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Mastering the TEKS for the World

Geography EOC

Unit 3: Human Geography

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Aspects of Culture

TEKS covered in this section Culture 16 The student understands how the components of culture affect

the way people live and shape the characteristics of regions. Culture 16 (B) Describe elements of culture including language, religion, beliefs and

customs, institutions, and technologies.

Culture 16 (C) Explain ways various groups of people perceive the characteristics of theirown and other cultures, places, and regions differently.

Culture 17 The student understands the distribution, patterns, andcharacteristics of different cultures.

Culture 17 (A) Describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, landuse, education, and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive.

Culture 17 (B) Describe major world religions including animism, Buddhism, Christianity,Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism, and their spatial distribution.

Culture 17 (C) Compare economic, political, or social opportunities in different cultures

for women, ethnic and religious minorities, and other underrepresented populations. Culture 17 (D) Evaluate the experiences and contributions of diverse groups to

multicultural societies.

Culture 18 (C) Identify examples of cultures that maintain traditional ways

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What is Culture?

Culture refers to a peoples wayof life. Customs things people do, how

they dress, what they eat, holidays,

ect Roles rules for proper behavior of

individuals

Institutions organizationsdeveloped by each society

Families

Schools

Governments

Cultural Perceptions Culture affects lifestyles in a

country and the way peopleperceive other cultures

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Major World Religions

Animism

Belief than many things in

nature have their own spirit Examples

Native Americans

African Tribes

Japanese Shintoism

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Hinduism

Polytheistic

Reincarnation

Karma

Sacred Objects

Ganges River

Cows

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Buddhism

Began in Nepal around 500

BC Founder was Siddhartha

Gautama

Basic beliefs based on self-

denial and meditation

Reincarnation Nirvana a state of eternal

peace and bliss

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Judaism

One of three religions to rise

in the Middle East Began around 2000 BC

Monotheistic belief in one

god

Key Belief Ten

Commandments Their holy book is the old

testament in Christianity

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Christianity

Based on Judaism and Jesus istheir Messiah

Believe Jesus is the son of Godand died for the sins of allmankind

Christians will reach heaven byaccepting that Jesus died fortheir sins

Christian bible consists ofJewish bible plus a newtestament comprised on Jesusand his disciples

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Islam

Islam means submission to

Allah Founded by Mohammad

around 600 AD

Five Pillars

Confession of Faith

Prayer Charity

Fasting

Pilgrimage

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Sikhism

Live mainly in Northern India

Combine beliefs of Hindu andMuslim

Believe in reincarnation yet

only one god

Do not have a caste system

like Hindus Sikh men do not cut their hair

so it is worn under a turban

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Cultural Regions

TEKS Covered in this Section History 1 (A) Analyze the effects of physical and human geographic patternsincluding significant physical

features and environmental conditions that influenced migration patterns and shaped the distribution ofculture groups today.

Geography 5 The student understands how political, economic, and social processes shape cultural patternsand characteristics in various places and regions.

Geography 5 (A) Analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural elements.

Geography 9 The student understands the concept of region as an area of Earths surface with relatedgeographic characteristics.

Geography 9 (A) Identify physical and / or human factors such as climate, vegetation, language, trade networks, politicalunits, river systems, and religion that constitute a region.

Geography 9 (B) Describe different types of regions, including formal, functional, and perceptual regions.

Government 13 (A) Interpret maps to explain the division of land, including man-made and natural borders,into separate political units such as cities, states, or countries.

Culture 16 The student understands how the components of culture affect the way people live and shapethe characteristics of regions.

Culture 16 (A) Describe distinctive cultural patterns and landscapes associated with different places in Texas, the UnitedStates, and other regions of the world, and how these patterns influenced the processes of innovation and diffusion.

Culture 16 (B) Describe elements of culture, including language, religion, beliefs and customs, institutions, andtechnologies.

Culture 17 The student understands the distribution, patterns, and characteristics of different cultures. Culture 17 (A) Describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, education, and customs

that make specific regions of the world distinctive.

Culture 17 (D) Evaluate the experiences and contributions of diverse groups to multicultural societies.

Social Studies Skills 21 (B) Locate places of contemporary geopolitical significance on a map.

Social Studies Skills 23 (A) Plan, Organize, and complete a research project that involves asking geographicquestions; acquiring, organizing, and analyzing information; answering questions; and communicatingresults.

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Cultural Regions

A Region is an area that has

common characteristics that

distinguish it fromneighboring areas

A Cultural Region is defined

by the common

characteristics of the people

living there

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Examples

The Amish people of

Pennsylvania

The Southern United States The Middle East and North

Africa

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Types of Regions

Formal Regions

Clear boundaries

Functional Regions Defined by one function that

may cross political boundaries

Could be a city ormetropolitan area

DFW is an example

Perceptual Region

Based on peoples attitudesabout a place

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World Cultural Regions

North America

English speaking

Democratically electedgovernments

Individual regions within

share regional accents,

favorite foods and fashion

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Latin America

Mostly Spanish speaking

Mostly Catholic Colonized by Spain and

Portugal

Most Latin Americans are a

mixture of Native Americans

and Europeans

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Europe

Borrows from the cultures of

the Middle East and Africa

due to its close location

Greeks were the first to

develop their own civilization

Speak a multitude of

languages Mostly Christian

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Russia and the

Commonwealth of

Independent States Distinct culture developed

from Communist ideas

Commonwealth of

Independent States have

similar histories and speakrelated languages

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North Africa

North of the Sahara Desert

Gave rise to one of theworlds first civilizations

People are mainly of Arab

decent and are Muslim

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Sub-Saharan Africa

South of the Sahara Desert

Non-Arab population Subjects of slave trade and

European Colonial Rule

Large numbers of Separate

ethnic groups and tribes

Often share similar religiousbeliefs and local animist

traditions

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East Asia: China

Worlds most populated

country

Isolation gave rise to a unique

culture

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East Asia: Japan

Four main islands and

thousands of smaller ones

85% of Japan is mountains

High population density

Lack of natural resources

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South Asia

Himalayan Mountains

separate the Indian

Subcontinent from the rest of

Asia

India is the worlds second

most populated country

Mostly Hindu, yet someMuslim influence to

northwest helped create

Sikhism

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Southeast Asia

Large mix of peoples

including Chinese, Arabs, and

Indians

Leading spice importer

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Australia and Oceania

Australia is the only country

to occupy an entire continent

Former British colony

Aboriginal people are native

Quite a bit of racism

between whites and

aboriginals

Desert interior very sparsely

populated, most people live

by the coast

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Demography

TEKS Covered in this section Geography 6 The student understands the types, patterns,

and processes of settlement. Geography 6 (A) Locate and describe human and physical features

that influence the size and distribution of settlements.

Geography 6 (B) Explain the processes that have caused changesin settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation,access to and availability of resources, and economic activities.

Geography 7 The student understands the growth,distribution, movement, and characteristics of world

population. Geography 7 (A) Construct and analyze population pyramids and

use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the populationcharacteristics of different societies and to predict futurepopulation trends.

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Demography

Factors Influencing WherePeople Settle

Physical Factors Population tends to cluster around seaports and fresh water sources

Two-thirds of our population lives within 500 miles of the ocean

Population is typically sparse in extremely dry, wet, cold or mountainous areas

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Factors Influencing WherePeople Settle

Human Factors

The need to establish a

capital city in a central

location

As technology improves,

people may move to an area

despite physical barriers

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Demography

Population Density Maps

Uses dots or colors to

indicate where major towns

and cities are located Read the key to evaluate

the number of people living

in a given area

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Demography

Patterns in the size anddistribution of cities

Suburbs

Develop outside of cities

Form a satellite around theoriginal city

Irving is a suburb of Dallas

Squatter Settlements or

Shanty Towns

Usually found outside a city

People live in dwelling made

from scrap material

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Demography

Population Pyramids

Typically show males on the

left and females on the right

Show trends in population

Can show the difference

between and developed

and developing society

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Migration

TEKS Covered in this Section

History 1 (A) Analyze the effects of physical andhuman geographic patterns including significant

physical features and environmental conditionsthat influenced migration patterns and shaped thedistribution of the culture groups today.

Geography 7 (B) Explain how political, economic,

social, and environmental push and pull factorsand physical geography affect the routes and flowsof human migration.

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Migration

Why People Migrate

Push Factors

Oppression

Poverty Political Conflicts

Environmental Factors

Pull Factors

Freedom

Economic Opportunity

Cultural Ties

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Social Factors

Religious Persecution

Jews were driven from Israel

during the Roman Empire

Political Reasons

Cubans sailed on homemade

boats to the U.S. to flee the

dictatorship of Fidel Castro

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Social Factors

People also migrate when

they are persecuted for

being members of aparticular ethnic group

Rwandan Genocide

Holocaust

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Migration

Economic Motives

People that live in extreme

poverty move in search of a

better life

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