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•Unit 3 CULTURE (pop, folk, + language + religion+ ethnicity + gender •1. Vocabulary list and terms for a)Culture & language, b)religion & ethnicity 2. Reading Guides for Culture/language, Religion 4. Notes in date order – ABC’s of culture, Folk vs. Pop, Language, universal v ethnic religions, Ethnicity/ Sneetches, Hinduism/Caste, Sacred spaces list, 5. Handouts/Activities – ABC’s/Cultural universals, Ethnic fragmentation in Canada, Religions of the World chart, One land/2 ppl map, Hajj/ Islam video, Balkans map, •6. Unit Review
 * A. Unit 3 CULTURE (pop, folk, + language + religion + ethnicity + gender ****notebook/assignments order**

__ //**B. Culture vocab lists**// __

__//**C1. Culture and Language reading guide**//__

__ //**C2.**// __ __ **Religion/Ethnicity & Gender reading guide** __

__**D. RESOURCES**__ __**Language Tree letter & activity**__

__**Cultural Universals /ABC's of culture list and assignment**__




 * Local culture assignment example**
 * [[file:Local CultureProject 1617.docx]]


 * Housing styles - start with page 9 >** http://www.slideshare.net/montathomas/housing-culture

21Accents > [] __**LANGUAGE FRAGMENTATION VIDEO/TERMS -**__ • __ http ____ ://www.learner.org/powerofplace/page25.html?pop=yes&pid=1950#// __ •Relate these APHG terms to the issues of ethnicity, regionalism and cultural geography within Canada Globalization, Quebecois, Referendum, Immigration, Language Preservation Cultural Identity , Nationalism/Quebec Sovereignty • Canadian Bacon clip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5l0PD80u9k
 * Language documents**
 * Language video** > 'North, South Carolina :-) []
 * The Language Game** > []


 * Religion documents:**
 * One Land reading**

__ **Hinduism/Buddhism/Sikhism comparision activity and readings** __

// **E.Culture unit notes** // Conflict in the Balkans map notes 1617


 * F. Culture/Language/Religion/Gender/Ethnicity exam review guide ** -

//**__ III. Cultural Patterns and Processes Outline __**// // Understanding the components and regional variations of cultural patterns and processes is critical to human geography. In this section of the course, students begin with the concepts of culture and culture traits. They learn how geographers assess the spatial and place dimensions of cultural groups as defined by language, religion, ethnicity, and gender, in the present as well as the past. //

// A central concern is to comprehend how cultural patterns are represented at a variety of geographic scales from local to global. Diffusion is a key concept in understanding how culture traits (e .g., agricultural practices, language, technology) move through time and space to new locations, where interactions between global and local forces result in new forms of cultural expression. Students learn that the concept of region is central to understanding the spatial distribution of cultural attributes. //

// The course explores cultural interaction at various scales, along with the conflicts that may result. The geographies of language, religion, ethnicity, and gender are studied to illustrate patterns and processes of cultural differences. Students learn to distinguish between languages and dialects, ethnic and universalizing religions, ethnic political movements, and popular and folk cultures, and to understand why each has a different geographic pattern. //

// Another important emphasis of the course is the way culture shapes relationships between humans and the environment. Students learn how culture is expressed in landscapes, and how land use in turn represents cultural identity. Built environments enable the geographer to interpret cultural values, tastes, symbolism, and sets of beliefs. For example, both folk and contemporary architecture are rich and readily available means of comprehending the cultural landscape and how different cultures view it in separate ways //

//** III. Cultural Patterns and Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13–17% **// // A. Concepts of culture // // 1 . Culture traits // // 2 . Diffusion patterns // // 3 . Acculturation, assimilation, and multiculturalism // // 4 . Cultural region, vernacular regions, and culture hearths // // 5 . //**Globalization and the effects of technology on cultures** // B. Cultural differences and regional patterns // // 1 . Language and communications // // 2 . Religion //**and sacred space** // 3 . Ethnicity //**and nationalism** // 4 . Cultural differences in attitudes toward gender // // 5 . Popular and folk culture // // 6 . //**Cultural conflicts, and law and policy to protect culture** // C. Cultural landscapes and cultural identity // // 1 . Symbolic landscapes and sense of place // // 2 . //**The formation of identity and place making** // 3 . Differences in cultural attitudes and practices toward the environment // // 4 . //**Indigenous peoples//**