keskiviikko 17. huhtikuuta 2013

7th grade GEO project: 5. Culture

5th topic is all about culture. Language and religion make up the most what we call culture. In Europe we have this Idea of a national state but actually most countries have many languages and religions. People speaking a different language than the majority often form a separate minority. In Finland we have minorities such as the Swedish speaking minority and the Sami people in the north. 

You have a language map about language families in your book. This EU site shows both language families and the languages in them.

Search books and reliable sites for information about languages, religions and minorities in your country and make the maps! Then the main thing is to DESCRIBE the distribution of  for instance languages in the country. Also try to explain why some language is spoken in these regions. Same thing of course with religions and minorities. You will soon notice that they are very much connected.

Of course culture is much more than just language and religion. You can also describe for example local habits, clothing or music. Pictures are also very much welcome in this topic! 

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