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Culture and Spatial Diffusion

Culture and Spatial Diffusion. What is culture?. Definition  knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by a group.

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Culture and Spatial Diffusion

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  1. Culture and Spatial Diffusion

  2. What is culture? Definition  knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by a group Ty Wigginton disparó dos jonrones contra Aaron Harang, Brandon Backe lanzó buena pelota hasta la séptima entrada, y los Astros de Houston superaron el jueves por 3-2 a los Rojos de Cincinnati.

  3. Orso Family Culture Analysis Me – New York Other music I like for foreign countries: Reggae - Jamaica Baltimore – many Irish immigrants Maryland Texas New York

  4. Orso Family Culture Analysis My Girlfriend

  5. Orso Family Culture Analysis Grandma Liz - At her house…

  6. Orso Family Culture Analysis Grandma Joan - At her house…

  7. Foods Architecture Language Religion Music Task  Record an example of your culture for each of the elements of culture to the left. Characteristics of Culture

  8. World’s Religions Major Religions • Hinduism • Islam • Christianity • Buddhism • Confucianism

  9. What conclusion can you draw from this graph?  Islam and Christianity have an impact on a majority of the World’s cultures.

  10. Spatial Diffusion • Definition - The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior. Spread of Culture Spread of Economic Activities

  11. Cultural Diffusion – Orso Example Foods • Italian • Mexican Architecture  Spanish style house Language • English • Baltimore and New York Accents Religion • Christianity Music • East Coast Rap • Southern Rock Task  Create an explanation for cultural diffusion and write it in your notebook.

  12. Cultural Diffusion • How is cultural diffusion evident in your culture? • Return to your list of cultural elements that you created previously.  Write the country or region of origin for each element.

  13. = place where major religion originated Christianity Islam Judaism Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Tribal Religions Which religion has diffused to every livable continent?

  14. Religion and Diffusion • Each major religion has diffused (spread) from its original location. • Predict how this happened. • Write My Prediction  ***How did the spread of religions change the culture of the regions that they spread to? New Religious Beliefs New Rituals New Holidays New Foods New Traditions

  15. Make a diffusion t-chart Directions add the 3 Aids and 3 barriers on the following slides to your chart.

  16. Physical Features that AID (help) in diffusion • Rivers – serve as transportation routes

  17. The Ship Channel

  18. Large ships importing and exporting goods in the Houston Ship Channel.

  19. Physical Features that AID (help) in diffusion 2. Plains – flat land allows for easy travel

  20. 3. Harbors (2 types) – allow transportation and trade between foreign countries Man-made Natural Harbors

  21. How does the topography of San Francisco help trade? - The shape of the land creates a natural harbor. San Francisco

  22. Physical features that block spatial diffusion 1. Deserts – harsh travel

  23. Physical features that block spatial diffusion 2. Mountains – act as a barrier, block travel

  24. Physical features that block spatial diffusion 3. Ocean – too big to travel across Tasks: Give two examples of technology that allow people to overcome these 3 barriers to diffusion.

  25. Left Side: Cartoon A Sketch a cartoon of daily life in a country that has no barriers to diffusion Include evidence of physical features that aid diffusion Right Side: Cartoon B Sketch a cartoon of daily life in a country that has each barrier to diffusion Include all physical features that are barriers to diffusion Create new examples of culture that were never able to diffuse. Divide your paper in half

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