Transcript Unit 3 Part 1 Notes

Do Now: 10/27/2016
1. Give me a definition of what you think
culture is.
2. Tell me a few things that define you
and your family’s culture
Do Now: 10/27
 What cultural characteristics link Warwick
High School students?
 What characteristics divide Warwick High
school?
Unit 3: Cultural Geography
WG.3c, WG.10a-b
What is Culture?
 Culture is the total knowledge, attitudes, and
behaviors shared by and passed on by
members of a group
Cultural Characteristics that
Link or Divide Regions
Cultural Characteristics
 Cultural Characteristics: language, religion,
and ethnic heritage
 These characteristics can link (unify) or divide
(create conflict between) the people in a
region.
Language Regions
Language That Unifies
 The Arabic language unites the Arab world
 The Spanish language unites Latin America
 Spanish speaking countries are called Hispanic
 The French language unites the Francophone World
(French-Speaking)
 Many African countries
 Haiti
Arab World
Hispanic World
Francophone World
Language that Divides
 Brazil is one of the few South American nations
where most people do NOT speak Spanish.
 The major language is Portuguese
 This is a result of Portugal colonizing Brazil
Language that Divides
 Canada is a bilingual
nation. It has both French
and English as official
languages
 This is because Quebec is a
region of Canada with
French culture and
language
Language
 Switzerland has multiple languages but very little
conflict between the groups
 English is now considered a world language and is
used for most business transactions around the
world
Ethnic Regions
Ethnic Heritage that Divides
 In the area that was formerly Yugoslavia there were
different cultural groups in one country
 Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Albanians
 They experienced conflict that led to a war.
 Today, Yugoslavia does not exist; these ethnic groups
got their own countries
Ethnic Heritage that Divides
 In the countries of Rwanda and Burundi in Africa, two
ethnic groups are dominate
A. Tutsis
B. Hutus
 These groups have been at war at various times and
have engaged in ethnic cleansing (genocide)
Ethnic Heritage that Divides
 On the Mediterranean island of
Cyprus, the Greeks and the
Turks have each fought to gain
control.
 This led to a war and a divided
Cyprus today.
Mr. Collins Goes To Cyprus!
Ethnic Heritage that Unifies
 Korea and Japan have primarily one ethnic
group
Ethnic Heritage
 The United States & Switzerland have merged
multiple ethnic groups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVIVC5Okz
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THINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have We TRULY mixed
cultures?
Melting or Tossed???
 Is The United States a
“melting pot of cultures”
or a “tossed salad” of
cultures?
 Are there some aspects
of American Culture that
we ALL share?
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Five World Religions
 Complete the chart from Question #8 on
page 99 using the textbook
 Only do the 5 major world religions
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam)
Religions
Religion
Founder
Location
Holy Site
Religion Overview
 Religion can be a unifying force or a divisive
(dividing) force.
Hinduism
 Oldest of the five major world religions
 Location = Mainly practiced in India
today
 Polytheistic = worship MANY Gods
Ganges River
Buddhism
 Began in Nepal
 Founder = Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)
 Beliefs = Karma and reincarnation
 Location = Southeast Asia (Nepal, Thailand,
Cambodia)
Bodh Gaya
Judaism
 Founder = Abraham
 Holy Book = Torah (1st 5 Books of the Christian
Bible)
 Monotheistic = worship only ONE God
 Location = Israel, Europe, and North America
Jerusalem
Christianity
 Founder = Jesus of Nazareth
 Holy Book = Bible
 Monotheistic as well
 Location = North and South America and
Europe
Islam
 Founder = Muhammad
 Location = North Africa and Southwest Asia
 Holy Book = Quran
 Also Monotheistic
Mecca
Religious Conflicts
Religion Divides
 Hindus and Muslims fight in India (Hindu) and
Pakistan (Muslim)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rmUiLw
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Religion Divides
 Catholics and Protestants are in conflict in
Northern Ireland
 Different forms of Christianity
 The population is split evenly between the two
religions
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j48XwoTe
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Jerusalem
 City located in Palestine/Israel
 Jews, Christians, and Muslims all claim
Jerusalem as their holy site
 Constantly fighting over the land
Jerusalem
 The Wailing Wall
 Holy Site for
Judaism
 People come here
to pray and often
place special
prayer requests
into the cracks at
the wall
Jerusalem
 The Church of the
Holy Sepulcher
 Holy Site for
Christianity
 Church built over the
grave of Jesus
Jerusalem
 The Dome of the
Rock
 Holy Site for Islam
 Muslims believe
this is the place
where
Muhammad
ascended into
heaven
Exit
 3 = characteristics of culture
 2 = ways that culture divides people
 1 = way that culture links people