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.