Culture and Spatial Diffusion

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.

Orso Family Culture Analysis

• Me – New YorkOther music I like for foreign

countries:Reggae - JamaicaBaltimore – many Irish immigrants

New York

Texas

Maryland

Orso Family Culture Analysis

• My Girlfriend

Orso Family Culture Analysis

• Grandma Liz - At her house…

Orso Family Culture Analysis

• Grandma Joan- At her house…

Characteristics of Culture

• Foods

• Architecture

• Language

• Religion

• Music

• Task Record an example of your culture for each of the elements of culture to the left.

Major Religions• Hinduism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

World’s Religions

• What conclusion can you draw from this graph?

Islam and Christianity have an impact on a majority of the World’s cultures.

Spatial Diffusion

• Definition - The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior.

Cultural Diffusion – Orso Example

Foods Italian Mexican

Architecture Spanish Spanish

style housestyle 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.

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.

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Hinduism

Buddhism

Confucianism

Tribal Religions

= place where major religion originated

Which religion has diffused to every livable continent?

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?

Make a diffusion t-chart

Physical Features that AID (help) diffusion

Physical Features that are barriers to (block) diffusion

Directions add the 3 Aids and 3 barriers on the following slides to your chart.

Physical Features that AID (help) in diffusion

1. Rivers – serve as transportation routes

The Ship Channel

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

Physical Features that AID (help) in diffusion

2. Plains – flat land allows for easy travel

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

San Francisco

How does the topography of San Francisco help trade?

- The shape of the land creates a natural harbor.

Physical features that block spatial diffusion

1. Deserts – harsh travel

Physical features that block spatial diffusion

2. Mountains – act as a barrier, block travel

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.

Divide your paper in half

• 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.