Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes - AP Human Geography 2024-25

folk culture

small, homogeneous population

rural

popular culture

large, heterogeneous population

urban

local culture

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

material culture

things a group of people construct

ex: art, houses, clothing, sports, dance, foods

nonmaterial culture

the beliefs, practices, values that a group of people share

hearth

the point of origin

custom

a practice that a group of people routinely followre

reterritorialization

when people start to produce an aspect of pop culture and infuse it with their local culture

cultural landscapes

the visible imprint of human activity on the physical landscape

universalizing religions

religions that actively seek converts

ethnic religions

born into the faith and does not actively seek converts