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The Study of Human Geography

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Culture 1.Customs / Beliefs 2.Language 3.Religion 4.Technology 5.Institutions / Government

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The Study of Human Geography

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What is Culture?•The beliefs and actions that define a group of people’s way of life

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Culture1. Customs / Beliefs2. Language3. Religion4. Technology5. Institutions / Government

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Customs / Beliefs

(Lead to Traditions)

Reflect the values of a society

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Family StructureParents may live with just their children. Other places parents, children, and extended family live together.

Gender Roles:•Roles specifically assigned to men and women.

Changing Gender Roles:•Women in America have seen many changes

Traditional Roles•Many countries in the world maintain traditional roles for women.

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Language• Needed to communicate

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Religion• Set of beliefs about the meaning of

life and the supernatural

• Customs and practices deal with those beliefs

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Major Religions

JudaismChristianityIslamHinduismBuddhism

AnimismSikhism

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Technology

• Urban vs. Rural

• Modern vs. Traditional

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Rural

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Urban

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Modern Technology

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Traditional Technology

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Institutions / Governments• Institution –take care of social needs

• Government –protect from outsiders and regulate behavior

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Schools

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Hospital

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Military

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Cultural HearthPoint of origin of a cultural trait

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Cultural Hearth

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Cultural ConvergenceThe contact and interaction of one

culture with another

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Spain introduces Roman Catholicism into Mexico

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Mexican American culture introduces Roman Catholicism to the Southwest US

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Spreading European Languages

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Cultural Divergencerestriction of a culture from outside

influences

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Cultural Divergence

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Cultural Divergence

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Cultural Divergence

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Cultural Diffusion(also known as spatial diffusion)

a cultural element is transmitted across some distance from one group or

individual to another

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Spread of Christianity from Europe to America

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Spanish introducing horses to America

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Movies made in America going to the rest of the world

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Buddhism spreading into China

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Islam spreading into Indonesia

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Spreading European Languages

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