Our Dynamic World 5: Culture and Identity covers such topics as: - Race - Language - Religion - Nationality. Our Dynamic World 5: Culture and Identity is written for Higher Level students; this is the only part of their examination where essay-type answers are required. It draws on concepts and examples already introduced in earlier `Our Dynamic World' textbooks in order to reinforce the student's grasp of key issues.

Packed with full-colour diagrams, maps and photographs. Contains plenty of activities which test the student's ability to handle a variety of examination-type questions.

New syllabus checklist is included for ease of reference.

This book is part of a book series called Our Dynamic World .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Gill .

Patrick O'Dwyer teaches Geography at St Joseph's Secondary School, Doon, Co. Limerick. He has written several textbooks for both Junior and Leaving Certificate students.

This book has the following chapters: Section 1 The Dynamics of Population 1 Racial and Ethnic Groups 2 Racial Location Patterns and Racial Characteristics 3 Multiracial Societies 4 Racial Mixing 5 Racial Conflict 6 The Impact of Colonisation and Migration on Racial Patterns 7 Language as a Cultural Indicator 8 The Origin and Spread of Languages 9 The Influence of Mass Media on Language 10 Policies for Survival of Minority Languages 11 Religion as a Cultural Indicator 12 The Distribution of the World's Major Religions 13 The Relationship Between Church and State 14 Religious Conflict 15 Everyday Expressions of Culture and Identity Section 2 Nationality 16 The Nation-State 17 Issues Relating to Physical and Political Boundaries 18 Cultural Groups Within Nation-States 19 Cultural Groups Without Nationality 20 Conflicts Between National Governments and Cultural Groups Section 3 21 Case Study: Germany