Unit 3, topics 3.1-3.4 Flashcards

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T/F Physical Landscape does not vary within a country

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F: It can vary a lot

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T/F: Anything built by humans is part of the cultural landscape

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T

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3
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T/F Traditional architectural styles have not been adopted by pop culture

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False

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4
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Globalized pop culture is associated with…

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Postmodern and contemporary architecture

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5
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T/F in folk cultures people do not have clearly defined gender-specific roles

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F: Usually men are hunters and earn for the family, women usually stay home, caregivers

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6
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T/F In pop culture, gender specific roles are challenged

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T

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7
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T/F Cultural regions always follow political borders

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False

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8
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Placelessness

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Modern places all look the same

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9
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Cultural landscape

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The visible reflection of culture, built environment

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10
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Examples of elements of the cultural landscape

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Protected wilderness areas, signage, schools,office buildings

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Traditional Architecture

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Reflects beliefs and traditions, usually constructed with materials available

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12
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How are spanish adobe homes common in the southwest US an example of traditional architecture?

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Its a folk architecture style, and it is made with mud that was available

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13
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How are colonial homes in New England an example of traditional architecture?

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They are made with the wood from the area, and had steep roofs for snow.

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14
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When was postmodern architecture developed

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After the 1960s

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15
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What is postmodern architecture?

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Structures that contain concrete and brick, are tall, and have steel and glass siding

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16
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When was contemporary architecture developed?

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The 21st century

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17
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What does contemporary arachitecture look like?

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It is large and stretches the boundaries of height and width.

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18
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Ethnic Enclaves

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An area where one culture that is not the nationality clusters

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19
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Gendered spaces are..

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places where women or men are accepted

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20
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What is an example of a gendered space in Iran and India?

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Parks and other public spaces are usually men or women only

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21
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Culture realms are

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Areas that combine different culture regions that have some common traits

22
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Give examples of sacred spaces

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Mountains and rocks (shinto), Mt. Sinai (jews chrisitans and Muslims), Jerusalem

23
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Decsribe some common physical traits of Hinduism

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Large carved temples, pray at ganges river, believes in cremation

24
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Describe some common traits of Buddhism

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focus is on nature and peace, stupas are sacred places, pagodas are temples people can enter, cremation is personal choice

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Describe some common traits about Judaisim
were a diaspora(had to diffuse because of exile), worship in synagogues
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Describe some common traits of Islam
Pray in Mosques(Like Taj Majal), each mosque has a minaret (tall beacons), burial is ASAP
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Describe some common traits of Shinto
The cultural hearth is Japan, the focus is honoring ancestors, common architecture is a torii (gateway into sacred space)
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Charter group
The first culture to settle and organize an area
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Who was the charter group for the Americas?
The native americans
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What group is most commonly found in the south east of the US?
African Americans
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Whata group is concentrated in the southwest of the US?
Latin Americans
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What group is concentrated in the west of the US?
Asians
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What are the ten major culture realms?
Indian Sino Japanese Slavic Islamic South East Asian! Austral European Sub Saharan African Anglo americam Latin American European Sally sea shore is almost always late so I exit
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Where can Anglo American culture realm be found?
North America above Mexico
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Where can the Latin American cultural realm be found.
South America Mexico and under
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Where can European culture realm be found?
Europe
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Where can Slavic culture realm be found?
Russia 🇷🇺🪆
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Where can Islamic culture realm be found?
Above Sun Saharan Africa, in the Middle East
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Where can the Sub-Saharan African culture realm be found?
Sub Saharan Africa
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Where can the Sino-Japanese culture realm be found?
Japan, parts of china?
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Where can the Indian culture realm be found?
India, countries near it
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Where can the Southeast Asian culture realm be found?
The pacific islands
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Where can the Austral European culture realm be found?
Australia
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Culture hearth
Where culture began
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Where are the Congregationalists found in the US?
New England since 1600s
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Where are the Baptists and Methodists found in the US?
Southeast since 1800’s
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Where are the Lutherans found in the US?
Midwest since 1800s
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Where are the Mormons found in the US?
UTAH since mid-1800’s because of religious persecution in Missouri
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Where are the Roman Catholics found in the US?
Northeast and southeast
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Where are the Jews, Hindus and Muslims found in the US?
Urban areas
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What is amalgamation theory?
The US is a melting pot