UNIT 3 REVIEWUNIT 3 REVIEW

WHAT IS WHAT IS CULTURAL CULTURAL

GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY

Cultural GeographyCultural Geography

• Field of human geography that Field of human geography that analyzes how and why culture is analyzes how and why culture is expressed in different ways in expressed in different ways in different places.different places.

KEY TERMSKEY TERMS

Cultural Landscape (or built Cultural Landscape (or built environment)environment)

• Tangible result of a human group’s Tangible result of a human group’s interaction with its environment.interaction with its environment.

Cultural DiffusionCultural Diffusion

• Process by which a cultural element Process by which a cultural element spreads from its hearth across space spreads from its hearth across space and time. There are two forms: and time. There are two forms: expansion and relocation.expansion and relocation.

Culture TraitCulture Trait

• Single piece of a culture’s traditions Single piece of a culture’s traditions and practices.and practices.

AcculturationAcculturation

• Occurs when a less-dominant culture Occurs when a less-dominant culture comes into contact with and adopts comes into contact with and adopts traits from a more dominant culture.traits from a more dominant culture.

RELIGIONRELIGION

ReligionReligion

• Set of beliefs and activities created Set of beliefs and activities created to help humans celebrate and to help humans celebrate and understand their place in the world.understand their place in the world.

Universalizing ReligionUniversalizing Religion

• Type of religion that believes that its Type of religion that believes that its truth is the one and only truth and is truth is the one and only truth and is applicable to all humans, a belief applicable to all humans, a belief often leading to proselytizing and often leading to proselytizing and missionary work.missionary work.

Ethnic ReligionEthnic Religion

• Religion that comprises one group of Religion that comprises one group of people or exists in one place and people or exists in one place and does not seek converts.does not seek converts.

MAJOR UNIVERSALIZING MAJOR UNIVERSALIZING RELIGIONSRELIGIONS

1.1. BuddhismBuddhism

2.2. ChristianityChristianity

3.3. IslamIslam

4.4. SikhismSikhism

MAJOR ETHNIC RELIGIONSMAJOR ETHNIC RELIGIONS

1.1. HinduismHinduism

2.2. JudaismJudaism

3.3. ShintoismShintoism

4.4. Taoism (Daoism)Taoism (Daoism)

5.5. ConfucianismConfucianism

LANGUAGELANGUAGE

LANGUAGE FAMILIESLANGUAGE FAMILIES

1.1. Indo-EuropeanIndo-European

2.2. Sino-TibetanSino-Tibetan

3.3. Niger-CongoNiger-Congo

4.4. Afro-AsiaticAfro-Asiatic

5.5. Austronesian Austronesian

6.6. DravidianDravidian

Ethnicity Ethnicity

• Complex identity created by a people Complex identity created by a people to define their group through actual to define their group through actual or perceived shared culture traits, or perceived shared culture traits, such as language, religion, and so such as language, religion, and so forth.forth.

GenderGender

• Category of classifying humans Category of classifying humans reflecting not just biological but also reflecting not just biological but also social differences between men and social differences between men and women.women.

Folk CultureFolk Culture

• Isolated group that has had long-Isolated group that has had long-lasting culture traits that have not lasting culture traits that have not changed substantially over time.changed substantially over time.

Popular CulturePopular Culture

• Mass culture that diffuses rapidly.Mass culture that diffuses rapidly.