a geographic area where people share similar cultural traits: languagea system of symbols that allow people to communicate with each other, also the MOST symbolic way that culture is passed down, religionbelief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe; a personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship; a set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader, traditions – also called a cultural region
