Chapter 4 Human Geo

Hutterites differ from the Amish in that they . . .

use technology

The only Old Order Anabaptist group who live communally rather than in family farmsteads are the . . .

Hutterites

Reflecting its origins and cultural tradition, Hutterite leaders speak . . .

Archaic German

Over 425 Hutterite communities exist in each of the following states and provinces except:

Arkansas

. . . culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous population, typically rural and cohesive in cultural traits

Folk

The . . . of a group of people includes the things they construct

material culture

Which is an example of a non-material aspect of culture?

burning of incense

A group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a community and who share experiences, customs, and traits are referred to as a . . .

local culture

In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York, and Milan are referred to as . . .

hearths.

The fact that trends in popular culture (e.g. fashion) proceed from large global centers (Milan, Paris, New York) through a series of progressively smaller cities is an example of . . .

hierarchical diffusion

The changes in local culture brought about by the onslaught of popular culture tend to disrupt . . .

customs

Government efforts to discourage native practice and languages in the United States and Canada were attempts to . . . native groups

assimilate

Efforts to conserve local cultures often focus on the local . . .

customs

Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store would possibly be an example of . . .

cultural appropriation

Anabaptist groups have tried to restrict contact with the outside world by . . .

migrating to rural areas.

"Little Sweden" in Lindsborg, Kansas is a good example of . . .

neolocalism

Rural local cultures are often dependent on a single economic activity. Customs, beliefs, and artifacts are often intimately bound up with the economic activities. For example, the customs of the Plains Indians in early nineteenth-century North America focused on . . .

bison hunting

The Makah of Washington State reinstituted . . . as a means of solidifying their culture and reconnecting with their past

whaling

In 2000, there were over 60 Hutterite Colonies in . . .

Alberta and Manitoba

According to the text, the Makah whalers used a 50-caliber rifle to kill the gray whale they hunted because . . .

it was required by the International Whaling Commission.

The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Lindsborg, Kansas is an example of . . .

neolocalism

Urban local cultures as in Brooklyn, New York and North End Boston, Massachusetts are seen as positive examples of . . . ., places of cultural persistence

ethnic neighborhoods

Recently, Puerto Ricans living in Spanish Harlem in New York feel themselves challenged by the influx of Mexican immigrants to the neighborhood. This would be an example of the threat of . . . to an ethnic neighborhood

other ethnic groups

One of the challenges to urban ethnic neighborhoods mentioned in the text is . . .

immigration of members of the popular culture.

Cultural appropriation for purposes of profit (e.g., naming a beer for a Lakota chief) is referred to as an example of . . .

commodification

The commodification process of a local custom or artifact often leads to the development of an image of "authenticity" which amounts to an example of . . .

cultural stereotyping.

Branson, Missouri capitalizes on local culture by presenting it as . . . for tourist consumption

"authentic"

The "lost city" located in Sun City, South Africa is a good example of . . .

the commodification of nature.

In 1830 there were over 290 local breweries in Ireland. The number declined to less than 10 in 1980. Today, Irish beer and prefabricated Irish pubs are marketed to the world by the global brewing corporation . . .

Guinness

The Irish Pub Co. has designed pubs in all of the following countries except . . .

Brazil

Geographer David Harvey refers to the increasing speed by which innovations in popular culture diffuse as . . .

time-space compression

The growth in the size of the audience of Phish in its college band days was the result of . . .

contagious diffusion.

MC Solaar is to France as Jovanotti is to . . .

Italy

Globalized popular culture can be picked up and reproduced by people in the context of their local culture. This is referred to as . . .

Reterritorialization

Jovanotti "reterritorialized" hip hop to reflect the local cultural context of . . .

Italy

Local "extreme sports," such as skateboarding, rapidly spread by being featured in . . .

video games

The text focuses on one local culture which is conspicuous in its attempts to lessen the influence of foreign popular culture by controlling its cultural media outlets and industries. It is . . .

France

The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape is known as . . .

the cultural landscape.

The only country in Africa with a building over 700 feet tall is . . .

South Africa

Japan is a hearth of global popular culture that influences North America with . . .

animated films.

The Dave Matthews Band established a . . . in Charlottesville, Virginia and gained popularity through . . . among college towns

hearth; hierarchical diffusion

According to E. Relph, the term which best captures the quality of the American landscape which is associated with the spread of popular culture is . . .

placelessness

Which is not an aspect of cultural landscape convergence?

development of regional architectural styles

Fred Kniffen's map of folk-housing regions does not show the eastward diffusion of a housing style that can be found almost everywhere today. It is the . . .

ranch-style houses.

A group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a collective or a community, who share customs and traits are referred to as a local culture.

True

Local cultures are distinctive in that they are stable over time.

False

Popular cultures can change rapidly in periods as short as days or even hours.

True

The spread of clothing styles from Paris or New York to regional mall stores and finally to shops near your local college, is an example of hierarchical diffusion

True

Notting Hill Festival (London) was appropriated by West Indian migrants to express their cultural distinctiveness. This is an example of assimilation.

False

Commodification of local culture often leads to stereotypical images of that culture.

True

Branson, Missouri, a place where local Ozark culture is consumed, is more authentic than the local culture of surrounding communities.

False

Visiting an "Irish" pub in San Diego, California in search of an authentic experience of a local culture would be to mistake myth for reality.

True

The early popularity of the college band Phish spread by word of mouth in their native Vermont. This is an example of contagious diffusion.

True

Hip hop music can be found in places such as Indonesia, Italy, and France, in localized versions. This is referred to as reterritorialization.

True

The rise of NASCAR from a regional Southern sport to its national prominence on television and advertising has not affected its status as a local cultural phenomena.

False

Housing in American suburbs shows little regional variation and tends to sacrifice tradition for practicality and convenience.

True