Definitions: Culture, Cultural Geography, and Cultural Landscapes |
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Culture is
mostly easily defined as "learned
behavior" and consists of several critical elements: Optional: create USA language maps by county |
Cultures are Cultural geography consists of Cultural landscapes consist of |
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The
seasons and sunrises and
sunsets
are also an important
aspects of human experiences and do alter
the appearance and biological and human dynamics of landscapes. But
weather
and climate are neither permanent features of the cultural landscape nor
result in different cultural landscapes per se.Snow, for example, on an Amish farmstead or a skyscraper does not alter the fundamental differences between these two profoundly different cultural landscapes. Yet, forest fires dramatically alter vegetative and built environments, as the California fires of October 2003 illustrate -- the most destructive wildfires in history: 20 deaths, 1,800 homes burned, 567,000 acres (about 890 square miles) burned from Mexico to Los Angeles.
Culturally, what really is a 100 percent "American"? |
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