Section 2-Cultural Geographypage 94-98I. Studying Culture

A. Culture-all the features of a people’s way of lifeB. Language, religion, architecture, clothing, economics, family life, food, beliefs, values, technologies and government

C. Culture Traits - activities and behaviors that people take part inD. Ex.-using silverware instead of chopsticksE. Amish-no technology hardlyF. Culture Regions - An area in which people have many shared culture traitsG. Ethnic Groups - human population that shares a common culture or ancestry.H. Regions can be divided by borders or a collection of multiple countries.

II. Culture ChangeA. Transportation, fashion, shopping, entertainmentB. Migration, war and trade has caused people to

change in the past…Columbian ExchangeC. Technology is the new culpritD. Acculturation-when an individual or group

adopts some of the traits of another culture…pinata

E. Assimilation-when immigrant groups adopt all of the features of the main culture

F. Innovation and Diffusion1. innovation-new ideas a culture

accepts2. diffusion-an idea or innovation

spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted…spread of Jazz

G. Types of Diffusion1. expansion-spreads throughout society2. relocation-result of migration3. hierarchical-large cities to small towns

H. Globalization-connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike…jeans, food, movies.I. Pepsi, Coke, Nike…J. Traditionalism-Others follow longtime practices and oppose modern ideas and technologies

K. Fundamentalism-any movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established principles or teachingsL. Contributes to cultural divergence-process of cultures becoming separate and distinct…one culture accepts the change while the other protects itself from change