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Human Geography Ch. 4 Flashcards

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The way of life of a particular group of people

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Culture

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Characteristics of culutre

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  • Material items (knowledge included)
  • Beliefs and customs
  • Language and religion
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How is culture carried?

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Migration

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Repetitive act of a group and becomes widely adopted by a population

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Custom

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Practice by small, homogeneous groups living in isolated, rural areas

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Folk Culture

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Characteristics of folk culture

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  • Anonymous hearth(s) (center)
  • Anonymous sources
  • Unknown dates
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How does folk culture diffuse?

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  • Slowly
  • On a small scale
  • Mainly through migration
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Folk culture has ______ change

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little

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What factors influence folk culture?

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local, physical, and cultural factors

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Popular culture is found in large ________ societies

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heterogeneous

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Popular culture is typically _______ to a specific person or corporation in a particular place

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traceable

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Popular culture is usually product of ________ countries

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developed

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________ diffusion (hierarchial) facilitated by technology for popular culture

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Rapid

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Examples of rapid diffusion in popular culture

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Music and fast food

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How does popular culture change?

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Rapidly and frequently

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What is the main obstacle of popular culture?

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Lack of income to purchase material

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Characteristics of folk music

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  • Composed anonymously
  • Transmitted orally
  • Contents derived from daily life
  • Travels by migration
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Where is the leading center for recording music in 21st century

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Nashville

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Characteristics of Popular Music

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  • Composed by specific individuals
  • Commercial purposes (Sold or Performed)
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What diffused popular music to other countries?

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Called football outside North America

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Soccer’s Folk Culture

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What is the popular culture of soccer?

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The World Cup that is played every 4 years

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Examples of folk sports that people elsewhere may not understand

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cricket, hockey, martial arts, baseball, football, lacrosse, pickleball

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What is popular food influenced by?

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Changing cultural values and economic conditions

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What is folk food influenced by?
By what is available in particular environments
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How a location's physical features affects how food tastes
Terrior
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Characteristics of Terrior
- Climate - Landforms - Soil
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Restriction on behavior imposed by social custom
Taboo
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Folk food differ ________ within and among regions
significantly
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Examples of biblical taboos
- Muslims and pork - Hindus and cows
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What is folk clothing designed for?
Agriculture and climate
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What is the importance of the use of folk costumes?
Use of folk costumes may persist to preserve past memories or attract tourists
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_________ has extended influence of some folk clothing
Diffusion
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Characteristics of Popular Clothing?
- Generally reflects occupation - Wealth influences clothing
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Diffusion via _______ has extended influence of popular clothing (ex: jeans)
technology
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What is the world's most popular media format?
TV
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The average human watches more than ______ hours of TV a day
3.1
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The average person in the U.S. watches ______ hours of TV a day
4.6
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World's most popular social media platforms
Facebook, Twitter (X), and Instagram
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Virus inserted into a computer system that is often downloaded by accident
Malware
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Form of malware that encrypts victim's files and makes them inaccessible until a ransom is paid
Ransomware
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___ of internet users live in countries where criticism of government are subjected to censorship, especially in ______
2/3, Asia
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What are the challenges of folk culture?
- Loss of traditional values - Imposition of popular culture through diffusion of media
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What is an example of loss of traditional values
Women working outside the home
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What are the challenges of popular culture?
- Tends to produce more uniform landscape (ex: gas, food, lodging) - Folk customs survive in places dominated by popular culture (ex: McDonalds) - Pop. Culture can pollute the landscape by modifying (ex: Golf Courses)
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Why does popular culture have the potential to pollute the landscape by modifying?
Increased income and leisure time
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Migrants are challenged by ...
Government Immigration Policies
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Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of same nationality previously migrated there
Chain Migration

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