What do you call a sweet bubbly beverage….

1. What do you call a sweet bubbly beverage….

2. Geography of Languages

4. Language • What language is spoken by the most people in the world?

5. 10 most spoken languages 1. Mandarin Chinese - 882 million2. Spanish - 325 million3. English - 312-380 million4. Arabic - 206-422 million5. Hindi - 181 million6. Portuguese - 178 million7. Bengali - 173 million8. Russian - 146 million9. Japanese - 128 million10. German - 96 million

6. Language • How many languages do you think are spoken in the world today? • Write your estimate on your notes

7. Language • Between 6,000 and 7,000 living languages in the world today • Many of these are endangered…

8. Why is Language Important? • Language is important to culture because it is the main means of communication • One generation passes customs and skills to the next generation through language

9. Dialect – regional variety of a language

10. United States Dialects • Eastern New England • Pahk the cah • New York City • fugedaboudit

11. United States Dialects • Chicago Urban • They call any sweet roll doughnuts. • North Midland • They call doughnuts belly sinkers, doorknobs, dunkers, and fatcakes.

12. If someone speaks the same language as you… • How do you communicate? • If someone speaks the same language as you, but a different dialect… • How do you communicate? • If someone speaks a different language than you… • How do you communicate?

13. Language • Lingua franca= language of trade and communication • What do you think is the lingua franca of the world?

14. English • English is the most widespread language in the world. • English spread rapidly when Britain began to colonize large areas of the world. • Today, English is the main language of the internet.

15. Did you know… • English is the universal language of airline pilots and air-traffic control. • Many students in European countries are multi-lingual.

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17. Geography of Religion

18. Why are geographers interested in religion? • Religious differences are a key component of many conflicts around the world • Religion is an important part of many people’s identity and connection to a certain place

20. Types of religions • Ethnic religions – focus on one ethnic group and generally have not spread into other cultures. They do not seek to convert people to their beliefs. • Ethnic group – human populations that share a common culture or ancestry

21. Types of religions • Universalizing religions – seek followers all over the world. They hope to appeal to people of many different cultures.

22. Types of religions • Animist religions - People believe in the presence of the spirits and the forces of nature • Common in many traditional societies • likely were practiced long before more modern types of religions became common

23. Dates: What do BC and AD mean? BC – “before Christ” AD – Latin “anno domini”, “in the year of our Lord” BCE – before common era CE – common era

24. Time-line of major religions(approximate) • 2000 BC: Hinduism • 1500 BC: Judaism • 600 BC: Buddhism, Confucianism • 0 AD: Christianity • 600 AD: Islam

25. Polytheism – belief in many gods • Hinduism, animist religions • Monotheism – belief in one god • Christianity • Islam • Judaism

26. No religion? • While religion remains important around the world, in some places it has declined. • A growing number of people in these places are secular, or non-religious. • Example: Europe