§2.4: cultural regions - part 2

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§2.4: cultural regions

Today 

• Recap previous lesson
• Explanation §2.4
• Assignments workbook 

Learning goals 

• You know where the six cultural regions are located and what their main cultural elements are.
  
• You understand why specific cultural elements occur in a different cultural region.
  
• You can point out countries in the cultural regions.
  

Possible division of cultural regions on earth 

What do you know/remember about the Islamic culture?

What do you know/remember about the Sub-Saharan African culture?

Today 

• Recap previous lesson
• Explanation §2.4
• Assignments workbook 

Western world

North America

Western Europe 

Australia 

What do you know about the Western culture?

Western world

Characteristics:

• English as primary language 


• Christian background, however many people have no religion


• Rapid changes in society 

Latin America 

What do you know about the Latin American culture?

Latin America 

Characteristics:

• Language: Spanish and Portugees
• Religion: Catholic 

Colonial past > Spain and Portugal

Latin America 

In Latin America you can also find many African influences. 

Why is this? 

Russia and the former Soviet Union

What do you know about the Russian/Soviet Union culture?

Russia and the former Soviet Union 

Characteristics: 

• Slavic language
• Previously communistic
• Eastern-Orthodox Christianity 
• Art and culture 
• Often limited freedom of speech 

East, South and Southeast Asia

What do you know about the (East, South, and Southeast) Asian culture?

Russia and the former Soviet Union 

Characteristics:

• Food: rice (culture)
• Major cultural differences > many languages and scripts 
• Many different religions 

Start homework 

• Read §2.4
• Make assignment 2, 4 and 5