2. Intro to Geography and Culture

3. Why do we study geography?

4. What is Geography?
Geography is the study of people, their environments, and the resources available to them.
Scientific study of the earth’s surface
Topography  Natural and artificial physical features of an area.
Climate
Natural resources
5 Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Interaction between people and the environment
Movement
Region

5. Location Something or someone’s position on the earth’s surface
Relative location
Location in comparison to another place
Absolute location
Exact location
What is an example of each?
Latitude and Longitude…grid of numbered lines to identify exact location
Latitude measures north and south of the Equator
Equator divides into North and South Hemispheres
Longitude measures east and west of the Prime Meridian
Divides into East and West Hemispheres

7. Place
Identifies natural and human features that make one place different from other places
Physical Characteristics(Natural)
Landforms, climate, waterways
Rocky Mountains, Rainforest regions, desert regions.
Human Characteristics(Man-made)
Religion, cultural, economic, political
Examples...
Muslim, Christian, Jewish world.
States in the United States.
Regions can overlap and areas can be in many regions.

8. Ticket out the door
What is the difference between longitude and latitude?

9. Interaction Between People and Environment
People change the world around them
Clear land, plow fields, create tunnels, move earth.
Much of what we term as progress has involved changing the environment.
This results in hidden costs
People adapt
Rather than change the environment, they change to live in that environment.
Change their way of life based on the resources available.

10. Adaptation Video

11. Movement Movement of people, goods, and ideas.
Migration movement of people.
Trade…movement of goods
Exports, imports
Ideas spread the movement of people and good results in the movement of ideas.
Results in interdependence…dependence on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world.

12. Culture
What is culture?

13. Culture
Is a pattern of living that people are expected to follow, it is all the ways that people live
Every person is born into an existing culture, which must be learned and which shapes one's life
Culture = People…People = Culture****************
A culture can not exist apart from people.
It affects governments, economic systems, art forms, music, literature, religion and customs.
Culture can dictate your profession
In Germany music was very popular - therefore many great musicians came from there. (Beethoven, Bach, etc.)

14. Culture People display their culture in many ways: Dress Food Language
Religion
Recreation
Rituals/holidays
Profession

15. Spreading of Cultures
Judging another culture and believing that yours is better because the other is different.
A lack of understanding and ignorance is key to this
Throughout this course we must try to avoid being ethnocentric
Cultural Diffusion blending of cultures
Some cultures blend together and form a new culture
Not always intentional

16. Cultural Diffusion Video

17. What is one way that culture impacts your life?

18. Geography and Culture
Geography influences so many elements of lifestyle.
What we wear
What we eat
The type of job we may have
As a result, culture is influenced greatly by geography.

19. Primary vs Secondary Sources
A primary source is a document which was written or created during at the time… they were there! (diaries, letters, speeches)
A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event… they weren’t there! (textbooks, magazine articles, encyclopedias)

21. Themes in Global History
Power: Who’s in charge & why?
Religion & Philosophy: How is human behavior guided by different religions & philosophies?
Revolutions: Technological & political revolutions have completely altered human history
Cultural Interaction: has led to great empires, wars, & technological achievements.
Empires: Throughout history, powerful empires have dominated many parts of the world.
Technology: From the Neolithic Revolution (the invention of farming) to the internet, technology has changed the course of human history.

22. WHY DO WE STUDY HISTORY?