GEOG 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Nomadic Pastoralism, Cultural Identity, Comparative Advantage
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Quiz: opens today at 5 pm until friday at 5. Cultural identity: the feeling of belonging to a group or culture (good definition for the exam) Another definition: identity of an individual, influenced by belonging to a group or culture. In other words: if you think you"re the only existing culture (e. g. living on an island in the ocean) do you see yourself as a culture: thus cultural self-definition implies a continuous contact between cultures, ex. Fortified city of jaisalmer, rajasthan state, india . Founded in 1156, used in confrontations between the bhattis and muslims. Culture a may be dominant in architecture and b in technology. (comparative advantage) Within a culture or cultural practice, there is an awareness of common identity: this means that, there has also been a striving toward preservation of this identity, toward self-preservation of the culture, ex. Constructing monuments are part of this striving" monument to portuguese discoveries in lisbon, portugal;
