In your own understanding, define culture.

- in my own understanding Culture refers to norms, religion, language and celebrating

Culture and Geography
important events in our lives and history. Culture is about way of life that characterizes a
particular group.

2. As a student and as a future teacher, why is it important to teach culture in the elementary
grades?

it is important to teach culture in elementary grade to have them knowledge about different groups
with different culture and at an early age they will learn to appreciate the culture we have and respect
the culture of others. It is important to prepare them to become better citizens.

3. Justify the statement below

“A reflection on the educational and cultural aspects of information could result in a better
qualified society made up of responsible and critical citizens.”

When you are educated and you know how to respect the culture of others and you do not tread on the
other people I think you are qualified because you're responsible citizens.

1. In your own understanding, define geography.

Describe the structure of the earth, this includes study of the organism that have inhabited in our
planet. Geography is about important events in our history.

2. Is it important to teach geography in the elementary grades? Why or why not?

Yes, it is important to teach geography in elementary grade to help students to understand the
cultural characteristics of the world and so that they know the history of our country.

3. Is it necessary to eradicate ignorance of geography in the elementary learners? Why or why

not?

No, rather than remove should improve the teaching of geography in elementary, because many
students lack of knowledge when it comes Geography.

4. Compare and Contrast Culture and Geography in the teaching of elementary grades (You may
create your own graphic organizer)
 CONTRAST
Geography is a field of
science devoted to the study
of the lands, features,
inhabitants, and phenomena
of the Earth and planets.
Geography is an all-
encompassing discipline that
seeks an understanding of
Earth and its human and
natural complexities—not
merely where objects are, but
also how they have changed
and come to be.
CONTRAST
COMPARE
Culture different groups
Those who study may have different culture.
cultural geography A culture passed to the next
have long generation by learning.
understood the Culture seen in people's
close link between writing, religion, music,
clothes, cooking and in what
cultures and the
they do
physical
geography of the
environments in
which those
cultures develop.
At first, particular
cultures develop
because of the
physical