Chapter 2 Vocab

Question 1

Define: Subcultures

Answer 1

Groups within a dominant culture

Question 2

Define: material culture

Answer 2

All objects or things made and used by members of a cultural group: buildings, furniture, clothing, artwork, etc.

Question 3

Define: non-material culture

Answer 3

A wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings that are transmitted across generations of a given society.

Question 4

Define: folk

Answer 4

Describes rural people who live in an old-fashioned way. Homogeneous. Strong family. Man made things.

Question 5

Define: folk geography

Answer 5

The study of the spatial patterns and ecology of these traditional groups

Question 6

Define: popular culture

Answer 6

Generated from and concentrated mainly in urban areas

Question 7

Define: indigenous culture

Answer 7

Indigenous- native or of native origin. Thought of as subcultures (folk and indigenous) in relation to a dominant popular culture

Question 8

Define: placelessness

Answer 8

A spatial standardization that diminishes regional variety and demeans the human spirit

Question 9

Define: Vernacular culture region

Answer 9

The product of the spatial perception of the population at large

Question 10

Define: Convergence hypothesis

Answer 10

Cultures are converging(becoming more alike)

Question 11

Define: Local consumption cultures

Answer 11

The consumption practices and preferences formed in specific places and historical moments

Question 12

Define: Consumer nationalism

Answer 12

Local customers avoid imported products and favor locally produced alternatives

Question 13

Define: Colonialism

Answer 13

Indigenous populations were often accused of destroying the environment.

Question 14

Define: ITK

Answer 14

(Indigenous Technical Knowledge)

the detailed local knowledge about environment and land use

Question 15

Define: Subsistence economies

Answer 15

Those that are oriented primarily toward production for local consumption, rather than the production of commodities for sale on the market

Question 16

Define: Agroforestry

Answer 16

Farming systems that combine the growing of crops with the cultivation of agricultural crops

Question 17

Define: leisure landscapes

Answer 17

Designed to entertain people on weekends and vacations… Included as part of a larger tourist experience
(Ex: Disney World)

Question 18

Define: amenity landscapes

Answer 18

Regions with attractive natural features, desirable vacation or retirement homes.
(Ex. Forests, scenic mountains or lakes)