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=Study Guide: Chapter Four: Culture=

Section 1: What is Culture? pages 77-81
Define and describe all the Key terms on page 77.
 * 1) ** Explain the two major elements of culture – material and non-material culture **.
 * 2) Know which of the five themes geographers who study culture are most concerned with.
 * 3) ** Identify the four major stages of cultural development as outlined in the book and in class. **
 * 4) Know the major features of each stage of cultural development.
 * 5) ** Why was the invention of writing such an important cultural development? **

Section 2: Social Groups, Language and Religion, pages 82-86

 * 1) Define and describe all the Key terms on page 82.
 * 2) Know the difference between patriarchal and matriarchal.
 * 3) Know which religions are monotheistic.
 * 4) Know what social class is.
 * 5) Know that every culture is based on a language
 * 6) ** Explain the difference between a nuclear family and an extended family? **
 * 7) ** What is a social structure and its purpose? **

Section 3: Economic and Political Systems, pages 87-92

 * 1) Define and describe all the Key terms on page 87.
 * 2) ** Explain the difference between basic and non-basic industries. **
 * 3) ** Explain the difference between monarchy, dictatorship and democracy. **
 * 4) ** Compare and contrast the three basic economic systems, capitalism, socialism and communism. Consider who owns and controls basic and non-basic industries. In your answer mention prices, wages, owners, and government (10 points) **

Section 4: Cultural Change, pages 93-97

 * 1) Define and describe all the Key terms on page 93 in addition to information overload and transculturation.
 * 2) ** List the three things that cause a culture to change? **
 * 3) ** What is meant by the term Global Village? **
 * 4) ** List three traits of the Amish culture. **
 * 5) ** Explain cultural change as portrayed in the video we watched on the Transcontinental Railroad. Describe how technology, the horse, and the elimination of the buffalo demonstrate cultural change. (10 points) **