1. Introduction to Cultural Geography

2. Culture: Some Definitions A group of customs shared by a population A group of customs shared by a population What a group of people care about and take care of (from Rubenstein) What a group of people care about and take care of (from Rubenstein) The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material artifacts that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people. The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material artifacts that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people. The common artifacts, sociofacts, and mentifacts of a population The common artifacts, sociofacts, and mentifacts of a population The technologies, institutions and beliefs of a population The technologies, institutions and beliefs of a population A total way of life held in common by a group of people, including learned features such as language, ideology, behavior, technology, and government. A total way of life held in common by a group of people, including learned features such as language, ideology, behavior, technology, and government.

3. cultural geography the study of the spatial distributions of culture

4. Culture Region the spatial distribution of one specific culture the spatial distribution of one specific culture

5. artifact Any physical object made and used by humans. Artifacts are the basic building blocks of material culture (the visible part of a culture).

6. sociofact The way in which a culture organizes itself; the social structures of a culture that dictate social behavior

7. mentifact the ideas, values, and beliefs of a culture

10. Native American Culture Regions, c. 1600

11. ► Add any items from our class list that are not on your group's list. ► Now go back through the list and put an "A" in front of any item that is an artifact, an "S" next to any item that is a sociofacts, and a "M" next to any item that is a mentifact. ► Then put an "F" next to any that are almost certainly evidence of a folk culture and a "P" next to those likely to be found only as part of a popular culture. ► Finally, put a “CT” next to any item that is a cultural trait, and a “CC” next to any item that is a cultural complex (functionally related collection of cultural traits).