Appalachian Studies

Midterm

What does ARC stand for?

Appalachian Regional Commission

What does ARC do?

improve economic and and community development in Appalachia, works in the region

What is the only state that is located entirely within the Appalachian Region?

West Virginia

The Appalachian region is defined by the problems rather than

the assets

How many subregions are there in Appalachian Region

5 subregions

How many miles

206,000 miles

Stereotypes are

dehumanizing

Who originally created the region of Appalachia

Color fiction writers

What was the first extractive industry

Logging not coal mining

Who leads activism

Women

What are lasting consequences of the Great Migration

Brain drain, population is older, less babies, smaller tax base to fund the community

What are Broad Form Deeds

the purchasing of mineral rights while leaving surface ownership and tax liability to the farmer 

Deeds mind company owners used to take advantage of

Broad Form Deeds

1st myth

Appalachia is NOT all poor

2nd myth

Appalachia is NOT all rural

3rd myth

Appalachia is NOT all white

4th myth

Appalachia is NOT all mountains

5th myth

Appalachia is NOT premodern

Are there traits that every single person has?

No, due to diversity

Why would Appalachian people not get a college degree?

Not have a job to support, have to leave

What is SMRCA?

Service Mining Control Reclamation Act

What is an education gap in the region

Most have assoiciates degree

What is the cultural of poverty mentality

Poverty is a character trait, is a bad person, and not just lacking resources

Who is Maria Ganoe

environmental activist

what happened to Maria

her home was flooded multiple times which lead to ptsd for her daughter

times where we’ve seen people try to help the region but instead reinforces stereotypes

documentaries: shows the rougher parts of town, makes viewers feel bad, makes people seem lazy

what was important about the Joe burrow video

showed houses and made It look like he escaped from the place, but did it for money

war on poverty

made people seem lazy

three definitions of Appalachia

geographic, political, and cultural

what is the most widely accepted definition

geographic

who created the geographic defintion

ARC

why did ARC create the united mine workers of America (UMWA)

proper time to work, workers comp

why does UMWA exist

to fight for better working conditions, fair wages, benefits for its members

initial time the UMWA tried to set their organized meeting

was gonna happen in ???

didn’t happen there originally because

they didn’t want to sit at a table with a black man

where did the actual meeting happen

Columbus

what is activism around usually

environmental degradation or environmental justice

why did we have the great migration

to find jobs somewhere else, leave the coal industry

consequence of lower population density

smaller tax base to fund the community

what kind of people are moving into the region

retired people, draining healthcare resources

SMCRA

law involving mining, after mountain top removal put it back

education gap for high school

aren’t achieving four year degrees

why does women lead activism

saw impact on their family

environment impacts in burning coal

dirty water that comes from the well, water causes sickness, leading to even gallbladder troubles

talk about a major health issue

access to care: lack of insurance, unpaid time from work, mistrust

Food insecurity/diabetes: lack of money or other resources, appalachia is in the diabetes belt (type 2)