region of culture notes

Today in class on October 12th, we learned about region of culture. Culture is the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people. Origin of world, culture, is the latin "cultus" which means to care for. Geographers also study both definitions of culture. Geographers study why the customary ideas, beliefs, and values of a people produce a distinctive culture in a particular place. Especially important cultural values derive from a group's language, religion, and ethnicity. Culture is what people take care of. The second element of culture of interest is production of material wealth, such as food, clothing, and shelter that humans need in order to survive and thrive. Scale, space, and connections help geographers explain why similarities among places and regions do not result from confidence. Scale is also the relationship between the portion of the earth being studied and earth as a whole. Globaliztion is a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope. Examples of globalization are Macdonalds and fast food restaurants.