Grade

7 IS
GEOGRAPHY: CULTURAL DIFFUSION
Outline for Today
1. Guess The Place!
2. Culture
3. Spread of Culture
Guess The Place!
Guess The Place!
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Culture

A set of ideas, actions, beliefs and

values shared by a group of people.
Culture
Social Groups
Economy Language

Government Aspects of Culture Religion

Art History
Daily Life
Culture
Surface:

Type of clothing?
Genre of Music?
Famous
celebrations/
traditions?
Under the Sea:

At what time
should you arrive
for a party?

When making a
decision whose
voice matters
more: yours or
familys?
Culture
Culture
Spread of Culture
Cultural Diffusion:
The spread of cultural ideas from their place of origin to
other regions, groups or nations.
Cultural Diffusion
Activity:
Find a cultural diffusion that you can find in your daily life.
Where does this culture come from?

Cultural diffusion can be as basic as:

Things people do because other people are doing it too

Culture
Social Groups
Economy Language

Government Aspects of Culture Religion

Art History
Daily Life
Closing
1. Culture
2. Spread of Culture