Effects and Adaptations of Culture

1. Effects and Adaptations of Culture VS.4b

2. Whenever people settle an area, they change the culture and __________ to reflect their _________, _________, and ___________. • Examples of architecture that reflect different culture include ___________, ____________, and __________ _____ ____________.

3. Place Names (or toponyms) • “Naming is a powerful vehicle for promoting identification with the past and…[these names] evoke powerful images and connotations, contributing to the development of a sense of place.” (Alderman, N.D.) • English Names: York River, James River, Jamestown, Richmond, and Fairfax • American Indian Names: Rappahannock River, Potomac River, Roanoke, and Appomattox

4. Settlement Areas • English, other Europeans, Africans settled primarily in the _________ __________ and the _____________ regions; where tobacco agriculture required a great deal of labor. • Germans and Scots-Irish settled primarily in the ____________ __________, which was along the migration route. • Prior to the arrival of the settlers, __________ ___________ lived throughout Virginia. After the settlers arrived, most were forced inland.

5. Migration and living in new areas caused people to ________ old customs to their new environments. • Examples: • The way settlers had to dress would have had to change, getting use to Virginia’s temperature during winter to the hot summers. • The foods they ate would be different than what they were used to and finding foods that they could eat without getting sick. • The materials they used to build homes would have changed. Homes that were built from stone in Ireland would have been built from logs.