hum geo unit 3 Flashcards
culture
comprised of shared practices, technologies, attitudes and behaviors trasmitted by a society
Folk culture
practiced by small homogenous, rurl, close kint group, which lives in isolaiton. Like Amish. Smaller sclae, through relaction dffusion. Has isolation form other cultures, tradition contrals. has restistance to chage. Anonymos origins and diffuses only through MIGRATION
local culture
a group in a place that sees itself as a community that shares experices, customs, and traits that distinguish from others. wants to hold on to their culture.
cultural lag
when pop culture is behind
pouplar culture
found in large heterogenous society that shares habits despite differences. changes over time, is more urban. The wide distribution, hosing stypes, and comrcilized foods create sense of placelessss
material culture
the physical objects in a culture, food, clothing, arts
Carl Sauer
cultural landscape
non material cultural
aspects of culture you can not touch, like language and religion
jew food taboos
only eat animlas tht chew cud, have cloven fee, cant mix meat and milk, only eat fish with fins or scales, and food has to be kosher
muslim food taboos
no pork or alcohol
hidndo food taboo
no cows
folk music and coloting
music : trasmited orally, content events on daily life
cloting: stlye developed for farming
folk and pop housing
enviornment influecnes housing, smilir styles due to climate and topograpgy of area.
folk architecture
agricultural such as fields, terraces, grain stroage, and dwellings
placeless ness
created by popculture