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CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
EQ:What are the main parts of culture?
What is culture?
It is a way of life for a group of people
Cultural groups are influenced by their geography
It defines how people are alike or different
What makes up culture?
Social organizations
Rules and government
Values
Beliefs
Languages
Arts and sports
Hobbies
How do people define culture?
Language
Ethnic groups: share a language, history,or
place of origin
Family structure
Religion
Customs: past practices that continue to be observed today
Family provides physical and emotional needs: food, shelter, values, love, affection, and sense of purpose
All of these strongly influence culture
What determines the economy of a culture?
Adaptation to the environment and finding uses for the natural resources
What will be produced? For whom?
Using those resources to earn a living
Different types of economic systems: privately owned and operated or government owned factories
Why do we have governments?
To organize and defend the culture
To solve environmental problems
There are many different types of gov.
Some people have a voice in govt. others do not
How do arts and recreation define a culture?
Art, music,stories, poetry,and dance vary from region to region around the world and are special to each culture
Leisure activities may be special to a region : origami
What defines a culture region?
Similar use of the environment
Have a common culture
Similar uses of natural resources
How people change the land
Crops
Cities
Economy
Government
Ethnic groups
Families
Religions
Arts
Recreation
Differences
Something distinctive
What are the eight culture regions of the world?
The U.S. and Canada
Latin America
Western Europe
Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
The Middle East and North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Southern and Eastern Asia
The Pacific
EQ:What are the main parts of culture?
Using your notes, answer the EQ with complete sentences and summarize what you have learned.

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