text: Appendix A
  POPULATION HISTORY Exchanges of gifts.
  DEMOGRAPHICS General and for a specific Displays of emotion.
  General population size. group. Lines of authority.
  • Village • Internal or external Dating and marriage.
  • Town • Recent conflicts Greetings, leave-takings, and gestures.
  • City
  • Metropolis Relationship with U.S. Visiting practices.
  allies and other
  • Megalopolis participating multinational Alcohol and drug use.
  Group size based on race, forces. Important holidays, festivals, sporting, or entertainment events.
  age, sex, political affiliation,
  Applicable international Eating and dietary practices.
  economics, religion, tribe,
  treaties.
  clan, gang, criminal activities, Significance of animals and pets.
  or other significant grouping. Status-of-forces Urban-rural similarities and differences.
  agreements.
  • Significant U.S. or Driving habits.
  coalition populations Antagonists/protagonists
  Clothing.
  • Distribution, densities, Heroes.
  RELIGION
  and physical boundaries Events, facts, and dates
  and overlaps considered important or Sects, divisions, and overlaps.
  • Majority, minority, and celebrated. Religious biases and problems.
  dominant groups Urban area’s historical Relationship and influence on government, politics, economics, and
  Increasing or decreasing importance. education.
  migration trends. LEADERSHIP AND Impact on ethnic and cultural beliefs.
  • Dislocated civilians PROMINENT
  Key events or celebrations (daily, weekly, monthly, or annually).
  Nongovernmental PERSONALITIES
  Funeral and burial practices.
  organizations (NGOs). Identification, location, and
  • Local prioritization of influential GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  • National leaders (exploitation, Present and past forms.
  • International evacuation, protection,
  etc.) Organization and powers (executive, legislative, judicial, and administrative
  Languages (distribution divisions).
  dialects, relationship to social Affiliation (ethnic, religion,
  structure). military, government, Scheduled elections and historical turnouts.
  industry, criminal, or Degree of control over the population
  Educational levels and literacy
  entertainment).
  rates. • Identification required
  Education attained. • Border-crossing procedures
  Crime rates.
  Organization and Relations with U.S. or multinational governments, national government, and
  Birth and death rates.
  distribution of power. criminal elements.
  Labor statistics and
  Associations among Political factions and boundaries.
  considerations.
  different leaders and
  Political traditions.
  • Skilled and unskilled groups.
  Grievances.
  • Imported and exported ETHNICITY AND
  Censorship.
  • Unemployment CULTURE
  Nepotism and other clan, tribal, or social ties.
  • Standard wages and per Values, moral codes,
  capita income taboos, and insults Civil defense and disaster preparedness (organization, plans, training,
  • Workday and workweek (verbal and nonverbal). equipment, and resources).
  norms Attitudes towards age, Legal system.
  HEALTH sex, and race (including • System of laws
  same-sex interaction). • Applicable treaties
  Diseases. Role of the clan, tribe, or • Courts and tribunals
  Nutritional deficiencies. family. • Procedures
  • Records (birth and deeds).
  Local standards of care. Biases between ethnic
  Pollution and environmental groups. Property control.
  hazards (air, water, food, and Privacy and individuality. Monetary system (formal and informal).
  soil). Recreation, entertainment, Domestic and foreign trade.
  Health workers (types, and humor. • Taxation and tariffs
  numbers, and degree of • Customs requirements
  Fatalism or
  skill). • Rationing and price controls
  self-determination.
  • Economic performance and contribution to gross national product
  Economic aid.
  Perception of relative deprivation.
  Trade unions.
  Competition with the black market and organized crime.
  Figure A-3. Societal considerations.