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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
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WHAT IS CULTURE? The beliefs and actions that define a group of people’s way of life.
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CAMEROON
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HIPPIES
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MEXICAN CULTURE
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CAMBODIAN CULTURE
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SKATEBOARD CULTURE
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NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
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POLYNESIAN CULTURE
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IMPORTANT KEY TERMS: Population Density Immigrant Emigrant Cultural Hearth Cultural Convergence Diffusion Cultural Divergence
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The average number of people in a square mile. POPULATION DENSITY
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MATH TIME! So if you have 3,456,789 people living in an area that has 589 square miles. What is the average of people that live in a square mile? 5869 people per square mile You have 3,456,789 people living in an area that has 1,345,789 square miles. What is the average of people that live in a square mile? 2.5 people per square mile.
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A QUESTION: What factors (things) lead people to live where they do? Make a list of 5 things that lead people to live in certain areas.
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HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE THE WORD ADAPT?
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How do humans adapt to their environment?
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POPULATION GROWTH What will the effects of rapid population be?
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IMMIGRANT VS. EMIGRANT What is the difference between these two words Immigrant and Emigrant?
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CULTURAL HEARTH Is a place where important ideas begin and from which they spread to surrounding cultures.
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Where are some places where big ideas have started?
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NASA
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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JERUSALEM
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AFRICA
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ALBERT EINSTEIN’S BRAIN
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THE WORLD
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Language Without it people could not communicate. TWO IMPORTANT THINGS OF CULTURE Religion Helps people answer basic questions about the meaning and purpose of life.
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SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS Organizing members into smaller units. Why? It’s meant to help the people of a culture work together to meet their basic needs.
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FAMILY IS MOST IMPORTANT
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SOCIAL CLASS Rank people in order of status. Based on money, occupation, education, ancestry, etc…
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HIGH CLASS
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MIDDLE CLASS
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LOW CLASS
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POVERTY
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CULTURAL CHANGE How do cultures change?
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CULTURAL CONVERGENCE When the skills, arts, ideas, habits, and institutions of one culture come in contact with those of another culture. When would cultural convergence happen?
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CULTURAL DIVERGENCE The restriction of a culture from outside cultural influences. Why would a culture not what to be influenced by other cultures?
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WHAT CULTURES ARE YOU FROM?
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