Cultural Geography

What is culture? For 1 minute silently list as many elements of culture that you can think of (i.e. religion). We will make a list all together after.

Body Biography – 10 minutes Draw an outline of yourself on a piece of loose leaf. Use the instructions below to describe yourself using words and pictures. HEAD- What are you interested in? HEART- What/who do you love? What/who is important to you? What are your beliefs/values? FINGERS- What do you want to do in the future? FEET- Where do you want to go? MOUTH- What do you like to eat? What language(s) do you speak? WAIST- What do you like to wear?

Elements of Culture Religion Family Structure Race Beliefs Ethnicity Clothing Language Politics Economy

Can Cultures Change? Yes! Cultural change can be brought on by: Cultural diffusion- the spread of ideas Agricultural Revolution- New processes of growing crops more effectively Industrial Revolution – New technology, machinery, transportation, and communication systems

Physical and Cultural Geography Physical features can affect culture because people adapt to their surroundings.

Top 10 Languages Use your atlas and technology to find the TOP 10 most common languages in the world.

One aspect of Culture: World Religions Religion gives people a set of beliefs to follow. Religion is a key component of culture. Each religion has special celebrations and worship styles Unites followers around the world

Match it up: 5 minutes Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Shintoism, Jain, Bahai, Sikhism

Top 10-Religion At your table you will get assigned one religion. You will need to research and find out the top 10 countries with the most followers of that religion and fill in the chart and map on your worksheet.

STOP- 5 minutes Take out your technology. Choose 1 religion EXCEPT Christianity (Islam, Judaism, Hindusim, Buddhism, etc.) and write down 5 facts you didn’t know about it.

Hindusim Beliefs bleed into daily life practices of morality, karma, and reincarnation Hindus worship in a temple and pray to one of the many Gods in this polytheistic religion Their holy text is called the Vedas Hinduism originated in Northern India and remains the dominant religion in the Indian Subcontinent Around 1 billion followers

Buddhism Nontheistic religion based on the writings of Siddhartha Gautama (AKA Buddha) Originated on the Eastern side of the Indian subcontinent and remains dominant throughout Asia, specifically Eastern Asia Ultimate goal of Buddhism is to obtain Nirvana Buddhists worship mostly at home or in a temple 400 million Buddhists worldwide

Islam Mosque- house of worship Monotheistic/ Abrahamic religion that follows the holy book the Qur'an, which is said to be the writings of Allah (God). Most Muslims live in the Middle East and their holy site is Mecca, where it also originated Two main denominations are Sunni and Shia Muslim prayers are recited in Arabic worldwide About 1.6 billion followers

Christianity Monotheistic/ Abrahamic religion Christians believe in Jesus Christ as the son of God and savior Christians read the writings of God in the Holy Bible (Old and New Testaments) Has several denominations, many of which worship in churches. (Baptist, Catholic, Orthodox, Presbyterian) Originated in Jerusalem, which is also its holy city 2.2 Billion followers worldwide

Judaism Monotheistic/Abrahamic Religion Holy text is the Torah (Hebrew Bible) 14 million followers worldwide Jews worship in Temples/Synagogues Jewish prayers are recited in Hebrew Place of Origin is Jerusalem (in Israel) and holy site is Israel

In one paragraph answer the question below: Exit Ticket In one paragraph answer the question below: How can we describe a place using cultural geography? What are the different elements that make up someone’s culture? Why are these elements important?