1. Earth’s Human and Cultural Geography

2. World Population
The worlds population was grown rapidly over the past 200 years, creating new challenges
The Reasons:
Better healthcare, living conditions, and food has led to a decrease in the death rate
An increase in healthy births, mostly in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Challenges of Population Growth:
Food, water, and housing shortages caused by things like war
The need for more services like hospitals and schools

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5. Where People Live Population Distribution:
The Earth’s population is not evenly distributed
Most people live in urban areas instead of rural areas
Where are the most population areas around the world?
Population Density – a way to figure out how crowded a country is. It is based on an average.
Malaysia vs. Norway: Nearly the same square miles
But Norway was 40 people per square mile while Malaysia has 250 people per square mile

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10. Population Movement
Large numbers of people migrate from one place to another
Internal Migration – when people in the same country move from one part of the country to the other
Usually from rural areas to cities
This results in urbanization, or the growth of cities
Emigrate – leaving the country from where you were born and move to another country
They are emigrants from their homeland and immigrants in the new country

11. Why do People Move? There are “push” factors and “pull” factors
What are some examples of each?
Some people are forced to flee their countries to escape wars, persecution, or natural disasters
They are called refugees
In the 90s, 2 mill people fled Rwanda to escape mass killings

12. Impact of Migration
These mass movements of people have huge impacts on both the place they leave and the new place they call home
What are some of those impacts?

13. Global Cultures What is culture?
A way of life for a group of people who share the same beliefs and customs.
How would you describe the culture of Utah?

14. Social Groups
These are different groups in society in which people belong
The family is the most important social group in every society
Which social groups do you belong to?
Pride in one’s social groups can lead to ethnocentrism

15. Languages

16. World Religions

20. More Culture Culture also includes daily life
This includes clothing shelter and, of course, food!

21. The Arts
This includes music, painting, drawing, dance, sculpting, etc.
Basically any way people express themselves

26. Government Democracy – Power is held by the people
Monarchy – Government is controlled by a king or a queen
Dictatorship – an all-powerful leader rules by force
Theocracy – Government is ruled by the church or religious figure

27. Economy
How different cultures use their resources and trade with others
Capitalism vs. socialism vs. communism

28. Cultural Change
Inventions and technology can change one civilization into another
Examples? What do you think is the most important invention in history?
Cultural Diffusion – the process of spreading idea, languages, and customs form one culture to another
Trade, the movement of people, conquest, and mass communication can cause cultural diffusion

29. Regional and Global Cultures
Culture Region – different countries or land areas share a similar culture.
Every country does have its own unique culture as well
Cultural barriers are beginning to break down due to globalization
What is the main driving force behind globalization?