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Human Geography
What is Culture?
Culture- combination of features of a human group
Factors- ethnic background, religion, language, style of dress, etc.
Cultural regions- areas inhabited by mostly one ethnic group
Language
Allows people within a culture to communicate English is the dominant language across the globe (92% are
fluent in US) Some countries have more than one official language
(Switzerland, Canada, Colonial Outposts) The US has no official language (1 out of 5 people speak
Spanish at home)
Religion
A person’s ultimate beliefs about the universe
Five Major Religions- Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam
Can be unifying or lead to conflicts (Kashmir, Palestine/Israel)
Kashmir
Israel/Palestine
Some facts about Population
The world’s population is about 6 billion people
Only 5 % of the land on Earth is populated
2/3 of the world’s population lives within 300 miles of an ocean
2 main population issues Population
distribution- where people live
Population growth rate- how population changes
Push-Pull Factors
Examples of push factors- environmental, war, persecution
Examples of pull factors- climate, jobs, family
Governments
Four types of Governments: Democracy
(representative) Monarchy (ruling
family) Dictatorship (one
person in charge) Communism
(government-run for the people)
Democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Communism
Urbanization
Development of cities
Overurbanization- cities become too crowded
Largest urban area- Tokyo, Japan (26.4 million people)
Tokyo
Developed vs Developing
Developed Countries- rich Developing Countries- poor Population pyramids can be used to
used to determine this (more kids than adults- ing, more adults than kids- ed)
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Which is it?
Which is it?
Which is it?
Economics
Economy- production of goods & services among a group of people
2 important types: Command (gov’t regulated) and Market (consumer driven)
Levels of Economic Activity Primary- agriculture,
fishing, forestry, and mining
Secondary- processing raw materials into products
Tertiary- provide goods and services to consumers and producers
Resources
Resources- things that people need and value
3 types: Natural, Human, & Capital