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Culture- the sum of what a human group acquires through living together, including language, knowledge, skills, art, literature, law, customs, and life styles.

2 categories of culture

1. material culture- physical objects that people make

2. nonmaterial culture- the ideas of a society

Cultural diffusion- spread of certain parts of culture from one area of the world to another

Acculturation- the process by which a person from one culture adopts traits of another culture

Definition: Shared patterns of learned behavior that are passed on from generation to generation.

Components:• Beliefs, Values, Customs• Languages, Ethnicity, Religion• Institutions (Economic, Political,

Educational)• Art, Music, and Technology

CULTURE

A field that studies spatial aspects of human cultures.

Major components focus on:

Cultural Landscapes

Culture Hearths

Cultural Diffusion

Culture Regions

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

The composite of human imprints on the earth’s surface.

Carl Sauer’s definition: “the forms superimposed on the physical landscape by the activities of man” “ from Recent Developments in Cultural Geography, 1927

The source areas from which radiated ideas, innovations, and ideologies that change the world beyond.

What are some examples?

The spreading of a culture element (ex: technological innovation)

Can you think of any examples of cultural diffusion, past or present? (think about the past 2 slides)

Divides the world into areas that share economic systems, language, government styles, or social groups.

Language- necessary for communication

3,000 different languages

global languages- spoken by millions of people

local languages- spoken by relatively small numbers of people

dialect- changes in speech related to class, region, or culture

Religion- set of beliefs in a supreme being or beings

•Sets a model for human behavior

•Answers such questions as: Why are we here? How did we get here? What happens after death?

•Affects daily life & laws in many countries

5 major religions

Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism

What beliefs and values do people hold?

What are the traditional holidays, festivals, and ceremonies?

Who has the power?

How is the average citizen connected to the government?

Who owns the farms and factories?

Are they high tech, low tech, or no tech?

Social systems include families social classes and ethnic groups

What does the typical family look like?

What is the role of women and children?

What is ethnicity?

Common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background

An Example of Ethnic and Religious Conflict:

The Balkans: Ethnic war between the Croatian Catholics, the Bosnian Muslims, and the Serbian Orthodox.

What art forms are typical of the culture?

(crafts, paintings, drama, music, dance, etc)

Which buildings, monuments, structures, and types of homes symbolize this culture?

What foods were invented here?

What do people eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

Stuff that is typical of a culture.

Physical Geography Cultural Geography

Rocks/Minerals Population/Settlements/Urbanization

Landforms Economic and Political Systems

Animal and Plant Life Transportation

Soils Human Migration

Atmosphere/Climate/Weather Social Systems

Environment Recreation

Rivers/Oceans/Other bodies of Water Religion/Belief System

Cultural Geography is the study of the Earth’s human landscape.

Think about your own culture: your belief system, institutions that you are part of, technology you use everyday.

Cultures change over time, but the historical aspects are very important for understanding today’s cultures. Culture must be examined from different perspectives.

Know the terms cultural landscape, cultural hearth, cultural diffusion, and culture region- these terms describe the ways in which cultural geographers view the world.

Using today’s notes…….…

To create your own “culture web”