1. PATTERNS OF CULTURE: How does culture make a region distinctive?
WG.17.A describe and compare patterns of culture SUCH AS language, religion, land use, education, and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive
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2. Which words do you know, and which do you need help with?
Dominant (Dominate)
Distinct
Legacy
Culture
Patterns
Trends
Diverse
Affiliation
Indigenous

3. A Tale of Two Continents….
Here is a region…
A Tale of Two Continents….
These continents share many geographic features. How do they compare culturally?
The Natives of North America spoke a variety of languages

4. How would that affect them culturally?
What do they share?
Here is a region…
How would that affect them culturally?
Origin Religion
Types of Government
Movement of People and goods
Christianity
The Natives of North America spoke a variety of languages
NAFTA

5. Let’s see what we know… Can you answer this based on what you know already, or do you need a hint?
Which of the following makes Mexico and Central America distinct as a region compared to the U.S. and Canada?
A geographic isolation
B trade networks
C language
D religion

6. Let’s examine regional differences for this continent based on…
What do we know about the cultural diversity of Europe from these maps?
Languages
Religion
Land Use

7. Let’s see what we know… Are you ready to answer, or do you need a hint?
How has the location of Rome as the center of Catholicism most influenced the region?
A Islam has gained followers in northern Europe.
B Much of Europe is either predominately Catholic or a related Christian religion.
C Catholicism across Europe serves as a unifying influence among European nations.
D The central location of Rome has led to Catholicism dominating the countries that border the Mediterranean Sea.

8. How many languages do you see in the Middle East?
How will those differences affect the customs and beliefs in any given region?
How many religions do you see in the Middle East?
How many languages do you see in the Middle East?
What is the dominant religion in the region?
What is the dominant language in the region?

9. Migration of Middle Easterners to Europe
Labor demands in Europe have Middle Easterners on the move. How will this impact the culture of Europe?

10. Let’s see what we know… Can you answer this based on what you know already, or do you need a hint?
Based on current immigration trends, which religion is most likely to increase in western Europe over the next twenty years?
F Catholic
G Protestant
H Orthodox
J Islam

11. All of these cultures, one continent
What accounts for their cultural diversity?

12. Let’s see what we know… Can you answer this based on what you know already, or do you need a hint?
How is the region of SubSaharan Africa distinct from North Africa?
F Most nations in North Africa use Bantu languages and have a mix of many religions and development levels.
Most nations in the SubSaharan region use a mix of languages, primarily practice Islam, and are economically developed.
G Most nations in North Africa use the Arabic language, practice Islam, and are economically developed.
Most nations in the SubSaharan region use many languages, practice a variety of religions, and have varied development levels.
H Most nations in North Africa use Arabic and English languages, practice Islam, and are developing economically.
Most nations in the SubSaharan region use Bantu languages and English, practice a variety of religions, and are economically developed.
J Most nations in North Africa use the Bantu language, practice Islam, and have varied development levels. Most nations in the SubSaharan region use the Arabic language, practice a variety of religions, and have varied development levels.

13. Talk to each other, and then talk to me…
WG.17.A describe and compare patterns of culture SUCH AS language, religion, land use, education, and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive
How does culture make a region distinctive? (Pick a region to discuss)

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