Chapter 7: Cultural Identities/Landscapes Flashcards
Folk culture
small, local, simple barter economy, rural
Popular culture
for the masses, trendy, global, commodity based economy, urban, well connected
Where did hip hop originate?
The South Bronx
Landscape
composition of man made or modified spaces that are background to life
Lanscape as palimpsest
contains traces from the past, can see the past layers written over by the new
Lie of the Land Don Mitchell
agricultural landscape of California hid the fact that Latino migrant workers were being taken advantage of
Vernacular landscapes
everyday average places like trailer parks
Symbolic landscapes
landscapes that symbolize a place or have emotional value like the Eiffel Tower
Metes and bounds
irregular land parcels based on medieval open field system
French long lot system
long lots with access to water, house, garden, agriculture, woods, and pond
US Public land survey
broke land down into 1 mile by 1 mile blocks and gave away as parcels
one downside = didn’t pay attention to physical geographical barriers
Spanish rancheros
large land grants that followed topography given to wealthy/prominent Spanish citizens
Ahupua’a system of land
followed the land and gave people access to all parts of environments on island (drew line following topography from tip of island to the sea)
HOUSING STYLES from 2nd test study guide
chapter 7 landscape interpretation part 1 powerpoint
