Culture is the total sum of human expression. A culture’s purpose, as well as how and where cultures originate, diffuse, and change, are all topics worth studying. Students will explore religion, language, ethnicity and other cultural characteristics by looking at patterns and processes. As students explore what people care about and care for, they can learn not only about other cultures but also about the unique attributes of their own culture.
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Students will identify and describe the essential defining characteristics and functions of culture.
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​Students will explain how the basic tenets of world religions affect the daily lives of people.
Students will explain how the physical environment influences and is influenced by culture.
Students will identify how culture influences sense of place, point of view and perspective, and the relative value placed upon people and places.
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​Students will cite examples of how globalization creates challenges and opportunities for different cultures.
Students will identify the causes, methods, and effects for the diffusion and distribution of cultural characteristics among different places and regions.
Students will explain how the basic tenets of world religions affect the daily lives of people.
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​Students will demonstrate an understanding of their own culture’s connection to geography.