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conflict management
cultural adaptation
death and burial
decision-making
economic system
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food
gathering
gender roles
geography
gifts and reciprocity
God
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life cycle
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music
names
old people
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politics
pregnancy
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relatives
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religious system/organizations
sexual relations
sin
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social demography
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universe
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war
weaning
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working
youth

blog 4

 

blog subject:

Describe the geography of your area.

 

reading:

 

resource questions for blog research:

geography

What percentage of these people currently live in cities, and what percentage in villages?
What natural contacts exist between this people and other ethnolinguistic groups living outside this region?
What are the major towns, cities, and villages where they live?
How much movement is there from villages to cities and vice versa? How much interaction between city and villages is there?
In what major urban centres do these people live?
How does the terrain affect the people’s lifestyle (health, livelihood, isolation etc.)?
What are the terrain and climate like?
In what geographic region are they dispersed?
What is the total population of this people?
What are the local natural resources?
To what extent does geography dictate economics for this people?
How many have access to television and radio?
What technological trends do you see among this people?
How many have electricity?
Briefly describe the people's physical and political environment.
What boundaries exist between people in this city or people group? What is their significance for church planting?
Where are they traveling?