Cultural Qualities are not necessarily expressed in the landscape; rather, culture encompasses all aspects of a community's life. Cultural information about a community includes: - Geography - Settlement patterns; climatic influences on building styles; place names, stories, and legends;
- Economy - Occupations, products, training, yearly cycles, land use patterns, material culture;
- Community Life - Civic and religious buildings, institutions, customs, and rituals, especially aspects of immigrant culture;
- Domestic Life - Households, housing styles, foods, gender and age roles, family traditions;
- Artistic Genres - Folklore, music, customs, legends, dance, drama, games, music, art, architecture, crafts, dress, and costumes.
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