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My Name is: ____________________

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Culture Tile Research 25pts

Your Research is DUE:
Go to the LIBRARY, BOOKSTORE, or the INTERNET to research the
culture you choose.
Directions: Please answer these questions with pictures that you
draw copied from what you see in books, pictures that you print out, and
words and phrases to label your drawings. Note: Some questions are
worth 2 points, they are of high importance.
Question A: What countries/ethnic groups are your
relatives/ancestors from? If you dont know ask your
parents/guardians. Some of us are adopted, of course or for other
reasons or we are not sure where our relatives came from!
1pt

2pt

1. Chose any country or culture in the whole world. Dont forget

about all of Asia, Central/South America, and all the African nations
or peoples.
The Culture/Country I have chosen is:
_____________________________________________.

2 pt

2. This countrys popular and typical type of foods are:

(examples: noodles, flat-bread, wine, yams, baguette, lox) http://www.foodbycountry.com/

1 pt

3. Music styles/sounds that are distinctive for this country are:

(example: Please note symphonic music was invented in Europe, Rock nRoll evolved in different places,
but many cultures have FOLK music unique to them, or associated with them such as: Polka (Germany,
Poland) Zen monk-chanting( Japan, India), salsa ( Latin American Countries). etc..)
http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/reference/cultures.html

1 pt

4. Unique musical instruments to this country/region/culture are:

(examples: wooden pipes, bag-pipe, koto)

2 pt

5. The people are beautiful in the country I have chosen. The

clothing, hairstyles and/or hats that are distinctive in this
region/culture are: (examples: sari, kilt, masks for festivals, headdresses, hairstyles.)

1 pt

6. The currency (money) in the country I chose is called

___________________________ and looks sort of like this:
Paper Money:

2 pt

Coins:

7. I have learned a little about this countries history. I know a couple

historic events of people that are symbols of this country:
(examples: Viking ships, Mona Lisa, Joan of Arc, Mount Olympus)

2 pt

8. Here is an outline map I drew/pasted of the country. I have

included the location of a capital or well-known city marked with a
dot and the name.

2 pt

9. A famous style of building or a famous building in the

country/culture I chose is:

1 pt

examples:
London Bridge
the current Worlds Tallest Building in Malaysia white-washed houses with thatched roofs
castles
tee-pees
taj mahal
adobe mission churches ( US, Central America, Mexico)

10. A typical sport that is a good symbol of the country is:

(Examples: cricket, rugby, bicycling, baseball)

2 pt

11. I drew/pasted a picture of the flag of the country I chose and it

looks like: List the colors or color in the flag.

1 pt

12. What animals do you think would be a good symbol of the culture
or country? Write and/or draw pictures for this answer.

5 pt

13. Other symbols that I found during my research are (complete at least
5 out of 7): http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/festivals.htm

1. FAMOUS ART (painting, sculpture, frieze, relief, etc.) :

2. religious symbols:

3. distinctive craft such as henna painting (India):

4. special traditions like the piata ( Mexico):

5. plants such as cactus, four-leaf clover, palm tree, evergreen:

6. colors associated with the flag or the culture or climate:

7. political, social or religious leaders ( past and present)

Please pick a country. Circle three countries and do some research to get
started.
Here is a partial list of countries around the world that are:

particularly famous,
have many immigrants to the United States, or
are points of current world attention due to wars, economics or politics.

NOT ALL COUNTRIES ARE LISTED.

Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Belgium
Belize
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo
Costa Rica
Cte d'Ivoire)
Croatia Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece

If you want to choose something not on the list, you can!

Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Morocco
Mozambique
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria

Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen

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Idea For Culture
Draw your arrangement composition in the following box.