Unit 3 Regional and Cultural Geo vocab and places to know

A set of beliefs, values, and practices

• social institutions

• culture region

• culture

• technology

A minaret is

• A type of musical instrument
• A tall, slender tower typically part of a mosque with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
• A type of traditional dance
• A type of architectural column

North Africa and Southwestern Asian between three continents-Europe, Africa and Asia

• Middle East

• Latin America

• Francophone World

Southern part of the U.S. because of the warm and sunny climate of the region.

• Wheat Belt

• Sun Belt

• Great Plains

• Rust Belt

Formerly the “Steel Belt”, Northeastern and Midwestern states that were previously home to more than 50% of the manufacturing jobs in the U.S

• Rust Belt

• Wheat Belt

• Sun Belt

• Great Plains

This language that has become an international business language

• French

• Spanish

• English

• Portuguese

Disputed territory-between India and Pakistan

• Kashmir

• Kurdistan

• Golan Heights

An international humanitarian movement that was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering

• Red Cross

• NAFTA

• NATO

• EU

French speaking province in Canada

• Quebec

• Alberta

• Manitoba

• Nova Scotia

An ethnic group without a country, example: the Kurds

• stateless nation

• disputed territory

• province

• county