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AP Human Geography Ch. 4 Questions with Solutions
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AP Human Geography Ch. 4Custom - answer Definition: The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it
becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.
Example: Americans wearing Jeans
Application: People are identified by customs; thus they are important in keeping true to
a society
Folk Culture - answer Definition: Culture traditionally practiced by a small,
homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
Example: A tribe in Africa might sing certain songs reflecting their lifestyle-or they might
use certain materials to build their infrastructure based off of their immediate
surroundings
Application: Folk Culture is what allows for cultural diversity in the world--if everyone
were to follow POP culture, it would be super dull.
Habit - answer Definition: A repetitive act performed by a particular individual.
Example: Brushing Teeth in the Morning
Application: A habit is hard to break and can tell a person a lot about another.
Popular Culture - answer Definition: Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society
that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.
Example: Hip-hop; Blue jeans--> originated as a tough pair of pants to give gold miners
durability
Application: Pop culture defines the main areas of the world and tells us what that
society values.
Taboo - answer Definition: A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.
Example: Chinese people eating Bull testicles for sexual stamina
Application: Taboos tell us quite a bit about the origins/root of culture in an area.
Terroir - answer Definition: The contribution of a location's distinctive physical features
to the way food tastes.
Application: Lobster in MASS
Application: Physical features directly impact how food tastes--Something grown in Asia
will taste differently than that same thing grown in Mexico.
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