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Chapter Four: Human Geography
Chapter Four: Human Geography
People and Places
Is this culture?
People and Places
Is this culture?
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Chapter Four OverviewChapter Four Overview
Sections Covered:1 - The Elements of Culture2 - Population Geography3 - Political Geography4 - Urban Geography5 - Economic Geography
Sections Covered:1 - The Elements of Culture2 - Population Geography3 - Political Geography4 - Urban Geography5 - Economic Geography
Chapter Four AssessmentsChapter Four Assessments
• On-line class blog• Book work• Take home homework: worksheets• Project: Students will research a
language that he/she has always wanted to study and give an informative presentation to the class.
• What other ideas do you have?
• On-line class blog• Book work• Take home homework: worksheets• Project: Students will research a
language that he/she has always wanted to study and give an informative presentation to the class.
• What other ideas do you have?
Section: The Elements of Culture
Section: The Elements of Culture
What is culture? The total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group.
Factors involved with culture:-food and shelter-religion-relationships to family-language-education-security/protection-political and social organization-creative expression
What is culture? The total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group.
Factors involved with culture:-food and shelter-religion-relationships to family-language-education-security/protection-political and social organization-creative expression
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• A group that shares a sense of identity and culture is a society
• Ethnic Group refers to a group that shares a language, customs, and a common heritage
--Can you name some ethnic groups in the United States? In Europe? In Africa? In Asia?
--Are there any comforts in “labeling” ethnicities? Any discomforts?
• A group that shares a sense of identity and culture is a society
• Ethnic Group refers to a group that shares a language, customs, and a common heritage
--Can you name some ethnic groups in the United States? In Europe? In Africa? In Asia?
--Are there any comforts in “labeling” ethnicities? Any discomforts?
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Culture Change and ExchangeInnovation - taking existing technology and resources
and creating something new to meet a needExamples?Diffusion - spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of
behavior Where might diffusion explode? Where might it
happen less frequently?Acculturation - a society or individual changes
because it accepts or adopts an innovation
Do innovations = acculturation? To what extent should acculturation occur?
Culture Change and ExchangeInnovation - taking existing technology and resources
and creating something new to meet a needExamples?Diffusion - spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of
behavior Where might diffusion explode? Where might it
happen less frequently?Acculturation - a society or individual changes
because it accepts or adopts an innovation
Do innovations = acculturation? To what extent should acculturation occur?
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Aspects of Culture1) Language
-reflects all aspects of culture, including the physical area
-example: KORITE, a Senegalese term?-language helps establish a cultural identity; builds
group identity, sense of unity-3,000 to 6,500 languages spoken across world
today-versions of a language are called dialects-language diffusion exists…Swahili - developed as
trade language between Arabic traders and Bantu-speaking African tribes…exists through migration - colonialism
LOOK at map and diagram on page 74
Aspects of Culture1) Language
-reflects all aspects of culture, including the physical area
-example: KORITE, a Senegalese term?-language helps establish a cultural identity; builds
group identity, sense of unity-3,000 to 6,500 languages spoken across world
today-versions of a language are called dialects-language diffusion exists…Swahili - developed as
trade language between Arabic traders and Bantu-speaking African tribes…exists through migration - colonialism
LOOK at map and diagram on page 74
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2) Religion-consists of a belief in a supernatural power or powers
that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe…is this an adequate definition?-monotheistic: belief in one god-polytheistic: belief in many gods-animistic: belief in divine forces in nature-spread of religions: through converts, conquerors, none…
2) Religion-consists of a belief in a supernatural power or powers
that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe…is this an adequate definition?-monotheistic: belief in one god-polytheistic: belief in many gods-animistic: belief in divine forces in nature-spread of religions: through converts, conquerors, none…
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Major ReligionsMajor Religions1) Judaism: concentrated in Israel, oldest of Southwest Asian
religions, people called Jews, established 3,200 years ago, basic laws in TORAH, monotheistic
2) Christianity: evolved 2,000 years ago from Judaism, monotheistic, based on teachings of Jesus Christ, teachings in BIBLE, recorded in Old and New testament, spread by Paul, three major groups: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox
3) Islam: based on teachings of Prophet Muhammad around 613 AD, people called Muslims, monotheistic, God called Allah, Qur’an, groups: Sunni, Shiite
4) Hinduism: one of oldest religions, 5,000 years old, ethnic religion concentrated in India, generally polytheistic, one divine spirit - Brahman, caste system
5) Buddhism: offshoot of Hinduism, 563 BC in India near Nepal, founder - Siddhartha Gautama, rejects caste system, goal to reach nirvana or enlightened spiritual state, Asia, China, Japan, Korea, several branches - Theravada, Mahayana, Lamaism, Zen
6) Other Asian Practices: Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto
1) Judaism: concentrated in Israel, oldest of Southwest Asian religions, people called Jews, established 3,200 years ago, basic laws in TORAH, monotheistic
2) Christianity: evolved 2,000 years ago from Judaism, monotheistic, based on teachings of Jesus Christ, teachings in BIBLE, recorded in Old and New testament, spread by Paul, three major groups: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox
3) Islam: based on teachings of Prophet Muhammad around 613 AD, people called Muslims, monotheistic, God called Allah, Qur’an, groups: Sunni, Shiite
4) Hinduism: one of oldest religions, 5,000 years old, ethnic religion concentrated in India, generally polytheistic, one divine spirit - Brahman, caste system
5) Buddhism: offshoot of Hinduism, 563 BC in India near Nepal, founder - Siddhartha Gautama, rejects caste system, goal to reach nirvana or enlightened spiritual state, Asia, China, Japan, Korea, several branches - Theravada, Mahayana, Lamaism, Zen
6) Other Asian Practices: Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto
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• Use map on page 76, what patterns do we see?
• Where are the largest areas of Traditional religions?
• Where do most Hindus practice and live?
• Is there a Jewish population in the Southern hemisphere?
• Use map on page 76, what patterns do we see?
• Where are the largest areas of Traditional religions?
• Where do most Hindus practice and live?
• Is there a Jewish population in the Southern hemisphere?
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