Culture Geography

Culture Geography

• Culture charateristics are parts of a groups everyday life. They are the ideas and themes which the group will teach to all members. These same Xharateristics can also link or divide a religions. Example: language, religions and ethic heritage.

Language:

• Arabic unites the Arab world
• Spanish unites the Hispanic world
• Brazil is the only South American nation which does not speak Spanish. it speak Portuguese
• Canada is a bilingual nation. French and English are their official language.
• U.S does not have official language

Culture:

• Switzerland has multiple language but very little conflict between the group.
• English is now considered the word language and is used for mist business.

Ethnic Heritage:

• In Yugoslavia, many ethnic groups were made into one country ( Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Abanians)
• When strong leadership died out, the different groups fought a very bloody cicil war and now they all have separate countries. 
• In the countries of Rwanda and Burundi in Africa, 2 ethnic groups are dominant, the Tutsis and the Hutus.
• The Hutus are dominant in one and they persecute the Tutsis and the Tutsis are dominant in the other.
• And they persecute the Hutus. It has led to almost constant war between the groups
• The United States and Switzerland have peacefully merged multiple ethnic groups in their countries,
• Korea and Japan have primarily one ethnic groups
• On the island of Cyprus, the Greeks and the Turks try to gain control