Chapter 7 Global Cultures

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Chapter 7 Global Cultures

• I. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

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I. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

• A. Culture includes all the features of a
  
• societys way of life

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A. Culture

• Language, religion, government, economics, food,
  clothing, architecture, and family life are all
  part of culture

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A. Culture

• Culture traits are activities and behaviors that
  people repeatedly practice

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A. Culture

• Some culture traits are the same but many vary
  from place to place

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A. Culture

• Culture traits can change over time

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B. Culture region

• An area with many shared culture traits is
  
  a culture region

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B. Culture region

• Some countries make up a single culture region

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B. Culture region

• Some countries contain several culture regions

Ethnic Groups in Central Africa
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B. Culture region

• A culture region can also be comprised of several
  countries

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C. Cultural Change

• Cultures are changing constantly

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C. Cultural Change

• Innovation - new ways of doing things

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C. Cultural Change

• Cultural diffusion - the spread of culture traits
  or innovations into another region

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C. Cultural Change

• Acculturation - when one culture changes through
  its meeting with another culture

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II. PEOPLE SHAPE THE LAND

• A. Hunting and gathering

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A. Hunting and gathering

• Hunting and gathering was the main way of life
  for most of human history

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A. Hunting and gathering

• In early times, hunters and gatherers roamed
  across large areas

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A. Hunting and gathering

• There are a few hunting and gathering groups left
  in the world today

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A. Hunting and gathering

• Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in Africa

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A. Hunting and gathering

• Aborigines of the Australian deserts

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A. Hunting and gathering

• Inuit (Eskimo) living in Arctic regions

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B. Agriculture

• Two of the most important discoveries in world
  history were how to plant crops and how to raise
  animals

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B. Agriculture

• This development is known as the agricultural
  revolution

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B. Agriculture

• Agriculture permitted people to grow food year
  after year and stay in one place

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B. Agriculture

• People settling down led to the growth of cities,
  government, trade, and culture

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B. Agriculture

• Many people in the world still make their living
  by agriculture

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B. Agriculture

• Subsistence agriculture is when people grow only
  enough food for their own families

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B. Agriculture

• Commercial agriculture is growing crops for sale