Human Geography

Figure 5.A The sources and diffusion of U.S. rap. This map portrays the centers of rap music in the United States today, showing how rap, which began in African American inner-city neighborhoods in New York City in the late 1970s, moved westward and then southward. In the 1990s, a hybrid form of rap metal emerged in the U. S. Midwest urban center of Detroit. Detroit and other Midwestern cities typically contain large numbers of both African Americans and working-class whites who lost their jobs in the restructuring of the automobile industry in the 1970s and early 1980s. What the rap-metal genre confirms is that although hip-hop culture has its roots in the African American experience, it derives much of its power from issues of poverty and class as well. Figure 5.B

1) The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of A) the interplay between globalization and local diversity. B) the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world. C) the role and spread of religion across much of the world. D) political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions. Answer: A 2) A literary tradition is A) a form of a language used for official government business. B) a form of a language spoken in a particular area. C) a collection of languages related to each other. D) the written form of a language. E) the variety of dialects in a language. Answer: D 3) ________ is to Canada as ________ is to the United States.