What do I need to know about cultural geography? Regions are areas of the Earth’s surface, Physical Regions which share unifying characteristics. Sahara Desert Taiga (coniferous forest located in Regions can be defined by physical or Russia) cultural characteristics. Rainforest (Amazon, Congo) Great Plains (Central U.S.) Cultural Regions Low Countries (Netherlands and Language Belgium) Latin America (Spanish) Cultural Characteristics Francophone World (French) Religious buildings Ethnic Mosques Muslims Chinatowns – Churches Christians Kurdistan (region where – Synagogues Jews Kurdish people live in Iraq, – Iran, and Syria Temples/Pagodas Religion Dwellings Islam (Middle East, North Tiled roofs in Mediterranean Africa) Thatched roofs in Pacific Buddhism (Southeast Asia Islands and parts of East Asia Tents and Yurts in Central Economic and Southwest Asia Wheat Belt Castles in Europe European Union Political Language North Atlantic Treaty Arab World Arabic (North Africa – and Middle East) Organization African Union Hispanic America Spanish – Brazil Portuguese Changes in Perception – Canada French/English Middle East – Switzerland Multiple languages Sun Belt (located in southern – English World language – U.S.) Rust Belt (located in Ethnic Heritage northeastern United States Yugoslavia Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, – where steel industries have Albanians closed) Burundi and Rwanda Hutus and – Tutsis Religion as Unifying Force United States and Switzerland – Hinduism – Unity in multiple ethnic countries Buddhism Southeast Asia – Korea and Japan Predominantly – Judaism Israel – single ethnicity Christianity Europe, Latin America – Cyprus Greeks and Turks – North Africa and Middle East – Religion as Divisive Force Conflicts between Hindus/Muslims in Pakistan and India
What do I need to know about cultural geography? Regions are areas of the Earth’s surface, which share unifying characteristics. Regions can be defined by physical or cultural characteristics. Cultural Regions Language Latin America (Spanish) Francophone World (French) Ethnic Chinatowns Kurdistan (region where Kurdish people live in Iraq, Iran, and Syria Religion Islam (Middle East, North Africa) Buddhism (Southeast Asia and parts of East Asia Economic Wheat Belt European Union Political North Atlantic Treaty Organization African Union Changes in Perception Middle East Sun Belt (located in southern U.S.) Rust Belt (located in northeastern United States where steel industries have closed) Religion as Unifying Force Hinduism – Buddhism – Southeast Asia Judaism – Israel Christianity – Europe, Latin America – North Africa and Middle East Religion as Divisive Force Conflicts between Hindus/Muslims in Pakistan and India Physical Regions Sahara Desert Taiga (coniferous forest located in Russia) Rainforest (Amazon, Congo) Great Plains (Central U.S.) Low Countries (Netherlands and Belgium) Cultural Characteristics Religious buildings Mosques – Muslims Churches – Christians Synagogues – Jews Temples/Pagodas Dwellings Tiled roofs in Mediterranean Thatched roofs in Pacific Islands Tents and Yurts in Central and Southwest Asia Castles in Europe Language Arab World – Arabic (North Africa and Middle East) Hispanic America – Spanish Brazil – Portuguese Canada – French/English Switzerland – Multiple languages English – World language Ethnic Heritage Yugoslavia – Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Albanians Burundi and Rwanda – Hutus and Tutsis United States and Switzerland – Unity in multiple ethnic countries Korea and Japan – Predominantly single ethnicity Cyprus – Greeks and Turks
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