Sept. 21 st Warm-Up 1. Write this in your notebook: answer the focus question at the top of the...

Sept. 21Sept. 21stst Warm-UpWarm-Up1. Write this in your 1. Write this in your

notebook:notebook: answer the focus answer the focus

question at the top of question at the top of the culture & Spatial the culture & Spatial diffusion notes sheet.diffusion notes sheet.

Human Geography Human Geography analogyanalogy

“the little girl”“the little girl”Political – the way a society thinks/operates the government.

Types of Political Systems:1.Democracy2.Monarchy3.Communism4.Dictatorship

Social –

Examples:

Economic – the way a society supports itself (makes money).

Types of Economic Systems:1.Free Enterprise2.Communist

Urbanization –

Factors Affecting Urbanization:1.

Culture/Culture/Spatial Spatial

DiffusionDiffusionLesson #15Lesson #15

September 21, September 21, 20102010

Culture:Culture:Culture is the knowledge, Culture is the knowledge, attitudes, & behaviors attitudes, & behaviors shared by & passed on by shared by & passed on by a group.a group.

Religion

Clothing

HOLa!

BONJOUR!

NI HaO!

Language FoodMusic

Characteristics of Characteristics of CultureCulture

FoodFood ClothingClothing LanguageLanguage ReligionReligion MusicMusic Entertainment Entertainment

Record an Record an example of your example of your culture for each culture for each of the elements of of the elements of culture to the left.culture to the left.

Mrs. Manges’ Culture

Food: Pasta, Seafood, Mexican

Clothing: Jeans and T-shirts

Language: English

Religion: Christian

Music: Rock, Country

World World ReligionsReligions

Major Major Religions:Religions:

HinduismHinduism IslamIslam ChristianityChristianity BuddhismBuddhism ConfucianismConfucianism

World World ReligionsReligions

Which religions Which religions will have the will have the most influence most influence on the majority on the majority of the World’s of the World’s cultures?cultures? ChristianityChristianity IslamIslam

Spatial Spatial DiffusionDiffusion

Spatial Diffusion is the Spatial Diffusion is the spread of ideas, spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of inventions, or patterns of behaviorbehavior. .

Spatial Spatial DiffusionDiffusion

• List examples of how people around the world are exposed to different ideas, inventions or patterns of behavior.• TravelTravel

• TVTV

• RadioRadio

• BooksBooks

• InternetInternet

Which religion has diffused to every livable continent?

How did this happen?

World World ReligionsReligions

Religion and Spatial Religion and Spatial DiffusionDiffusion

How did the spread of religions How did the spread of religions change the culture of the regions change the culture of the regions that they spread to?that they spread to?

Spatial Spatial DiffusionDiffusion

Physical & cultural features Physical & cultural features can often act a barrier or an can often act a barrier or an aid to spatial diffusion.aid to spatial diffusion.

1. 1. RiversRivers – serve as – serve as transportation routes.transportation routes.

Large ships importing & exporting goods in the Houston Ship Channel.

2.2. PlainsPlains – flat land allows – flat land allows for easy travelfor easy travel

33. . HarborsHarbors – – allow transportation and allow transportation and trade between foreign countriestrade between foreign countries Man-made HarborsMan-made Harbors Natural HarborsNatural Harbors

Other Examples that aID Other Examples that aID Spatial DiffusionSpatial Diffusion

4. 4. WarWar – Countries force their culture – Countries force their culture on conquered nations.on conquered nations.

5. 5. MigrationMigration – People bring their – People bring their

culture with them when they move.culture with them when they move.

6. 6. TradeTrade – Economic goods & culture – Economic goods & culture are exchanged by the world’s are exchanged by the world’s market economies.market economies.

11. . DesertsDeserts – harsh travel – harsh travel

2.2. MountainsMountains – block – block traveltravel..

3. 3. OceanOcean – too big to travel across – too big to travel across

Task: Give two examples of technology that allow people to overcome these 3 barriers to diffusion.

4. 4. ReligionReligion – Religious beliefs – Religious beliefs restrict the adoption of other restrict the adoption of other cultures.cultures.

Things that aID Things that aID diffusion:diffusion:

1.1. RiversRivers

2.2. PlainsPlains

3.3. HarborsHarbors

4.4. WarWar

5.5. MigrationMigration

6.6. TradeTrade

7.7. InventionsInventions

Barriers to Barriers to diffusion:diffusion:

1.1. DesertsDeserts

2.2. MountainsMountains

3.3. OceansOceans

4.4. ReligionReligion

GlobalizatGlobalizationion GlobalizationGlobalization

when a when a product or product or idea is idea is accepted and accepted and adopted adopted worldwide.worldwide.

How does How does globalization globalization

affect the affect the different cultures different cultures

of the world?of the world?

Human Geography Human Geography analogyanalogy

“the little girl”“the little girl”Political – the way a society thinks/operates the government.

Types of Political Systems:1.Democracy2.Monarchy3.Communism4.Dictatorship

Social – the beliefs/traditions of a society.

Examples:Language FoodReligion MusicClothing

Economic – the way a society supports itself (makes money).

Types of Economic Systems:1.Free Enterprise2.Communist

Urbanization –

Factors Affecting Urbanization:1.