1. AP Human Geography Theoretical Model Review
Mr. Stepek

2. Unit 3: Cultural Geography and Processes

3. Universalizing vs. Ethnic Religions be able to differentiate the key characteristics

4. World Religions
Be able to differentiate and apply knowledge about religious symbols, places of worship, land use (i.e. cemeteries), pilgrimages, architectural styles and other effects on the cultural landscape.

5. Indo-European Language Diffusion Hypotheses
Where is the hearth of the Indo-European Languages?
Sedentary Farmer (Renfrew)
Nomadic Warrior (Gimbatus)
Anatolia
diffused with agriculture
through population growth
Central Asia steppe
Kurgan hearth
through conquest
Insert a picture of one of the geographic features of your country.

6. Indo-European Language Diffusion Hypotheses
Dispersal Hypothesis
Compromise between Nomadic Warrior and Sedentary Farmer)
From Caucasian hearth eastward into present-day Iran
Eastward around the Caspian (drop off Aryans) then Into Europe as warriors
Westward through Anatolia as farmers

7. Cultural Processes Culture traits
Acculturation, assimilation, and multiculturalism
Globalization and the effects of technology on cultures
Types of languages (creole, lingua franca, etc.), language formation
Religion and sacred spaces
Cultural differences in attitudes toward gender
Popular vs. folk/local culture
Cultural conflicts, and law and policy to protect culture
Cultural landscapes and cultural identity
Symbolic landscapes and sense of place
The formation of identity and place making
Differences in cultural attitudes and practices toward the environment
Indigenous peoples

8. Sample FRQ (Culture #1)

9. Sample FRQ Rubric (Culture #1)

10. Sample FRQ Rubric (Culture #1)

11. Sample FRQ (Culture #2)

12. Sample FRQ Rubric (Culture #2)