We Are What We BuildCultural Geography

SOL WG.3a,b

http://users.erols.com/zenithco/tajmahal.html

The Taj Mahal Agra, India

Built by Mughal leader Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife.

Sydney Opera House

Sydney, Australia

http://www.nps.gov/stli/mainmenu.htm

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”

~Emma Lazarus

Statue of Liberty

New York Harbor

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~brvs/kaaba.html

The Kaaba

Located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the Kaaba is the most sacred site for Muslims. A Muslim must take the hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca at least once in his/her life.

http://www.igc.apc.org/ddickerson/western-wall.gif

The Western Wall in Jerusalem: Also known as the

Wailing Wall

http://www.sacredsites.com/1st30/domeof.html

http://www.sacredsites.com/1st30/domeof.html

The Dome of the Rock

Jerusalem: This Muslim holy site was built on the remains of the Temple of Solomon, a holy site for Jews

http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/go-visual.asp?MFAJ01wh0

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Jerusalem: This church was built on the site where Christians believe that Jesus Christ was crucified.

The Kremlin (means “fortress”)Moscow, Russia: now the seat of the Russian government and the center of the Russian Orthodox Church. Contains Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral.

http://wwwusers.imaginet.fr/~chouard/

The Eiffel Tower

Built in Paris for the 1889 World’s Fair.

The Parisians hated it at first. Now the tower stands as a symbol for the “City of Lights”

http://legis.state.va.us/vaonline/v.htm

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Virginia Capitol Building: Richmond

http://www.planetware.com/photos/US/DCWM3.HTM

The Washington Monument

This is the world’s largest obelisk outside of Egypt.

http://www.nps.gov/whho/index.htm

http://www.planetware.com/photos/US/DCWH3.HTM

The White House

http://www.nps.gov/linc/

http://www.nps.gov/linc/symbol/symbol.htm

http://www.planetware.com/photos/US/DCLM1.HTM

Mosque

Islamic house of worship

Church

Christian house of worship

Grand Canyon

http://www.fgsd.winnipeg.mb.ca/vmc/swaweb/cc/ccswow6.htm

The Pyramids at Giza

The ancient Egyptians used manual labor and wooden tools to build these magnificent tombs for pharoahs.

Cathedral

Large Roman Catholic

(Christian) house of worship

Igloo

Mediterranean Tiled Roof

Fales

Found in Pacific Islands (warm weather)

Yurts

Nomadic (portable) homes found in Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Chalets

Originally found in Switzerland (snowy, cold regions)

Castles

Built for monarchs of Europe

Remember:

• Regional landscapes reflect cultural characteristics of their inhabitants

• All cultures have specific styles of architecture

• Areas of different climates can be shown in building styles

• Statues and Monuments reflect religious and governmental aspects of cultures

Cultural Differences – Unifying or Dividing?

LanguagesArab World – ArabicHispanic World – SpanishBrazil – PortugueseCanada – English(Quebec) – FrenchSwitzerland – multiple languagesEnglish – universal language

Ethnic Heritage•Yugoslavia – Serbians, Bosnians,

Albanians, Croats•Burundi and Rwanda – Hutus/Tutsis•US and Switzerland – melting pot

(multiple)•Korea and Japan – single ethnicity•Cyprus – Greeks/Turks

Religion (as unifying)

•Hinduism – in India (90+ %)•Judaism – Israel/US/Europe•Buddhism – Asia (China)•Christianity – US (worldwide)•Islam – Muslim World (Middle East)

Religion (as dividing force)

• Conflicts between Hindus of India and Muslims of Pakistan

• Conflict between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland (both are Christian denominations)

• Conflict between Jews, Christians, and Muslims, all claiming Jerusalem as religious heritage site.

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