Chapter 2: Human Geography

how people in a region live, behave, and think

• region

• culture

• civilizations

• collection

object that stands for something else

• object

• collection

• symbol

• american flag

a society that has highly developed culture and technology

• culture

• town

• civilizations

• culture regions

-expressions include language, religion, beliefs, customs, and arts

-reflected in symbols

• customs

• symbol

• culture regions

• culture

-areas that are unified by common cultural traits, or characteristics.

-Example: Latin, America

• culture

• culture religions

• symbol

• civilizations

set of beliefs and practices that is often focused on one or more deities/gods

• regions

• religion

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

Belief in one deity

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• religion

• code of Conduct

belief in many deities

• culture religion

• symbol

• Polytheistic

• Sacred Scriptures

Elements of Religion

• Deity

• Poctrine

• Sacred Scripture

• Code of Conduct

• Culture

system in which people produce, buy, and sell things

• Symbol

• Capital

• Buddhism

• Economy