 Do Now (11/23): How does the geography of NYC shape housing practices? What do you think houses are like in the rural south?  SWBAT ◦ Define cultural landscape ◦ Describe how the environment shapes housing and food decisions ◦ Identify the main styles of housing within the US

 Cultural Landscape: the visible human impact on the landscape  Consider… ◦ How have people changed the landscape? ◦ What buildings, statues, and so forth have they erected? ◦ How do landscapes reflect the values of a culture?

terraced rice fields in Vietnam Neighborhood canal in Venice, Italy Predjama Castle (Slovenia) built into the mountainside

Food preferences depend on what it suitable for that particular region  Ex: ◦ Asia: rice grown in milder/moister regions, while wheat is grown in colder/drier regions ◦ Northern Europe: abundance of wood encourages slow stewing/roasting of food over flame  Provides food and warmth

 Product of environmental and social concerns  Q: What are some well known food taboos? ◦ A: Pork- Jews and Muslims; Cow-Hindus

 Pigs more suited for sedentary farming; spoils quickly ◦ As a result banned by Rabbis in pastoral nomadic Jewish communities  Pigs unsuited for dry lands of Arabian Peninsula ◦ Would compete for resources without contributing benefits ◦ Banned by Muslims

 Cows produce oxen, the traditional source of pulling plows/carts in India  India fields must be plowed regularly  Religious sanctions keep the cow population high

 3 Main Types in the US ◦ New England ◦ Mid Atlantic ◦ Tidewater  Folk houses are old and increasingly rare  Take into consideration environment and social needs

 Kitchen placed in the center to provide heat  Large: need to do activities indoor  Types of Houses ◦ Saltbox ◦ Two Chimney ◦ Cape Cod ◦ Front Wing and Gable

Saltbox Houses

 Central Hallway  Popular house to build during Westward Expansion  Type of house: I-House ◦ Called I House for it’s prevalence in Indiana, Idaho, and Illinois

 Kitchen often in the basement/lower level to keep cool  Often one story (will evolve into ranch style)  Steep roof  Sometimes on stilts  Porches