Geography

How does the environment we live in change our way of

life and actions? For example, contrast a person living in the
desert versus living in the mountains.
Time
How does the measuring of time, or whether
you measure time at all, affect the way you
view the world? Think about the Mayan
calendar which counted down from the start of
the world instead of up.
Society
What roles are there for people to play? Who is in charge and
why? Is everybody treated the same way, or
differently? Consider the answers to those questions in a
society like the caste system in ancient India.
Values
What is the most important thing? How are you supposed to
live your life? What is your heart set on? How is that
different for a stockbroker on Wall Street or a Buddhist
monk?
Beliefs
What do you think about
topics of right and wrong? Is
there a way you should be
living? Are there
consequences for your
actions beyond this life? A
person's religion will impact
their beliefs, but what might
be some other things that a
person might believe?
Economy
Who controls the resources
and what resources would be
produced? How will it be
produced? For whom will it
be produced and how would
it be distributed? How does
the economy of HK compare
with the economy of an Inuit
village?
Knowledge
How does what we know or don't
affect how we view the world? Does
a tribesman in the Amazon not
know something that you do? Or
does he know something you don't?