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AP Human Geography Chapter 4 Key Issues Questions and Answers 2025
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AP Human Geography Chapter 4 KeyIssues
What is the difference between a habit and a custom? - answer Habit is a repetitive act
of an individual person - wearing jeans every day.
Custom is a repetitive act of a group so much that it becomes characteristics of that
group - college students wearing jeans every day.
Define folk culture: - answer Practiced by small, homogeneous groups living in isolated
rural areas.
Define popular culture: - answer Found in large, heterogeneous societies that share
certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.
Folk culture is more likely to vary from __________ to ________ at a given time, where
__________ _________ is more likely to vary from ________ to _________ at a given
place. - answer place, place, popular, culture, time, time
What are the elements of the origin and characteristics of folk music? - answer- folk
songs are usually composed anonymously & passed on orally
- sometimes songs are modified from generation to generation
-tell a story about daily activities such as farming or life events such as birth, death &
marriage or environmental events such as storms & earthquakes
What are the elements of the origin and diffusion of popular music? - answer- originated
in the 1900's in NYCs Tin Pan Alley & eventually diffused globally during WWII through
radio to American soldiers
- Hip Hop also began in NYC & diffused globally through online broadcasts & music
sales on the web
What are the hearths of today's Hip Hop music in the U.S. ? - answerNYC, Oakland,
Atlanta & other large cities in the South, Midwest & West
Where did Amish culture originate, and how did it diffuse to the United States? -
answerIn areas of Switzerland, Germany & France. Diffused to U.S. in 1700's & 1800's
because of cheap land in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois & Iowa.
In what ways is Amish culture distinct from the popular culture of the United States? -
answerDon't use mechanical or electrical power; still use horse & buggy and hand tools
for farming. Located in isolated rural areas with distinct clothing, farming & religious
practices.
, What is happening to the Amish in the United States today? - answerThey are
interregionally migrating from Pennsylvania to Kentucky in search of cheaper land due
to metro areas & tourists in Pennsylvania.
What are the areas of larger Amish settlements in the U.S.? - answerPortions of
Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania & upstate New York.
How was soccer transformed from a folk custom into popular culture? - answerBecame
an organized, formal sport in Britain in 1800's with standardized rules, professional
players & paying spectators. The spread throughout Europe in late 1800's.
Despite their anonymous folk origins, what characteristics of organized spectator sports
today characterize them as popular culture? - answerProfessional players, ability to
watch in person or on TV & people who follow the sports worldwide.
Label popular sports with the countries in which they are most popular and with which
they are best associated. - answerCricket (Britain & former colonies), Ice Hockey
(Canada, northern Europe & Russia), Martial Arts (China), Baseball (U.S. & Japan),
Lacrosse (N.E. U.S., S.E. Canada)
How does clothing style (in this case shoes) indicate the influence of the environment
on folk culture? - answerIn arctic regions, snowshoes may be required for the ability to
walk & fur-lined boots to keep warm. In wet regions, wooden shoes keep farmers from
getting their feet wet.
List 3 different examples of food habits and the unique folk cultures each illustrates. -
answerQuick frying foods resulted in Italy as a result of fuel shortages; Stews & roasting
food resulted in northern Europe as a result of abundant wood supply; Asians have
adapted ways of cooking soybeans to make them edible without extensive cooking due
to scarce fuel.
Food Taboos with Hebrews in eastern Mediterranean - answerAnimals without cloven
feet because concerns for environment
Food Taboos with Muslims in Arabian Peninsula - answerPork because pigs compete
with humans for food & water without offering any benefits
Food Taboos Hindus in India - answerCow because they pull plows & are needed for
agricultural work
In what sense are building materials of folk housing unique? - answerBuilding materials
are influenced by the resources available in the environment.
What cultural institution shapes the differences in the Himalayas' local art? -
answerReligion
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