AP Human Geography
Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes
Study Guide
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I. Terms/concepts
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Acculturation
Assimilation
Cultural hearth
Culture trait
Culture region
Culture realms
Cultural complex
Custom
Taboo
Indigenous people
Material culture
Non-material culture
Folk culture
Folk lore
Popular culture
Ethnocentrism
Cultural imperialism
Cultural landscape
II. Need to know:
 What contrasts can you draw between folk culture and popular
culture?
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What are some barriers to the diffusion of popular culture?
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Hearths of U.S. country music
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Hearth of U.S. popular music
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Why do you think American pop culture has become an
international phenomenon?
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Source areas of U.S. folk housing
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Modern house styles (US)
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The means through which popular and folk cultures are diffused
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Provide some characteristics of an elitist landscape.
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What is a landscape of consumption?
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Provide a definition and example of a leisure landscape.
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Environmental consequences of popular culture
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The plight of indigenous people
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What is cultural commodification? Give an example.
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Select an area of the world outside of North America and describe
the traditional building materials and their relationship to the
natural environment
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What are the defining features of the Middle Eastern cultural
region? What are the defining features of the cultural region of the
Southwestern United States?