GEOG 1HA3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cultural Landscape, Human Imprint, Language Family
25 Apr 2013
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Top 5 cultural landscapes voted: the eiffel tower (paris, france, leaning tower of pisa (pisa, italy, the coliseum (rome, italy, statue of christ the redeemer (rio de janeiro, brazil, moai (statues) of easter island (easter island, chile) Daily routines (going to school, what you wear, coming home etc ) are cultural attributes and are based on religious beliefs, language spoken, ethnic/ancestral origin, age/gender and individual personality. Culture is the way of life of the members of society. Cultural practices vary over geographical space (canadian vs us culture-> eagle vs beaver) Sub-culture -> sexual minorities, different from the norm but still apart of culture overall. Cultural geographers is the spatial distribution of cultural activities, their hearth areas and the process of diffusion across space (blue jeans) Non- material culture: 1) mentifacts: key attitudinal elements/ values 2) sociofacts: Material culture artifacts: all the tangible elements related to how people live their lives. Material culture is split into two categories, folk and popular.
