AP Human Geography -Chapter 4- – Flashcards
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cultural regions
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a part of earth's surface that has common cultural elements
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formal regions
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uniform, homogenous, has a specific boundary
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functional regions
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organized around a focal point
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vernacular regions
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self described
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core
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zone of greatest concentration or homogeneity of the culture traits that characterize a reason
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domain
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the area outside of the core of a culture region in which the culture is still dominant but less intense
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sphere
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the zone of outer influence for a culture region
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acculturation
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the adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another
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assimilation
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occurs when a person or group's language or culture come to resemble those of another group
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glocalization
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a newly coined blend of globalization + localization, refers to a concept to describe individual, group, organization, product, or service that reflects not only global standard but local
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artifact
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any item made by humans that represents a material aspect of culture
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sociofact
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the way in which a culture organizes itself, the social structure of a culture that dictates behavior
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mentifact
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a descriptor of how cultural traits, such as beliefs, values, ideas, take on a life of their own spanning over generation, and are conceivable as objects
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material culture
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all objects or things made and used by members of a group
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nonmaterial culture
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the wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings that are transmitted across generations
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habit
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a repetitive act that a particular individual performs
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custom
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a habit that has been widely adopted by a group
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culture
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the collection of customs by a group
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cultural perception
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the concept that people of different culture will definitely observe and interpret their environment and make different decisions
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folk culture
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small homogenous groups living in isolated rural areas, spreads by relocation diffusion
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pop culture
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culture generated from and concentrated in urban areas, spreads by hierarchical and contagious diffusion
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amish culture
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migrated from switzerland to the US, have recently moved south to kentucky
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soccer
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spread of pop culture, started in 11th century, legalized in 17th, Football Association
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media imperialism
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dominant culture takes over, UK, US, and Japan control most of the media markets in LDCs
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uniform landscapes
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a spatial standardization that diminishes regional variety due to pop culture's influence
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comment on the distribution and diffusion of the Amish in North America
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distribution: core of amish is in pennsylvania, also located throughout northeast, midwest, and kentuck diffusion: relocation diffusion, as communities grow larger and land values increased, amish have moved away
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discuss these in terms of amish culture: artifacts, sociofacts, mentifacts
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artifacts: carts, horses, buggies, simple and modest clothing, benches, gas lights. sociofacts: men and women have separate roles, children work, importance of church. mentifacts: old way is the best way, limitation of progress, hard work, existence of God
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How do the amish preserve their folk culture?
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isolate themselves from mainstream society, limit technological progress, laws protect them
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define culture and culture region in terms of diagram
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culture: a group of customs shared by a population. culture region: the spatial distribution of a specific culture, the area occupied by a population sharing the same culture
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define perpetual region and and explain how this term plays a role in mapping of cultural regions
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a region in which people believe to exist based on their idea of its defining characteristics. boundaries of perceptual regions are ill defined, different people have different definitions of the region so its difficult to map
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Identify and explain two reasons why a society might oppose the adoption of popular culture.
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pollution and resource strain, rejection of western values, desire to protect folk culture, fear of change or outside influences
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Identify and describe two real-world examples that support to a negative view of popular culture.
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golf courses change the natural environment and cause water resources to be used inefficiently, artifacts of pop culture cause pollution in factories
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The US is almost completely dominated by popular culture. How and where is folk culture preserved here? List 2 ways.
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practicing folk culture as a hobby across the country, museum cities like colonial williamsburg
