AP Human Geography Chapter 4 Key Issue 2 – Flashcards
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folk clothing preferences
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-practicality -can be controversial in popular culture dominated areas
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popular clothing styles
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-reflected by occupation and income -diffusion permitted by improved communications
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folk food customs
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embedded strongly in the environment
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terroir
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contribution of a location's distinctive physical features to the way food tastes
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folk foods to crave or avoid
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certain foods are eaten because their natural properties are perceived to enhance desirable qualities and certain foods are avoided because they carry taboos
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taboo
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restriction on behavior imposed by social customs
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popular food preferences
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influenced strongly by cultural values rather than environmental values
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regional differences of popular food
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preference for what is produced or imported locally
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environmental factors of wine production
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climate, topography, soil
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cultural factors of wine production
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made primarily in locations that have a tradition of excellence in making it and people who like to drink it and can afford to purchase it
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environmental influences of folk housing
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-pitched roof in wet, snowy climates to facilitate runoff -wood: availability//easy to build with -brick: dry climates
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U.S. folk housing
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-migration westward -cut down trees -imitated east coast style
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hearths of house types
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-middle atlantic: "I" house, two stories in height, one room deep and two rooms high -lower chesapeake/tidewater: one story, steep roof and chimneys -new england: box shaped with central hall
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U.S. popular housing
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-houses mass produced -show influence of shapes, materials, detailing, and other architectural styles in vogue at any one point in time
