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[4] The four traditions of geography have been widely used to teach geography in the classroom as a compromise between a single definition and memorization of many distinct sub-themes. [2] [5] There are many competing methods to organize geography. [6] The original four traditions have had several proposed changes. [5] [6]
Subdividing geography is challenging, as the discipline is broad, interdisciplinary, ancient, and has been approached differently by different cultures. Attempts have gone back centuries, and include the "Four traditions of geography" and applied "branches." [5] [6] [7]
The culture of South America draws on diverse cultural traditions. These include the native cultures of the peoples that inhabited the continents prior to the arrival of the Europeans; European cultures, brought mainly by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the French; African cultures, whose presence derives from a long history of New World slavery; and the United States, particularly via mass ...
Cultural geography is a subfield within human geography.Though the first traces of the study of different nations and cultures on Earth can be dated back to ancient geographers such as Ptolemy or Strabo, cultural geography as academic study firstly emerged as an alternative to the environmental determinist theories of the early 20th century, which had believed that people and societies are ...
Notes on the Historical Geography of Southwestern Cuisine" Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 43, 2001; Reed, John Shelton. The Enduring South: Subcultural Persistence in Mass Society (1986) (ISBN 0-8078-4162-5) Reed, John Shelton. My Tears Spoiled My Aim: And Other Reflections on Southern Culture (1993) (ISBN 0-8262-0886-X)
The presence of major industrial, commercial, and governmental institutions in the city and towns, as well as the increasing migration of other people into the area, has not prevented the Ga people from maintaining aspects of their traditional culture, even though Twi is an important immigrant language in their lands.
[3] [4] Other influences include Australian Aboriginal culture, the traditions brought to the country by waves of immigration from around the world, [5] and the culture of the United States. [6] The cultural divergence and evolution that has occurred over the centuries since European settlement has resulted in a distinctive Australian culture.
Cultural property includes the physical, or "tangible" cultural heritage, such as artworks. These are generally split into two groups of movable and immovable heritage. Immovable heritage includes buildings (which themselves may include installed art such as organs, stained glass windows, and frescos), large industrial installations, residential projects, or other historic places and monum