Population and Culture

Human GeographyGeography is also the study of languages,

religions, customs, economics, and political systems

Spatial perspectiveEcological perspectiveHistorical perspectiveEconomic perspective

Focus QuestionWhat is culture?

The Nature of CultureWhat are some of the elements of culture? If you had to think of Greenwood as a culture, what would you choose to describe it?

• Identify where the following items originated:

• Hotdogs and hamburgers

• Halloween

• Democracy

• Chocolate

• Number system

• Paper money

• hockey

The Nature of CultureCulture is reflected in both material and nonmaterial ways.

Culture HearthRefers to a place where certain ideas begin

Language“Cornerstone” of culture – holds a group of people together

ReligionMonotheistic vs. Polytheistic

Cultural LandscapesSocial OrganizationWomen and Minorities

NaciremaBody rituals of the Nacirema people

How does our cultural worldview influence and inform our perception of people from other cultures?

How can we benefit from understanding our own cultural worldview and how it affects our relationships with other cultures?

•What about the article resonates with you personally?

•What is the father asking his son’s teacher to do?

•What are the background knowledge and skills Wind-Wolf brings to the classroom?

•How might the teacher capitalize on Wind-Wolf’s knowledge and skills?

•After reading this article, why is having cultural awareness important?

Culture ChangeCulture change can be both internal and external

New technologies or the way of doing something

Cultural ConvergenceWhen the aspects of one culture come in contact with another culture

Mexican Food/Music Videos/Clothing

Diffusion – cultural element is transmitted across a distance.Typically through migration

Cultural DivergenceRestriction of a culture from outside contact.

Establishing a Settlement• You, along with 200 people have came to this deserted

island in hopes of establishing a settlement and creating a society.

• Year – 2012, you have no technology only your current knowledge. You are designated as the expedition leader and must decide where to build.

• Analyze the map of the island, identifying key land features, natural resources, distance things are from one another, and climate type.

1. Choose three (3) locations that you feel are best for your group to settle and identify that location on the map.

2. On the back of the map, explain what influences your decision to settle in each location and describe how your society will cope with the environment/ecosystems.

3. Predict how a growing population would affect each settlement location, and describe what your settlement would do to address population increase.

What factors lead people to live where they do?

Prior Knowledge1. Why is population density distributed unevenly around the

world?

2. What are some possible effects of population growth?

Big World….Little Living Space7 Billion people live on the Earth today2/3rds of the Earth is water½ of land is uninhabitable

EnvironmentAdapting to your surroundings

Clothing Buildings Technology Altering the physical landscape

Population Density: average number of people in a square mile

Population GrowthModern technology

Allows for more food to be produced Allows for better health care

What will the effects of rapid population growth be?

Immigrants vs. Emigrants(Birth Rate vs. Death Rate)

Movement and Settlement1. Beachcombing

2. Fishing/Hunter-Gatherers

3. Agriculture and Civilization

4. Trade and Exploration

5. Industrial Age

6. Transportation and Communication

UrbanizationThe growth of city populations

Ruralcountryside

Urban Planning

Concentric Zone vs. Sectors

SATELLITE IMAGE OF U.S.

Human Footprint

World Urban Areas Population and Density: A 2012 UpdateAnnotations – 10 Points

Mapping Megacities and Population Densities – 10 Points

Reflection – 20 Points

-Write a reflection of the information in the article, 1-2 pages. Describe your findings…what stood out to you, what surprised you? Also, make sure and answer the two focus questions at the beginning of the article.