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Introduction to Cultural Geography

Introduction to Cultural Geography. Also known as Human Geography. Physical v. Cultural Geography. Cultural Geography is the study of the Earth’s human landscape. CULTURE. Definition : Shared patterns of learned behavior that are passed on from generation to generation. Components :

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Introduction to Cultural Geography

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  1. Introduction to Cultural Geography Also known as Human Geography

  2. Physical v. Cultural Geography Cultural Geography is the study of the Earth’s human landscape.

  3. CULTURE • Definition: Shared patterns of learned behavior that are passed on from generation to generation. • Components: • Beliefs, Values, Customs • Languages, Ethnicity, Religion • Institutions (Economic, Political, Educational) • Art, Music, and Technology

  4. CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY • A field that studies spatial aspects of human cultures. • Major components focus on: • Cultural Landscapes • Culture Hearths • Cultural Diffusion • Culture Regions

  5. Cultural Landscape • The composite of human imprints on the earth’s surface. • Carl Sauer’s definition: “the forms superimposed on the physical landscape by the activities of man” “ fromRecent Developments in Cultural Geography, 1927

  6. The source areas from which radiated ideas, innovations, and ideologies that change the world beyond. What are some examples? Culture Hearth

  7. Cultural Diffusion • The spreading of a culture element (ex: technological innovation) • Can you think of any examples of cultural diffusion, past or present? Culture Region • Distinct, culturally discrete spatial unit; a region where certain cultural norms prevail.

  8. Ethnicity What is ethnicity? Common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background An Example of Ethnic and Religious Conflict: The Balkans: Ethnic war between the Croatian Catholics, the Bosnian Muslims, and the Serbian Orthodox.

  9. Conclusion • Think about your own culture: your belief system, institutions that you are part of, technology you use everyday. • Cultures change over time, but the historical aspects are very important for understanding today’s cultures. Culture must be examined from different perspectives. • Know the terms cultural landscape, cultural hearth, cultural diffusion, and culture region- these terms describe the ways in which cultural geographers view the world.

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