People Around the World

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Exploring Culture

• Jobs, traditions, holidays, transportation, religion, food, homes, and clothing make up a culture.

Lesson 2: Traditions

• A tradition is a repeated activity that holds special meaning for a family or group of people.

Lesson 3: Different Religions

• Religion describes the beliefs and practices held by a group of people.
• Some holidays are religious.

Lesson 4: Homes and Culture

• Homes are built from a variety of materials.
• Families in homes have traditions.

Lesson 5: Transportation in Culture

• Transportation refers to the way people get from one place to another.
• Transportation creates jobs.

Lesson 6: American Culture

• Freedom means being able to make your own decisions as long as you are not hurting anyone else.
• A symbol is an object or picture that has a special meaning.
• Diversity in culture means that people have differences.

Lesson 7: History of America

• History is the study of events in the past and the people who lived in the past.
• Many American Indian tribes have lived in America for thousands of years.
• Hundreds of years ago, explorers from Europe traveled to America.
• The Pilgrims came from England to live in America.
• Life today is very different than it was for the American Indians and the early Europeans who came to settle in America.

Lesson 8: Asian Culture

• Asia has many different countries, each with a unique culture and geography.

Lesson 9: African Culture

• Many different nations — each with a unique culture and geography — make up the continent of Africa.
• Borders are the imaginary lines that show where one country ends and another begins.

Lesson 10: South American Culture

• The sun's rays hit the land near the equator more directly than any other place. This makes the weather near the equator warm.