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Population and Cities of the World

Cultural and Human Geography

An exploration of how language, religion, and culture are distributed across the human world, and how they diffuse, mix, and change through migration, trade, and globalization.

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A condensed, point-by-point summary of the module, for reviewing right before a test or exam.

  1. World Language Families. Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan, and other language families map onto distinct world regions and multilingual states.
  2. The Geography of World Religions. Christianity, Islam, Dharmic religions, and their sacred geographies shape distinct regional patterns worldwide.
  3. Cultural Landscapes and the Built Environment. Vernacular architecture, agricultural patterns, urban form, and place names all record culture written onto land.
  4. Cultural Diffusion and Globalization. Cultural traits spread through diffusion, global hubs, diasporas, and historic trade routes, reshaping cuisine and identity.
  5. Tourism and Cultural Heritage. Mass tourism, heritage sites, ecotourism, and overtourism reveal the shifting geography of global travel.
  6. Identity, Ethnicity, and Everyday Space. Regional nationalism, ethnic enclaves, indigenous land rights, gender, and sport shape identity across everyday space.
  7. Popular Culture and Material Life. Music, fashion, festivals, cuisine, and digital media form distinct, mobile regional expressions of culture.
  8. Postcolonial Identity and Cultural Geography Today. Postcolonial landscapes, multiculturalism, sacred sites, and soft power shape cultural geography in the present.

This module continues after "Political Geography and Territorial Boundaries" in the syllabus. If you haven't reviewed it yet, it may help set the context.

Key points

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1World Language Families
2Cultural Landscapes and the Built Environment
3Tourism and Cultural Heritage
4Identity, Ethnicity, and Everyday Space
5Postcolonial Identity and Cultural Geography Today

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Final test

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Optional mini-games

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Review Flashcards

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Memory

Match each concept with its definition in as few attempts as possible.

Time Attack

Answer true or false statements before time runs out.

Chronological Order

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Further reading

Bibliography and cited sources used to create this module.

  • Rowntree, L., Lewis, M., Price, M., and Wyckoff, W. (2020). Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World. Harlow: Pearson.
  • Jordan-Bychkov, T. G. and Domosh, M. (2008). The Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography. New York: W. H. Freeman.
  • Nye, J. S. (2004). Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics. New York: PublicAffairs.
  • UNESCO. "World Heritage List." https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/
  • UNESCO. "Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger." https://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/