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Understanding the Cultural Landscape of Multicultural Regions in North and South America

This educational resource explores the rich and diverse cultural landscapes of the United States, Canada, and Latin America. It evaluates the multicultural makeup of these regions and analyzes how cultural beliefs influence citizenship practices. Students will examine early cultural influences from Indigenous peoples and European settlers, as well as the impact of immigration on cultural convergence. Through critical questions and engaging materials, learners will understand how culture shapes identity, community, and social dynamics in these dynamic regions.

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Understanding the Cultural Landscape of Multicultural Regions in North and South America

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  1. Unit 6 LG 3 • Learning Goal - Describe the cultural landscape of multicultural regions (US/Canada/Latin America) and explain how cultural beliefs affect citizenship practices. • Criteria For Success • Evaluate the multicultural makeup of the U.S. Canada, and Latin America • Analyze how cultural beliefs shape citizenship practices.

  2. Essential Questions • How does culture affect the way people live and shape the characteristics of a region? • What are the distribution, patterns, and characteristics of different cultures? • How do cultures change and maintain continuity?

  3. Canada

  4. Early Cultural influences • Indigenous people • French settlers • British settlers • Numerous explorers ventured and explored Canada, but the most successful early colonies were established by the French, and later the British

  5. First languages spoken in Quebec

  6. Remember that cultural convergence thingy?

  7. More recent immigrants

  8. Answer the following • In what ways did the graphic displaying the languages spoken at home in Quebec display cultural convergence? • In what was did the picture of walmart display cultural convergence? • How might the newer group of immigrants impact future cultural convergence? • Think back to push/pull factors……. What would be pull factors for immigrants to Canada?

  9. Chinatown in Toronto

  10. So what?!?! • Glad you asked….. • Canada has two recognized national languages. • English • French • Canada has a very rich and diverse cultural make up • Many believe this has led to Canada being a very progressive and accepting nation

  11. United States of America

  12. Early influences • Indigenous peoples • Again numerous European nations explored and settled in the United States, however, three had the biggest influence / territories. • Great Britain • France • Spain

  13. What in the world is happening?!

  14. English influence • Well, we do speak English, or a version of it. • We jacked most of our constitution from English documents or philosophies • Magna Carta • Bill of Rights • John Locke

  15. French Influence • Louisiana, home of the Rajun Cajuns! • This explains why LSU spells Go Tigers, Geaux Tigers

  16. Spanish influence • Numerous forts / missions across, Florida, the Southwest and the West coast. • Texans be like….. • Spain be like…… “yea, we built it.”

  17. Questions… • In what ways has cultural convergence taken place between Great Britain and the United States? • What impact did the French have on our culture today? • In what ways did Spain impact the United States?

  18. More cultural influences • Think of how the following groups immigrated to the United States and the impact it had on the cultural make up and convergence occurring in the country • Irish • Germans • Russians • Chinese • Japanese • Mexicans

  19. More Cultural Influences • The United States resettles more refugees than any other nation

  20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17p5UcaiJAs • Watch the clip above • Why are refugees coming to the United States, what difficulties are they having? Why do some want to go back?

  21. Latin America • Early influences • Indigenous people • Portugal • Spain

  22. Influences of Portugal • Brazil speaks Portuguese • Religion • Architecture • Art

  23. Spain’s Influence • Language • Religion • Architecture • Sports • Futbol

  24. Slaves in South America • More slaves from Western Africa were forced to South America than in any where else in the world.

  25. Influence of slaves in Africa • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfjs0ga0ec • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lglU5hF22Io • Think……. In what ways did African culture have an impact on the style of music, dance and martial arts? • Capoeira combined African music and dance and was combined with native music and dance to create a new art. Slaves were not allowed to learn how to fight / so they disguised capoeira as a dance. • Cumbias incorporated African percussion instruments and combined with indigenous forms of dance

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