Transcript Chapter 5.2

Chapter 5.2
Cultural Geography
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Studying Culture
 Culture includes all of the features of a
people’s way of life.
 It is learned and passed down from parents
to children.
 Language, religion, architecture, clothing,
economics, family life, food and
government.
Cultural Traits
 Activities and behaviors that people often
take part in are called cultural traits.
 Example: Americans eat with a knife, fork,
and spoon. Chinese eat with chopsticks,
Ethiopians with their fingers.
Culture Regions
 Different ways of life for different groups
generate distinctive cultural landscapes
around the world.
 An area where people have many shared
culture traits is called a culture region.
 Japan is an example of a country with one
culture region.
 Some of many different ethnic groups.
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 Ethnic groups are human populations that
share a common culture or ancestry.
Culture Change
 Culture traits change through time.
Example: clothing.
 Some are more complex. 1800’s people
rode streetcars downtown to do their
shopping, in the 1900’s they used buses
and cars eventually took over.
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 Throughout history processes such as
migration, war, and trade have caused
cultures to change. New traits are added
and others fade away.
 When an individual or group adopts some
of the traits of another culture the process
is called acculturation.
Innovation and diffusion
 Innovation – new ideas that a culture
accepts. Example: baseball, how to build a
boat.
 Diffusion – when an idea or innovation
spreads from one person or group to
another and is adopted. Jazz music in the
U.S.
Globalization
 A global set of cultural traits is taking hold
because of T.V. and internet.
 Globalization – connections around the
world increase and cultures become more
alike.
Traditionalism
 The opposite of globalization.
 Traditionalism – following longtime
practices and opposing many modern
technologies and ideas.