Ch.4 AP Human Geography (Folk and Popular Culture)

Question 0

Culture

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The values, material artifacts, and political institutions of a particular group of people within a region. In other words it refers to the entire set of customs within a region.

Question 1

Folk Culture

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A culture that is traditionally practices primarily by small, homogenous groups living in isolated rural areas. Small- scale, more about relocation difffusion.

Question 2

Habit

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A repetitive act that a particular INDIVIDUAL performs.

Question 3

Custom

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A repetitive task of a group, performed to an extent where it becomes a characteristic of the whole group.

Question 4

Popular Culture

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Culture that is found in large heterogenous (differing) societies that share certain habits despite differences in personal characteristics. Large-Scale, based on rapid communication systems, transportation etc. More about hierarchical diffusion.

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Spatial distribution

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The physical location of geographic phenomena across space, important in determining relation between material culture and physical environment.

Question 6

Hearth

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The center of innovation, where social customs originate. The _________s of Popular cultures is often the product of economically advanced societies. While Folk Culture usually has anonymous _______s

Question 7

Folk Songs

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Songs that are composed anonymously and transmitted orally. (Usually) – Country Music is an example.

Question 8

Popular Songs

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Music that is written by specific individuals for the purpose of being sold to a large number of people. Originated around 1900 with the advent of the music hall and vaudeville. Tin Pan alley was also a famous hearth for this type of music.

Question 9

vaudeville

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stage entertainment made up of various acts, such as dancing, singing, comedy, and magic shows.

Question 10

Tin Pan Alley

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Name given to the collection of New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

Question 11

Armed Forces Radio Network

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The ______ _______ ______ ____________ began the diffusion of American popular music during World War 2.

Question 12

Amish

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An American follower of the Mennonite Religion that settled in Pennslyvania because of William’s Penn promise of cheap land, also relocated to Iowa, Illionos, Ontaria, etc.

Question 13

Isolation

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Folk culture is clusterd mainly because relative ________ promotes cultural diversity in regions. Also depends in a small amount on environmental characteristics.

Question 14

Vidal de la Blanche

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19th century geographer who argues that Folk food habits are derived from the environment, Argument goes like:” People must adapt food prefrences to conditions of environment – an example of environmental determinism.

Question 15

Building

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The distinctive _____________ materials used to construct folk houses is influenced partly by the resources available in the environment.

Question 16

Fred Kniffen

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________ __________ considered the house to be a reflection of cultural heritage, current fashion, functional needs, environmental factors. Also identified 3 major nodes of folk house forms( New England, Middle Atlantic, and Lower Chesapeake.

Question 17

Modern Style

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The name of the style of house styling that was popular in the US in the period from 1945 - 1960, replaced by neo-eclectic style. Subdivisions include minimal traditional, ranch, split level, contemporary and shed style.

Question 18

Neo-eclectic

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The most important house style in the US since the 1960s is known as ___________. Subdivisions include mansard, neo tudor, neo-french, and neo-colonial.

Question 19

Higher income

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_________ __________ in MDC’s influences the goods that people buy(Think Normal goods), Allows consumers to pursue the latest fashions.

Question 20

Jeans

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Probably the most important symbol of the diffusion of Western Popular Culture.

Question 21

Censorship

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Outside of most Western countries, governments control most of the television stations and engage in _______________.