2. Geography and Culture Today’s Objective Interpret the influence geography has on a culture.
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Transcript of 2. Geography and Culture Today’s Objective Interpret the influence geography has on a culture.
Geography can impact nearly every aspect of culture:
1. Beliefs1. Many religious beliefs stem from
early issues w/ environment, etc1.Rain dances (native americans)2.Yin and yang (taoism)3.Water as cleansing and holy
(christianity)
2. Values1. Water (in droughts)2. Sun (cold areas)
3. Rules of Conduct1. Americans shower every day2. Indians shower 2-3x per week3. Middle ages bathing was a few x
per year
4. Material Objects1. Americans: steel buildings2. Aborigines: straw huts3. Ancient Egyptians: pyramids
5. Language1. Inuit's- 20+ words for snow2. US-several words for bodies of
water