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Chapter 4

Chapter 4. People & Places. Elements of Culture. Culture can divide and unite us. Language, religion, arts, media…. Elements of Culture. Culture gives us a guide for how to behave It ties us to one group and separates us from others. Elements of Culture.

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Chapter 4

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  1. Chapter 4 People & Places

  2. Elements of Culture • Culture can divide and unite us. • Language, religion, arts, media…

  3. Elements of Culture • Culture gives us a guide for how to behave • It ties us to one group and separates us from others

  4. Elements of Culture • Society -a group that shares a culture

  5. Elements of Culture • Cultures change in 2 ways: • Innovation • diffusion

  6. Elements of Culture • Acculturation- must happen for change to occur

  7. Elements of Culture • Language- can build group identity and pride

  8. Elements of Culture • Language spreads • along trade routes • migration • contact between groups that blend their languages

  9. Elements of Culture • 3 categories of RELIGION • Monotheistic • Polytheistic • Animistic

  10. Elements of Culture • RELIGIONS spread through diffusion or conversion

  11. Elements of Culture • Origins of 5 major religions: • Judaism, Christianity, Islam- SW Asia • Hinduism, Buddhism- South Asia

  12. Population Geography • Earth’s pop. Increasing rapidly

  13. Population Geography • Birthrate-mortality rate= Rate of Natural increase

  14. Population Geography • 90% of world’s pop located in N. Hemisphere • Suitable climate and vegetation

  15. Population Geography • More than half of world’s pop. lives in rural areas

  16. Population Geography • Asia- has greatest population density

  17. Political Geography • People form political units to: • Manage area easier • Nat/artif. Boundaries • Common culture/ interests

  18. Political Geography • 3 important characteristics in describing a country: • Size • Shape • Relative location

  19. Political Geography • Smaller political units make governing easier: • City-county-state-country

  20. Urban Geography • Urban Area: • core: central city • Surrounded by suburbs

  21. Urban Geography • Metropolitan Area: city, suburbs & exburbs

  22. Urban Geography • Urbanization- rise in the # of cities and the changes in lifestyle that have resulted

  23. Urban Geography • Cities are located in places that allow good transportation

  24. Urban Geography • 3 Basic Land Uses: • Residential • Industrial • Commercial

  25. Economic Geography • 4 Basic Types of Econ. Systems: • Traditional (trade) • Command (Gov’t) • Market (Consumers) • Mixed (command/market)

  26. Economic Geography • Renewable Res.: can be replaced • Non-Renewable: can’t be replaced • Inexhaustible: unlimited quantity

  27. Economic Geography • Infrastructure: • Transportation most important

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