1. Cultural Geography Culture: a way of people’s life
Passed to children via teaching, example, imitation
Examples: Language, religion, economics, government, beliefs, technologies, morals

2. Cultural Traits
Cultural traits: activity and behaviors that people often take part in

3. Cultural Regions
Cultural regions: the way people use the land, the role of women in society, the form of government
Cultural region: area in which people have many shared cultural traits
Japan has one dominant culture, Iraq has several
Ethnic group: a human population that shares a common culture or ancestry

4. Culture Change Cultural traits change over time
Acculturation: adopting or accepting traits of another culture
When/how might this happen?

5. Innovation and Diffusion
Innovation (invention) – what a culture accepts over time
Diffusion – when an idea spreads (it is dispersed to another person or group)
Can be slow due to mountains, language, rivers, water
Can be quick due to language and communications

6. Types of Diffusion
Expansion diffusion: information spreads throughout a society
Example: technology
Relocation diffusion: when people move and take culture with them
Example: religion
Hierarchical diffusion: spread from an important place to a lesser important place
Example: fashion

7. Globalization
Globalization: the process in which connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike (different cultures blend together)
Example: the EU (European Union)

9. Traditionalism
Traditionalism: following long time practices and opposing new, modern technologies and ideas
Contributes to cultural diversity
Fundamentalism: reaction to the spread of modern culture
People believe in the strict following of certain established principles or teachings

10. Items that have originated in other countries…
HAMBURGER, FRANKFURTER = GERMANY
CHOCOLATE = AZTECS
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT = GREEKS
HALLOWEEN = CELTS
NUMBERS = ARAB/HINDU
HOCKEY = CANADA
PAPER MONEY = CHINA
TELEVISION = UNITED KINGDOM (Scotland)
SPINNING WHEEL = INDIA
BALL POINT PEN FOR HANDWRITING = ARGENTINA
PIANO = ITALY
PORTLAND CEMENT = ENGLAND
WIRELESS ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION = ITALY
BIKE = LONDON