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 SuccessEvaluate the multicultural makeup of

the U.S. Canada, and Latin AmericaAnalyze how cultural beliefs shape

citizenship practices.

Essential QuestionsHow 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?

Canada

Early Cultural influencesIndigenous peopleFrench settlersBritish settlers

Numerous explorers ventured and explored Canada, but the most successful early colonies were established by the French, and later the British

First languages spoken in Quebec

Remember that cultural convergence thingy?

More recent immigrants

Answer the followingIn 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?

Chinatown in Toronto

So what?!?!Glad you asked…..Canada has two recognized national

languages. EnglishFrench

Canada has a very rich and diverse cultural make up

Many believe this has led to Canada being a very progressive and accepting nation

United States of America

Early influencesIndigenous peoplesAgain numerous European nations explored

and settled in the United States, however, three had the biggest influence / territories.

Great BritainFranceSpain

What in the world is happening?!

English influence Well, we do speak English, or a version of

it.We jacked most of our constitution from

English documents or philosophiesMagna CartaBill of RightsJohn Locke

French InfluenceLouisiana, home of the Rajun Cajuns!This explains why LSU spells Go Tigers,

Geaux Tigers

Spanish influenceNumerous forts / missions across, Florida,

the Southwest and the West coast.Texans be like…..

Spain be like……“yea, we built it.”

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?

More cultural influencesThink 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

IrishGermansRussiansChineseJapaneseMexicans

More Cultural InfluencesThe United States resettles more refugees

than any other nation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17p5UcaiJAs

Watch the clip aboveWhy are refugees coming to the United

States, what difficulties are they having? Why do some want to go back?

Latin America

Early influencesIndigenous peoplePortugalSpain

Influences of PortugalBrazil speaks PortugueseReligionArchitectureArt

Spain’s InfluenceLanguageReligionArchitectureSportsFutbol

Slaves in South AmericaMore slaves from Western Africa were

forced to South America than in any where else in the world.

Influence of slaves in Africahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfjs0g

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22IoThink……. 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