Transcript Slide 1 - presleygeography

custom
Repetitive act, characteristic of a group of people
Repetitive act/individual
habit
Heterogeneous groups
More typical of popular culture then folk culture
Uniform landscape
More typical of popular culture than folk culture
Folk culture is spread primarily by
Relocation diffusion
Horse and buggy used by the Amish is an example of what
type of culture
folk
Diffusion through modern communication systems is
more likely with
Popular customs
Which culture needs modern communication for rapid
diffusion?
Popular culture
Frequent changes
Popular culture
Which culture is more likely to vary from place to place at
a given time?
folk
The main effect of modern communication systems on
social customs has been to
increase the similarity of social customs in different
locations.
Familiar events in daily life
is from where folk customs originate.
South Bronx
Where hip hop music originated in the late 1970s
The distinction between folk songs and popular songs
Folk songs tell a story about daily life
Vietnamese songs
Folk custom used to diffuse information about agriculture
Popular customs most frequently originate in
more developed countries.
The spatial distribution of soccer in the 20th century is an
example of
popular culture.
The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that
a folk custom can become part of popular culture.
Art in the Himalayas shows how folk cultures
are influenced by distinctive vegetation, climate and religion.
Concepts that contemporary geographers reject
physical environment causes people to adapt social customs
and people ignore their physical environment
Geographer Vidal de la Blache regarded food supply as
Less subject to modification than the clothing and weapons,
folk custom most closely tied to a particular climate, and the
best available example of a folk custom.
taboo
restriction on a behavior
taboo against pork
characteristic of Judaism and Islam
Why does China produce more pork than other countries
in Southwestern Asia?
Moslems have a taboo against pork
Yuan and Shan people sleep with their heads facing the
east
to avoid the direction of evil spirits and death.
What is not an important factor in distinguishing different
types of folk housing in the United States?
size of the building
Materials used by settlers in the western territories of the
U.S. to build houses indicates that building materials
were influenced by local resources
Lower Chesapeake
important source area for folk houses
Today, house types in the United States are distinguished
by
few regional distinctions, popular customs vary more in
time than place, usually mass produced, and alternative
styles have diffused throughout the country.
neo-eclectic
most important house style since 1960s
Diffusion of a clothing item
example of popular culture
Preferences of snacks and beverages in the United States
vary by what is produced locally
In which of the following states would alcohol
consumption be low?
New York, Utah, Nevada, California, and Kentucky
Utah
The distribution of alcohol consumption in the U.S.
displays the following characteristics
level of income, rapid diffusion, and little regard of the
physical environment.
elements important to wine production
topography, soil, climate, proximity to water supply
distinctive characteristics of physical environment for
wine production
types of wine reflect the presence of trace elements in the
soil, quality depends on the weather, vines grow the best
in coarse well drained soil, and the need for moderate,
wet winters and long, hot summers.
Why is little wine produced in Asia?
people do not have a tradition of wine making
The difference of diffusion of internet compared to
television
diffusion of internet is faster
modification of the physical environment
impact of popular culture
television per person is greatest in
Europe.
Clothing in Western countries is influenced by
knowledge of fashion, level of income, and occupation.
Features such as gas stations, motels, and supermarkets
promote a uniform landscape.
Less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture
because
Western perspectives may become more dominant.
Depletion of scarce resources and pollution:
Results of the diffusion of popular customs and how it
adversely impacts environmental quality.
Western countries supply a large percentage of the
television news video, Western values permeate the
media, Western news organizations have the money to
hire correspondents around the world, and Western radio
newscast can be heard in most countries.
These are reasons Western dominance of the news is
feared in less developed countries.
Why do people maintain their folk culture despite the
spreading of popular culture?
a strong desire to preserve the uniqueness of their folk
culture
Popular and folk culture can both result in a higher level
of
environmental degradation, consumption of animal
products, demand for raw material, and extinction of
animal species.
Women gain more opportunities outside the home in less
developed countries if
they have more contact with popular culture.
In the United States, the number of golf courses is highest
in
the north central states, where there is long tradition of
playing golf.
Inefficient use of the World’s grain supply is the result of
large-scale consumption of chicken in more developed
countries.
The difference between an custom and a habit
custom performed by a group, habit by and individual
six countries where television technology first developed
United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan,
and the Soviet Union
Which of these three countries would have the highest
wine production per capita, France, Chile, or Brazil?
Which would have the lowest?
France (highest), Brazil (lowest)
What is one of the major differences in the origin of
popular culture compared to folk culture?
Popular customs are invented; folk customs have
anonymous source, unknown date, unknown originator
Does India or China consume more pork?
China, Hindus have a taboo against pork
What is one major differences in the process of diffusion
of popular culture, compared to folk culture?
Popular customs diffuse more rapidly, mode extensively
through modern communication systems. Folk customs
diffuse more slowly, at a smaller scale, and through
migration.
What television technology foils attempts by the
governments to restrict television access?
Satellite dishes and antennas
Why do promoters of popular customs, such as fast food
restaurants, seek to create a uniform landscape
appearance?
recognition generates more consumption
Why do leaders of lesser developed countries fear the loss
of folk culture?
loss of traditional values, and Western dominance
The house type in the eastern United States which
diffused most widely into the interior of the country?
Mid Atlantic “I” house