The Gods Must Be Crazy Study Guide

                          

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WHAT TO DO:

 

Use what you have learned in class about the 5 themes of geography and the elements of culture to fill in this study guide. Read through the questions before watching the film so you will know what to look for and when to take notes.

 

 

 

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

 

GEOGRAPHY

 

Absolute and Relative

 

Locations:

            Cape Town:

           

            Botswana :

 

Place

            Natural Features:

 

 

 

 

 

Human Features:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human/Environmental Interaction

Changed Environment:

Adapted:

 

 

 

Movement: (hint: the students trekking through the valley is NOT a good example of movement.)

 

 

 

 

Region

(What are the 3 main regions shown in the film?)

 

 

 

CULTURE

           

Language:

 

Food, Shelter, Work, Customs, Traditions, Gender Roles

 

 

 

 

Family Organization

 

 

 

Economy

 

 

 

Government

 

 

 

Religion

 

 

What type of discipline did the San People use with their children? Would this work in the U.S.?

 

 

 

How was the decision about the coke bottle made?

 

 

Why does Xi think the Europeans are gods?

 

 

 

The BIG question:

         What is the coke bottle that should be thrown off the edge of the world, in your life, your family’s life, your culture? That is, what thing has come in from outside and has disrupted the good order of things? How did it come in to your life? What has it done to disrupt things? How will you get rid of it (throw it off the edge of the world?)