Cultural Geography (C-ID GEOG 120)

by Jean-Yves Merilus

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This text introduces students to the relationship between geography and the development of human cultures. It investigates how geography serves as a frame upon which communities and social groups developed their languages, religions, food and so many other aspects of culture. Particular attention is placed on how these systems of culture interacted with one another and across different places and spaces to create and mold different racial-ethnic groups.

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Coalinga College
Subjects
Social Sciences
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CC BY-NC 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction to Cultural Geography
  7. 1.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  8. 1.2: Part 1- Introduction to Cultural Geography
  9. 1.3: Paradigm Wars
  10. 1.4: Geography as Discipline
  11. 1.5: Geography is a Way to Communicate Information
  12. 1.6: Case Study- Origin and Diffusion of Hip Hop
  13. 1.7: Cause and Effect
  14. 1.8: Mapping the World
  15. 2: Geography of Culture
  16. 2.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  17. 2.2: Geography of Culture
  18. 2.3: Cultural Reproduction
  19. 2.4: Cultural Hearths and Landscapes
  20. 2.5: Cultural Case Study- Diffusion of Dancehall
  21. 2.6: Folk Culture
  22. 2.7: Popular Culture
  23. 2.8: Global Culture
  24. 2.9: Cultural Groups, Regions, Practices and Landscapes
  25. 2.10: Folk Housing
  26. 2.11: Ethnic Folk Landscapes
  27. 2.12: Folk Music to Popular Music
  28. 2.13: Geography of Sports
  29. 2.14: Biology vs Geography
  30. 2.15: Fandom
  31. 2.16: End of Chapter Synthesis
  32. 3: Race and Ethnicity
  33. 3.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  34. 3.2: Race
  35. 3.3: Racial Identifiers
  36. 3.4: Ethnicity
  37. 3.5: The Ethnic Landscape
  38. 3.6: Racial-Ethnic Relations in the United States
  39. 3.7: Ethnicity and the Economy
  40. 3.8: Ethnicities and Nationalities
  41. 3.9: Housing
  42. 3.10: Environmental Racism and Justice
  43. 3.11: End of Chapter Synthesis
  44. 4: Geography of Language
  45. 4.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  46. 4.2: Language as a Mental Capacity
  47. 4.3: Language as Cultural Practice
  48. 4.4: Diffusion of Languages
  49. 4.5: Classification of Languages
  50. 4.6: Ethnicity and Dialect
  51. 4.7: Language and Place Names
  52. 4.8: Language and the Discourse of Advertising
  53. 4.9: Language and the Digital World
  54. 4.10: End of Chapter Synthesis
  55. 5: Geography of Religion
  56. 5.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  57. 5.2: Religions in History and Cultural Identity
  58. 5.3: World Major Religions and Diffusion
  59. 5.4: Christianity and Diffusion
  60. 5.5: Islam and Diffusion
  61. 5.6: Buddhism and Hinduism
  62. 5.7: Chinese Religions
  63. 5.8: Sikhism
  64. 5.9: Judaism
  65. 5.10: Animism, Jainism, Bahai, Shinto and Others
  66. 5.11: Syncretic Religions
  67. 5.12: New Religions
  68. 5.13: The Landscapes of Religion
  69. 5.14: Shrines and Other Sacred Spaces
  70. 5.15: Religion and Politics
  71. 5.16: End of Chapter Synthesis
  72. 6: Population
  73. 6.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  74. 6.2: Thinking About Population
  75. 6.3: Population and Development
  76. 6.4: Measuring the Impact of Population
  77. 6.5: Population and Health
  78. 6.6: End of Chapter Synthesis
  79. 7: Migration
  80. 7.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  81. 7.2: Definitions and Data
  82. 7.3: Global Patterns
  83. 7.4: Regional Migration Flows- Europe
  84. 7.5: Regional Migration Flows- Asia
  85. 7.6: Why some countries benefit from migration while others do not?
  86. 7.7: What is the connection between globalization and increased international migration?
  87. 7.8: 20th vs. 21st Century Migration
  88. 7.9: End of Chapter Synthesis
  89. 8: Geography of Health and Disease
  90. 8.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  91. 8.2: Health Metrics
  92. 8.3: Physical and Mental Health
  93. 8.4: Tobacco Nation
  94. 8.5: Geography of Disease
  95. 8.6: Covid-19
  96. 8.7: Influenza
  97. 8.8: Malaria
  98. 8.9: Cancer
  99. 8.10: Geography of Care
  100. 8.11: Health Care Systems
  101. 8.12: Women's Reproductive Rights
  102. 8.13: Demographic Transition Model
  103. 8.14: Housing and Public Spaces
  104. 8.15: End of Chapter Synthesis
  105. 9: Political Geography
  106. 9.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  107. 9.2: Geography and Politics
  108. 9.2.1: Cooperation Between States
  109. 9.2.2: Military Alliances- Terrorism
  110. 9.2.3: Economic Alliances- European Union and NAFTA
  111. 9.2.4: Boundaries and Boundary Disputes
  112. 9.3: Politics and Power
  113. 9.3.1: Federalism vs the Unitary State
  114. 9.3.2: Separatist Movements
  115. 9.3.3: Self-Determination and Constructed Identities
  116. 9.3.4: Political Cultures
  117. 9.3.5: Western Libertarians
  118. 9.3.6: Southern Traditionalists
  119. 9.3.7: New England Progressives
  120. 9.3.8: Centrists
  121. 9.3.9: Origins of Political Orientation
  122. 9.3.10: Electoral Politics- Boundary Drawing
  123. 9.3.11: Gerrymandering
  124. 9.3.12: Electoral Cartography
  125. 9.3.13: Political Landscapes
  126. 9.3.14: Greek Love Affair
  127. 9.4: Crime and Punishment
  128. 9.4.1: Spatial Patterns of Crime
  129. 9.4.2: Geography of Punishment
  130. 9.4.3: Crime Mapping and Analysis
  131. 9.4.4: Social Disorganization Theory
  132. 9.4.5: Modeling Crime and Hot Spot Analysis
  133. 9.4.6: Broken Windows Theory and Zero Tolerance Policing
  134. 9.4.7: Temperance Movements
  135. 9.4.8: White Lightning
  136. 9.4.9: Marijuana and Medical Marijuana
  137. 9.4.10: Opioid Crisis
  138. 9.5: End of Chapter Synthesis
  139. 10: Urbanization
  140. 10.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  141. 10.2: The Spread of Urbanization
  142. 10.3: Dark Ages
  143. 10.4: Urban Revival in Europe
  144. 10.5: Industrial Revolution and Urbanization
  145. 10.6: Urban Patterns
  146. 10.7: Sustainable Cities vs. Suburban Sprawl
  147. 10.8: Industry and Trade Situations- Through Urbanization Lens
  148. 10.9: Central Place Theory and Urban Morphology
  149. 10.10: Concentric Ring Model and Other Models
  150. 10.11: City Life
  151. 10.12: FHA, Redlining and Urban Renewal
  152. 10.13: Interstate Highway System and Edge Cities
  153. 10.14: Suburban Disfunction, Capital Flight and Gentrification
  154. 10.15: Organic Model and Economic Model
  155. 10.16: Displacement
  156. 10.17: City as Place
  157. 10.18: End of Chapter Synthesis
  158. 11: Geographies of Economies and Industries
  159. 11.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  160. 11.2: Primary Sector
  161. 11.3: Secondary Sector
  162. 11.4: Import Substitution Industrialization
  163. 11.5: Tertiary Sector
  164. 11.6: Quaternary Sector
  165. 11.7: Business Geography
  166. 11.8: Site Location Analysis
  167. 11.9: Marketing Geography
  168. 11.10: Industry Introduction
  169. 11.11: History of Industrialization
  170. 11.12: Industrial Geography
  171. 11.13: Transportation
  172. 11.14: The Expansion and Decline of Industry
  173. 11.15: Global Production
  174. 11.16: Deindustrialization
  175. 11.17: End of Chapter Synthesis
  176. 12: Development Geography
  177. 12.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  178. 12.2: Global, National, Regional and Local Patterns
  179. 12.3: How Does a Country Improve Its Wealth and Well-Being?
  180. 12.4: Protectionist Model
  181. 12.5: 2 Models in Global Context
  182. 12.6: Rostow's Stages of Economic Development
  183. 12.7: New Models of Development
  184. 12.8: End of Chapter Synthesis
  185. 13: Agricultural Geography, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
  186. 13.1: Chapter Introduction and Objectives
  187. 13.2: Agricultural Geography
  188. 13.2.1: Agricultural Practices
  189. 13.2.2: Pastoralism
  190. 13.2.3: Intensive Subsistence Agriculture
  191. 13.2.4: Commercial Agriculture
  192. 13.2.5: Commercial Gardening and Fruit Farming
  193. 13.2.6: Agriculture around the world
  194. 13.2.7: Plantation Agriculture
  195. 13.2.8: Spanish Land Grants
  196. 13.2.9: Agricultural Regions
  197. 13.2.10: Von Thünen’s Model
  198. 13.2.11: Global Changes in Food Production and Consumption
  199. 13.3: Food
  200. 13.3.1: Geography of BBQ
  201. 13.3.2: Meat, Wood and Flavorings
  202. 13.3.3: Corn, Sugar, Farm Policy and Public Health
  203. 13.3.4: Food Key Terms
  204. 13.4: Natural Resources
  205. 13.4.1: Non-renewable Energy Resources
  206. 13.4.2: Renewable Energy Sources
  207. 13.4.3: Pollution
  208. 13.4.4: Preservation of Natural Resources
  209. 13.5: Sustainable Development Overview
  210. Back Matter
  211. Index
  212. Glossary
  213. Detailed Licensing