SEPTEMBER 4

Agenda:1. Review 2. Culture3. Cultural

Ecology

EQ- What is culture? How does culture affect other aspects of geography?

Table of Contents:21. Baraka Questions22. Culture and Cultural Ecology Notes23. Physical Processes Chart

Homework

Due FRIDAY- In two complete

paragraphs, explain how humans have modified the environment in the Netherlands and in South Florida.

Due TUESDAY- Choose one of the following: Create a collage of

images that represent your culture. Your collage must be a collection of images and pictures from the internet or magazines. Must be in color.

Create an edible or 3-D replica of one of the four biomes. Write a paragraph to explain the conditions of your biome.

Create a poster board with images and facts about environment modification in New Orleans and its impact on effects of Hurricane Katrina.

CULTURE The body of beliefs, material traits, and social forms that people in an area/group share

Helps to answer “why” each region on Earth is unique

Geographers look at: 1. What people care about (ideas, beliefs,

values, customs) 2. What people take care of (ways of

earning a living, obtaining food, clothing and shelter)

What people care about:

What people take care of:

Ideas, beliefs, values of people

Language, religion and ethnicity

The production of material wealth

Food, clothing, shelter, art

Political institutions

CULTURE SHOCK!

MDC- More Developed Countries

LDC- Less Developed Countries

Regions include North America, Europe, Japan

Possession of wealth and material goods is higher

Manufacturing or service jobs

Regions include sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, East Asia, South Asia, SE Asia, Latin America

Possession of wealth and material goods is lower

Agriculture jobs

CULTURAL ECOLOGY Cultural Ecology- the study of human-

environment relationships Humber and Ritter- geographers that

came up with environmental determinism- the idea that the physical environment caused us to socially develop the way that we have

Possibilism- environment may limit human activities, but we can adjust to the environment Ex: choose the crops to grow in a particular climate

Climate1. Define climate2. Which geographer is

associated with climate?3. Identify Koppen’s five

main climate regions and explain the division of subtypes.

4. Give at least three ways climate impacts human activities.

Vegetation1. Define vegetation2. Define biomes3. Identify and describe

the four main biomes.

Soil1. Define soil and soil

orders.2. What are human

geographers concerned with?

3. Explain the problems faced with erosion and nutrient depletion.

Landforms1. Define landforms2. How do landforms affect

human settlement?3. How do geographers use

“topos”?4. Define relief5. Define slope