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Human Geography Ch. 4 Flashcards

1
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The way of life of a particular group of people

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Culture

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2
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Characteristics of culutre

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  • Material items (knowledge included)
  • Beliefs and customs
  • Language and religion
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3
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How is culture carried?

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Migration

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4
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Repetitive act of a group and becomes widely adopted by a population

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Custom

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5
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Practice by small, homogeneous groups living in isolated, rural areas

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Folk Culture

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Characteristics of folk culture

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  • Anonymous hearth(s) (center)
  • Anonymous sources
  • Unknown dates
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7
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How does folk culture diffuse?

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  • Slowly
  • On a small scale
  • Mainly through migration
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8
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Folk culture has ______ change

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little

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9
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What factors influence folk culture?

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local, physical, and cultural factors

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10
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Popular culture is found in large ________ societies

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heterogeneous

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Popular culture is typically _______ to a specific person or corporation in a particular place

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traceable

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12
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Popular culture is usually product of ________ countries

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developed

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13
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________ diffusion (hierarchial) facilitated by technology for popular culture

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Rapid

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14
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Examples of rapid diffusion in popular culture

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Music and fast food

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15
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How does popular culture change?

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Rapidly and frequently

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16
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What is the main obstacle of popular culture?

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Lack of income to purchase material

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17
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Characteristics of folk music

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  • Composed anonymously
  • Transmitted orally
  • Contents derived from daily life
  • Travels by migration
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18
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Where is the leading center for recording music in 21st century

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Nashville

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19
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Characteristics of Popular Music

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  • Composed by specific individuals
  • Commercial purposes (Sold or Performed)
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20
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What diffused popular music to other countries?

21
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Called football outside North America

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Soccer’s Folk Culture

22
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What is the popular culture of soccer?

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The World Cup that is played every 4 years

23
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Examples of folk sports that people elsewhere may not understand

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cricket, hockey, martial arts, baseball, football, lacrosse, pickleball

24
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What is popular food influenced by?

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Changing cultural values and economic conditions

25
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What is folk food influenced by?

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By what is available in particular environments

26
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How a location’s physical features affects how food tastes

27
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Characteristics of Terrior

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  • Climate
  • Landforms
  • Soil
28
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Restriction on behavior imposed by social custom

29
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Folk food differ ________ within and among regions

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significantly

30
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Examples of biblical taboos

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  • Muslims and pork
  • Hindus and cows
31
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What is folk clothing designed for?

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Agriculture and climate

32
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What is the importance of the use of folk costumes?

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Use of folk costumes may persist to preserve past memories or attract tourists

33
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_________ has extended influence of some folk clothing

34
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Characteristics of Popular Clothing?

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  • Generally reflects occupation
  • Wealth influences clothing
35
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Diffusion via _______ has extended influence of popular clothing (ex: jeans)

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technology

36
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What is the world’s most popular media format?

37
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The average human watches more than ______ hours of TV a day

38
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The average person in the U.S. watches ______ hours of TV a day

39
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World’s most popular social media platforms

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Facebook, Twitter (X), and Instagram

40
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Virus inserted into a computer system that is often downloaded by accident

41
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Form of malware that encrypts victim’s files and makes them inaccessible until a ransom is paid

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Ransomware

42
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___ of internet users live in countries where criticism of government are subjected to censorship, especially in ______

43
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What are the challenges of folk culture?

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  • Loss of traditional values
  • Imposition of popular culture through diffusion of media
44
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What is an example of loss of traditional values

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Women working outside the home

45
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What are the challenges of popular culture?

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  • Tends to produce more uniform landscape (ex: gas, food, lodging)
  • Folk customs survive in places dominated by popular culture (ex: McDonalds)
  • Pop. Culture can pollute the landscape by modifying (ex: Golf Courses)
46
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Why does popular culture have the potential to pollute the landscape by modifying?

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Increased income and leisure time

47
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Migrants are challenged by …

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Government Immigration Policies

48
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Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of same nationality previously migrated there

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Chain Migration

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