Key Things to Know for the Geography 201 Test Unit 1 What is Geography Definitions of geography as two perspectives spatial and ecological Five themes location place human environment interaction movement regions Five amplifiers pattern perception systems scale change Sense of where Site and situation Distance decay accessibility spatial interaction factors that influence spatial interaction Issues of scale understanding the world from the local to global scale Developing a fluency in considering issues and problems at a variety of scales local to global Chapter 1 in the textbook knowledge from Activity 1 Unit 2 Cultural Geography Definitions of culture mentifacts sociofacts artifacts institutions beliefs and understandings technology language systems Collectivist vs individualist cultures distribution and characteristics Application of these concepts to understand world cultural patterns including variations in gender roles Culture change independent invention vs diffusion types of diffusion expansion including hierarchical and relocation acculturation assimilation syncretism transculturation Cultural convergence and interdependence with improved global communication and transportation networks Culture traits regions realms Models of culture change from culture hearths through different stages Eating patterns Chapter 2 pp56 66 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Knowledge gained from Activity 2 including place locations of 25 largest nations Unit 3 Languages Taxonomy of languages Distribution of languages worldwide Language as a clue to cultural diffusion and interchange e g Africa diffusion of Indo European languages Toponyms Language as a clue to culture structure vocabulary social status gender differences Multilingualism in the US and other nations causes and consequences Language territoriality and identity Unit 4 Religion Types of religions universal ethnic animist secular Origin diffusion distribution of specific religions Effects of religion on patterns of life daily schedule food preferences role of women importance of education work ethic business practices political etc see on line notes Cultural landscapes produced by specific religions including attitudes toward the environment calendar burial practices slides in class Patterns of religion in US Pages 157 163 Pages 260 163
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