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Culture Geography September 8 & 9, 2015 Culture • Objective: –Students will examine the themes of culture and trace its significance to geography. • Essential Question –What is culture? –How do we define culture? –When is it okay to reject culture? Warm-Up CNN Student News • Write a ONE SENTENCE summary on TWO news stories from CNN Student News. • You may take notes during the video. • After the video you will have 5 minutes to write your 2 summaries. • Summary: “A brief statement or account of the main points of something.” • Discussion to follow: What do you think? What place (as in where) is this picture from? Bruce Lee What is Culture? Ethnicity: a shared culture Race: inherited physical or biological traits Multicultural : people from different cultures living in the same country Culture • …..knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society….. What is cultural geography? –Cultural geography: The study of how cultural groups differ and how they relate and vary by space and place Culture Region • A region in which there are common cultural characteristics. Cultural Characteristics • • • • • Dance Dress Music Religion Tradition Culture Realm • A cluster of regions in which related culture systems prevail. • In North America The USA and Canada form a culture realm but Mexico belongs to a different culture realm Cultural Diffusion • Cultural innovations and ideas that spread to other areas. Assimilation : acquiring the characteristics of another group Global Sports are the best example of Global Cultural diffusion assimilation • • • • • • • Example By the British Empire A) Soccer B) Rugby C) Cricket D) Tennis E) Polo • American culture has had a major impact on the spread of • A) Baseball • B) Basketball Culture
