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AP Human Geography: Culture Flashcards

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9796811023culturecommon set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values0
9796811024habita repetitive action of an individual1
9796811025customa repetitive action of a group2
9796811026________ refers to the totality of customs of a groupCulture3
9796811027A ______ is typically not adopted by the grouphabit4
9796811028folk culturesmall, homogenous groups in rural, isolated areas5
9796811029popular culturelarger, heterogenous societies that share certain habits6
9796811030____ cultural landscapes experience relatively slow changeFolk7
9796811031_______ cultural landscapes experience more rapid change in appearancePopular8
9796811032____ culture originates within a hearth - usually anonymouslyFolk9
9796811033_____ culture originates from the economically developed countriesPopular10
9796811034Pop culture innovations are oriented around _____ ________leisure time11
9796811035Folk music is composed _______ and transmitted through _________anonymously; oral tradition12
9796811036Popular music is written by _______ individuals for mass sale to large public audience and requires a high degree of ________ skillspecific; technical13
9796811037Pop musicians around the world write and perform in ______English14
9796811038assimilationa group of people acquire characteristics of another group15
9796811039_____ cultures create boundaries against ______ cultureFolk; pop16
9796811040cultural appropriationwhere non-cultural members privatize cultural knowledge for personal gain17
9796811041culture reboundthe re-adoption by later generations of identifying cultural traits18
9796811042neolocalismfolk cultural revival to face uncertainty of modern world19
9796811043ethnic neighborhoodssmall pocket in a larger city where the only people that live there are a part of a certain ethnicity20
9796811044commodificationwhen customs, knowledge, or names of a culture are used by outsiders for profit21
9796811045What is placelessness?loss of uniqueness of place; localities look like the next22
9796811046What kind of diffusion did sports take part in?hierarchical23
9796811047___________ factors determine the food preferences of a groupEnvironmental24
9796811048Food avoidance is connected to ______ social qualitiesundesirable25
9796811049Folk housing building materials are influenced by ______ resources.available26
9796811050_______ and _______ are the most common building materials globally.Wood; brick27
9796811051______ is the preferred building material because it is easier to build with.Wood28
9796811052House form might reflect ______ values.religious29
9796811053___________ roofs are important in wet or snowy climates.Pitched30
9796811054In hot climates, windows may be __________.smaller31
9796811055_______ facing windows take advantage of the sun's heat/light.Southern32
9796811056What are the 3 major housing nodes?New England, Middle Atlantic, Lower Chesapeake33
9796811057What are the 4 New England housing types?Saltbox, Two-Chimney, Cape Cod, Front Gable & Wing34
9796811058What type of house is found in the Middle Atlantic?the "I" house35
9796811059What is the most common Lower Chesapeake style?Tidewater36
9796811060After WWII, houses had a more "_________ style"modern37
9796811061In the 1960's, houses were "______"neo-eclectic38
9796811062The __________ house encourage urban sprawl by taking up a larger lot.Ranch Style39
9796811063The invention of the TV led to the creation of the __________ house.split-level40
9796811064Clothing in popular culture denotes __________, not environment.occupation41
9796811065In popular culture, women's clothes change style ______ and the wealthy may change their wardrobe _________.rapidly; frequently42
9796811066In the late 1960's, jeans became a symbol of ________ and ___________.youth; independence43
9796811067Members of popular culture consume large amounts of _________ and ___________.alcohol; snack foods44
9796811068Patterns of popular food consumption reflect ______ production patterns.local45
9796811069_________ affects alcohol consumption.Religion46
9796811070___________ is a significant popular custom.Watching TV47
9796811071The most important leisure activity in the developed world is ___________.watching television48
9796811072The most important mechanism through which knowledge is spread is the _________.television49
9796811073__________ is viewed as an important tool for cultural integration.Television50
9796811074___________ could cause a loss of folk culture and an abandonment of traditional values.Globalization51
9796811075globalizationthe expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact52
9796811076Exported Western values are undermining traditional __________.gender roles53
9796811077Legal equality is widely __________, which is threatening to more traditional societies.accepted54
9796811078Popular culture views women at home as _________, but as objects that money can buy in folk societies.equal55
9796811079imperialismto be dominated by another country through ideas56
9796811080_______ culture is typically imposed on the environment.Popular57
9796811081__________ is to be modified to serve leisure or sell a commodity.Environment58
9796811082__________ culture has a negative impact on the environment.Popular59
9796811083guest workerlegal immigrant who has a work visa; usually short term60
9796811085saltbox house61
9796811086two-chimney house62
9796811087cape cod house63
9796811088front gable and wing house64

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