western geography notes name core concepts part 7:...

Western Geography Notes Name__________________________________________________ Core Concepts Part 7: Culture and Geography Student Number _________________________________________

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Core Concept 7.1: What is Culture?

Textbook Pages 86-87

I Where Culture Comes From

A __________________: the beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular

nation or group of people

B _______________________________: features that make up a culture; idea or way of

doing things that is common in a certain culture

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C How cultural traits are learned:

________________________________________________________________________

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D __________________: a behavior that is considered normal in a particular society such

as common cultural traits

E Some ____________________________________ remain the same over many years.

Culture can change over time as people __________________ new cultural traits.

The way we __________________ changes over time.

F The __________________can also affect culture.

The environment of a region influences how people ___________ and how they

______________________________________________________.

Humans can shape their environment by creating _____________________________.

____________________________________ of a place reflect how its people meet

their basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

II Culture and Geography


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A People share cultural traits such as __________________ or __________________ in

____________________________________.

B Culture regions are often different from ____________________________________.

A culture region may cover an ____________________________________.

A country may also include ____________________________________ culture region.

can ____________________________________ political boundaries

Core Concept 7.2: Families and Societies Textbook Pages 88-89

I Kinds of Families

A __________________: a group of humans with a shared culture

who have organized themselves to meet their basic needs.

Society, culture, and family are all __________________.

B __________________ structures vary in different cultures.

Common family units:

____________________________________: a family that

consists of parents and their children

____________________________________: family that

includes parents, children, and other family members

More common in __________________ countries

Some work together on __________________.

Some work separately but live together in order

to share __________________.

II Kinds of Societies

A ____________________________________: a pattern of organized relationships among

groups of people within a society.


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__________________ of people within and outside of the family.

__________________

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__________________ institutions (church, synagogue, mosque)

B Societies vary around the __________________ and can __________________ over time.

All have common institutions:

__________________

__________________

__________________

__________________

C Societies have differences:

Economy: some rely on __________________

while other rely on __________________

D Industrial societies often organize members according to their ____________________.

A group of people living in similar __________________ conditions

In modern societies, the main groups are:

__________________ class

__________________ class

Size of the world’s middle class has __________________ greatly in recent

years

__________________ class

Core Concept 7.3: Languages


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Textbook Pages 90-91

I Language

A __________________ could not exist without __________________.

A set of spoken sounds, __________________ __________________, or

__________________ __________________ that make it possible for people to

__________________

B Languages often vary from one __________________ to another.

Differences in language can keep cultures __________________ and make it harder

to __________________ the country.

Language differences can also keep countries apart by preventing

__________________.

C People who speak different languages sometimes turn to a __________________

__________________ in order to communicate with each other.

__________________ has often served as the world’s common language

D Languages share a common __________________.

A language spoken so long ago that it __________________ __________________ to

become several related languages

Core Concept 7.4: Religion Textbook Pages 92-93

I Religion

A An important part of every culture is __________________.

A system of __________________ and __________________, including belief about

the nature of a ____________________________________

helps people answer questions about the ___________________________________

guides people in matters of __________________


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Standards of ____________________________________

help __________________ cultures

B All religions have __________________ and __________________ and observe religious

__________________.

C The world’s major religions began in Asia.

__________________

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D Southwest Asia

__________________

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II Judaism

A Based on a belief in __________________, whose spiritual and ethical teachings are

recorded in the ____________________________________.

Began in the __________________around __________________

B.C.

By A.D. 100, Jews lived in __________________,

__________________, and

____________________________________.

The Jewish state of __________________ was established in

______________.

There are around _______________________ Jews.

III Christianity

A Based on the teachings of __________________, who Christians believe is the son of

__________________.

The ____________________________________ is their sacred text.


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Began in ____________________________________ around A.D. ________ and spread

to __________________ and __________________, later spreading to the rest of the

__________________.

There are about __________________ Christians.

IV Islam

A Based on the __________________, a sacred text

Contains what Muslims believe is the word of

__________________ as revealed to __________________

beginning in A.D. ___________

Spread quickly across _______________________________and

____________________________________ then to the rest of the __________________

There are about __________________ Muslims.

V Hinduism

A Evolved gradually over thousands of years in

______________________________

Has ____________________________________ texts

Believe that everyone in the universe is part of a continuing cycle of

__________________, __________________, and __________________

There are about __________________ Hindus.

VI Buddhism

A Based on the teachings of ____________________________________,

known as the __________________ who was born in

__________________ about _____________ B.C.

Teachings include the search for _______________________, or a

true understanding of the __________________ of

__________________

Thee are about __________________ Buddhists.

VII Sikhism

A Based on the writings of several _____________, or _______________

Founder: ____________________________________


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__________________ A.D.

Teachings include:

The ____________________________________________________

The ______________________________________________________

There are about __________________ Sikhs

Core Concept 7.5: The Arts Textbook Pages 94-95

I The Arts

A Works of art can reflect a __________________ by dealing with topics or issues that

are __________________ to that society.

Can __________________ society

Ex. Books that describe poverty or environmental problems can help win

public support for solving those problems

Can deal with ____________________________________

A subject or idea that relates to the __________________________

II Visual Arts

A Art meant to be __________________:

__________________

__________________


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__________________

B Can express __________________ and __________________ ideas

C Show what life is like in other __________________ and how people lived in the

_____________

III Architecture

A The __________________ and __________________ of buildings

B Can show us what a society __________________ and how it uses its

__________________.

IV Music

A An art form that uses __________________, usually produced by instruments or voices

Varies widely in different __________________ and __________________

__________________ over time as our __________________ change

Can tell us about a society’s __________________

V Literature

A Written work such as __________________, __________________, and _______________

Can tell us what ideas a society considers __________________

By describing harmful things in society, literature can push for ________________.

Core Concept 7.6: Cultural Diffusion and Change Textbook Pages 96-97

I How Culture Traits Spread

A ____________________________________: a place where cultural traits develop

Spread to surrounding __________________ and __________________

Ways customs and ideas can spread:

__________________

__________________

__________________

__________________

B ____________________________________: the spread of cultural traits from one culture

to another


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C Cultural Traits Spread Through __________________

Traders expose people to new ____________________________________ as they

__________________.

People may find unfamiliar __________________ or other cultural traits

__________________ their lives, so they adopt the new traits into their daily

lives.

__________________traders helped spread __________________ from Arabia to

other cultures in Asia and Africa.

D __________________ Spread Cultural Traits

Bring ____________________________________ with them to their new homelands

__________________ brought many of their cultural traits to the United States,

which have become part of American culture.

__________________

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II Technology and Culture

A Technology Helps Spread Culture

The _________________

Instant ________________________________

Example: Americans can find out instantly what people in places such as

Peru, India, or Japan are wearing eating, or creating. If we like these

traits, we may borrow them and make them a part of our culture.

B _________________ Technology

_________________ make it easier for people to move all over the world.

_________________brings new cultural traits to different regions

C Cultural change has both _________________ and _________________.

If customs change too quickly, people may feel that their culture is

_________________.


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Some fear that rapid _________________ is creating a new _________________

culture that threatens _________________.

Diversity is ___________________________________________________

Fear things that make people and cultures _________________ and

_________________ might disappear making a single ________________________

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Core Concept 7.7: Science and Technology Textbook Pages 98-99

I Technology and Progress

A _________________: the active process of acquiring knowledge of the natural world

B ______________________: the way in which people use tools and machines

__________________________________ made gradual advances in technology.

Learned how to make tools and weapons out of ______________ _________________

years ago

Later discovered how to control ____________

C Technological advances changed _________________.

Early humans were _________________ and _________________ who

_________________ from place to place to find _________________.

Over time, people began to rely on _________________

learned how to adapt _________________ to make them more useful.

tamed wild animals for _________________ or use them as _________________

D As _________________ grew and turned into cities, people began to create

_________________ and _________________.

Developed _________________


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Led to the first _________________, or societies with _________________

_________________ , about _________________B.C.

E Early civilizations developed new technologies that allowed people to

_________________ more _________________.

Invented tools such as the _________________ to help increase food production

Built canals and ditches to _________________, or supply water to, crops.

Cultures that lacked _________________ developed more slowly.

II Modern Technology

A Industrial Revolution

Began around _________________

Developed new technologies that used ________________________________________

Led to the growth of ______________, _________________, and many new

_________________

B All advances in science and technology have greatly changed people’s lives and raised

their ___________________________________________________.

The level of _________________ enjoyed by a person or a

society

Modern technology helps to connect _________________,

_________________, and _________________

C _________________decisions and _________________ systems can affect the use of

technology.

Examples:

The Chinese government has limited Chinese citizens’ use of the

_________________.


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Attempt to control discussion of __________________________________ and

other issues

Many _________________ have used technology as part of their practices.

Used the __________________________________ to print the Hebrew Bible,

The Christian Bible, the Quran, and other holy writings

Use _________________, _________________, and _________________ to

broadcast their beliefs

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