1. Global Cultures & Human Geography Notes

2. Culture Culture is society’s way of life
Culture is passed down from generation to generation through:
Teaching
Examples
Imitation

3. Parts of society influenced by culture
Language
Architecture
Religion
Family structure
Government
Economics
Food
Clothing

4. How culture changes
Innovations – new ideas that are accepted by society
Diffusion – innovations that spread into other cultures
Acculturation – one culture changing through contact with another culture

5. Characteristics of Human Population
Birth and death rates
Language
Age distribution
Religion
Male/female distribution
Education
Life expectancy
Urban/rural
GDP

7. World Population Growth
The increase in the world’s population
Growth Rate
How fast the population of a country is growing.
Birth Rate
How many people are born in a country each year.
Death Rate
How many people die in a country each year.

8. Migration The movement of people Push Factors Things that make people want to leave an area such as conflict, lack of jobs, persecution, etc. . . Pull Factors Opposite of Push Factors. Things that make people want to go to an area such as lack of conflict, economic opportunity, freedoms, family ties, etc Urbanization People leaving rural (country) areas to go to urban (city) areas.

9. Political Systems Types of Government Totalitarianism Democracy
Single ruler holds all power
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
North Korea
Democracy
Government where people vote and elect leaders
Direct: People vote directly on issues
Representative: People elect others to make decisions for them
United States

10. Economic Systems Traditional Economy
Things are done the way they have always been done.
Market Economy (Capitalism):
Producers and consumers decide what is made.
Producers: Make goods or provide services
Consumers: Consume goods and services
Mixed Economy: A blending of different economic systems.
Command Economy
The Government decides what is produced.
Socialism: Everything is jointly owned by everyone
Communism: The government owns everything. There is no private property.

11. Resources, Trade, and the Environment
Resources: What nations have to produce the things they need
Natural Resources: Resources that come from the earth
Renewable: Natural resources we can get more of.
Ex: Soil, Forests
Non-Renewable: Natural resources we can not get more of
Ex: Fossil Fuels
Levels of Economic Activity
Primary
Economic activities that deal directly with natural resources.
Mining, forestry, drilling for oil, agriculture, etc. . .
Secondary
Manufacturing
Tertiary
Service industries
Retail

12. Developed Countries
Developed countries have a higher standard of living.
They make most of their income from Secondary and Tertiary economic activities.
They have a low birth rate
They have a low death rate
They have a long life expectancy
They have a small percentage of the population under 15
They have a high literacy rate
Low infant mortality
High per capita GDP

13. Developing Countries
These are countries with a lower standard of living.
They make most income from primary economic activities
They have low per capita GDP
They have high birthrate
Low literacy rates
High infant mortality
Low life expectancy
High percentage of the population under the age of 15
High death rate
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14. Developed v. Developing Nations Video Clips