One method of attempting to preserve a culture is to demarcate or solidify control over particular spaces or regions. Often people will fight to preserve their culture. It can diffuse, contract, intensify, and expand. Cultures can often change without moving as well, via innovation or through interaction with others.Ĭulture is a shared set of meanings, such as values and beliefs and practices and ideas, which are lived through the material and symbolic practices of everyday life. Certain aspects of culture can diffuse, or move, into new places or be adopted and adapted by other cultures. The most important thing to understand about cultural geography is that culture constantly changes. Unlike borders based on physical geographic barriers, cultural borders are never fixed and are often fuzzy. The concepts around which European identities and cultures have developed in the last millennium include religion, language, and ethnic or national identity.
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Give groups maps according to the examples they are assigned: Assign each group one of the four examples from the worksheet to research, using the provided websites. Allow students to ask questions about the examples or the task before breaking into small groups.ĭivide students into small groups of four. Use the glossary in the Background & Vocabulary tab of this activity to provide vocabulary support, as needed. Distribute copies of the worksheet Human Geography Research Project to each student. Tell students that they will work in small groups to research specific examples of human geography and borders in Europe. Ask: What cultural features do you think are most likely to cause conflict? Why? If students struggle to identify relevant cultural features, write a list of cultural features that might cause conflict, such as religious views, marriage and family traditions, language differences, types of work, and education. Lead a whole-class discussion about cultural features-such as ethnicity and traditions-that can cause conflict among different groups.
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Remind students that Lesson 7 focused on the United Kingdom and Ireland and their history of conflict because of religion and language.
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Have a whole-class discussion about cultural conflicts.