of two main components: material and non-material
• What are examples of non-material culture?

  Language, religion, values
• Steps to analyze the relationship between cultural traits and patterns:

  1️⃣ Identify cultural traits

  2️⃣ Observe how traits are distributed

  3️⃣ Analyze the patterns
• What do cultural patterns describe?

  Larger trends and structures
• Material culture includes clothing, tools, and buildings.

  True
• Match the cultural component with its example:

  Material Culture ↔️ Clothing

  Non-Material Culture ↔️ Religion
• The spatial distribution of culture refers to how cultural traits and patterns are organized and spread across geographic space
• What is the spatial distribution of culture concerned with?

  Cultural traits and patterns
• What drives globalization in cultural interconnectedness?

  Technology and transportation
• Which example illustrates cultural diffusion through globalization?

  Global spread of fast food
• Processes of cultural diffusion

  1️⃣ Migration

  2️⃣ Trade

  3️⃣ Communication
• Cultural change is influenced by globalization and acculturation.


  True
• Culture includes shared practices, beliefs, values, and material objects
• Match the component of culture with its description:

  Material Culture ↔️ Physical objects defining a culture

  Non-Material Culture ↔️ Non-physical aspects defining a culture
• Cultural patterns describe how cultural traits are organized within a society.


  True
• What are cultural traits composed of?

  Specific cultural elements
• Understanding cultural traits and patterns is essential for analyzing the diversity of human cultures worldwide.

  True
• Cultural patterns emerge from the interaction of various cultural traits.

  True
• What does the spatial distribution of culture refer to?

  Spread of traits across space