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=Study Guide: Chapter Four: Culture: Honors Class=


 * 1) Define and describe all the Key terms on page 77.
 * 2) ** Explain the two major elements of culture – material and non-material culture **.
 * 3) Know which of the five themes geographers who study culture are most concerned with.
 * 4) ** Identify the four major stages of cultural development as outlined in the book and in class. **
 * 5) Know the major features of each stage of 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) ** What is a social structure and its purpose? What role do religion and family play in a culture’s social structure? (5 points) **

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 monarchy, dictatorship and democracy. **
 * 3) ** Compare and contrast the three basic economic systems: capitalism, socialism and communism. Define basic and non-basic industries and explain how they differ under each system. Describe the role of government and how prices and wages are determined. (9 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) ** Compare and contrast Amish and American culture describing similarities and differences in the areas of religion, family, life-style, and work and labor. (9 Points) **
 * 4) ** Describe some of the ways American culture has changed in the last 100 years, specifically mentioning the connection to the “global village,” in the areas of transportation, communication, and the role of women in society. (9 Points) **
 * 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. (8 points) **