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Regions and Culture
1) Cultural regions can be defined in different ways, including formal regions that share common traits, functional regions organized around a central node, and perceptual regions that people identify with as part of their cultural identity. 2) Culture can be understood as the beliefs, institutions, language, and technology that are learned and built by a group of people. Key elements of culture include cultural traits, complexes, and realms of different scales. 3) Material culture refers to the physical objects and spaces that define a culture, while non-material culture includes ideas, beliefs, values, and language. Both aspects shape a group's behaviors and perceptions.
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Regions and Culture
- 1. Regional thinking The “senseof place” that humans possess may apply to a larger area of Earth than a specific location. Why are places the same or different? Unique is because of Culture; similar is do to diffusion; similar due to independent invention; different because of syncretism
- 2. Thinkin’ about region CulturalRegions, Formal Regions, Functional Regions and Perceptual Regions
- 3. Culture Definition: a wayof life developed by people. Origin of word “culture” from Latin: “to care for” In English two different meanings - “to care about”- to adore or worship something (cult) - “to take care of”- to nurse or look after something (cultivate)
- 4. elements of culture Culturaltrait – a single element of normal practice in a culture. (wearing a turban in Muslim societies) When a group of traits is combined, a cultural complex develops. A small area where there is a complex is a region; a larger area is a realm Difference between Realm and region is scale!!!
- 5. Traits to system TRAITScan be classified into 4 parts of culture to create a system... -Beliefs (religious, other) -Institutions (govt, economic, education) -Language -Technology Culture is learned and therefore it is BILT. (Get it! Hey! Hey!)
- 6. Other Culture terms CulturalHearth: Heart of culture; birthplace; starting point - things diffuse from there Cultural Trait - Cultural Complex - Cultural Region - Cultural Realm Built Environment
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- 8. Material culture Material culturerefers to the physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. These include homes, neighborhoods, cities, schools, churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, offices, factories and plants, tools, means of production, goods and products, stores, and so forth. Physical aspects of a culture help to define its members' behaviors and perceptions.
- 9. example For example, technologyis a vital aspect of material culture in today's United States. American students must learn to use computers to survive in college and business, in contrast to young adults in the Yanomamo society in the Amazon who must learn to build weapons and hunt.
- 10. Non-material Non-material culture refersto the nonphysical ideas that people have about their culture Beliefs, values, rules, norms, morals, language, organizations. For instance, the non-material cultural concept of religion consists of a set of ideas and beliefs about God, worship, morals, and ethics. These beliefs, then, determine how the culture responds to its religious topics, issues, and events.
- 11. Types of regions Formalor homogeneous region: an area within which everyone (majority) shares in one or more common distinctive TRAITS. Common language Common economic activity climate
- 12. Formal regions Is Montanaa formal region? everyone is a citizen within boundaries taxes collected; license plates given boundaries very clear Is the wheat belt? sure, but what problems are there in defining and delimiting a region like this?
- 13. Where is thewheat belt?
- 14. What about the CornBelt?
- 15. Functional Region ora nodal region... an area organized around a node or focal point. Chicagoland area: region is tied to central point by transportation, communication, economic or other FUNCTIONS!
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- 17. Other functional regions... Whatwould the Confederate States be? What would the Atlanta Constitution’s circulation be? What about the “South” or “Midwest or Southwest?
- 18. Vernacular or Perceptual region aplace that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity. material and nonmaterial cultural traits
- 19. Perceptual/Vernacular regions a place thatpeople believe exists as part of their cultural identity. WILBER ZELINSKY!!!!!