AP Human Geography Chapter 4 ACTUAL
Exam Questions And CORRECT Answers
Culture definition and elements of culture focused on this chapter - CORRECT
ANSWER - Culture is the body of material traits, customary beliefs, and social forms that
together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people
Ch4 focuses on the material traits of culture - visible elements a group possesses and leaves
behind for the future (collection of social customs produce a groups material culture)
Two components of culture focused in this chapter - CORRECT ANSWER - Daily
necessities:
Food clothing and shelter. All people must consume food wear clothing and find shelter but
different cultural groups do so in different ways
Leisure activities:
Art and recreation. Each cultural group has its own definition of art and stimulating recreation
Observed distributions can be seen by comparing these things. Habit distinguished from custom
shows how culture influences behavior
Habit - CORRECT ANSWER - A repetitive act that a particular *individual* performs,
such as wearing jeans to class every day.
Unlike custom, habit does not imply that the act has been adopted by most of the society's
population
,Custom - CORRECT ANSWER - A repetitive act of a group, performed to the extent that
it becomes a characteristic of the *group*, such as many students typically wearing jeans to class
Habitat widely adopted by a group of people
Custom can denote a specific element of material culture like wearing jeans; culture refers to a
group of an entire collection of customs
How culture follows migration discussions - CORRECT ANSWER - Two locations have
similar culture beliefs, objects and institution because people bring culture when they migrate.
Differences emerge when two groups have limited interactions
Ex a group living in one mountainous area may have little connection w people living in
mountains like Himalayas
Folk Culture - CORRECT ANSWER - Traditionally practiced by small, homogenous
groups living in isolated rural areas. Usually covers a smaller area than pop culture.
Each social custom has a unique spatial distribution but in general distribution is more extensive
for popular culture than folk.
Origin - CORRECT ANSWER - Culture originated at hearth (center of innovation)
Folk usually anonymous hearths and sources (also may have many hearths originating
independent in isolated locations)
Popular usually developed (NA and Europe). Typically tradable to certain person or Corp in
particular place. Ex) popular music originated about 1900. Europe and NA at the time big into
the a variety show (musical entertainment) called music hall in U.K. and vaudeville in the US.
Music industry called tin pan valley made in NY to provide songs to these musical shows
,Popular music and other elements of pop culture like food and clothes come from combo of
advance in industrial tech and increases leisure time.
Industrial tech permit large scale production of a lot of leisure time objects. Increase widespread
change in labor force from agriculture to service and manufacturing jobs.
Diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER - Folk is translated one to another slower and on a
smaller scale through relocation diffusion.
Spread of popular follows hierarchical usually diffusing rapidly and extensively from hearths or
modes of innovation w help of modern communications
American popular music worldwide began in 1940's when armed forces radio network broadcast
music to soldiers and citizens where Americans were stationed fighter in WWII.
In late twentieth western dance diffused rapidly from US to Europe like Detroit's techno
(influenced by soul gospel and ultimately Africa folk music) and Chicago's home music
(influenced by hip hop emerging in NY and other urban areas which diffused from drunk jazz
and again African folk music
Distribution - CORRECT ANSWER - Pop culture distributed widely with little regard for
physical (influenced by ability of people to access material). Principle obstacle is lack of income
to purchase material
Folk is a combo of local physical and cultural factors influencing distinction distributions
Ex) study of artistic customs in Himalayas show distinctive views of physical environments
emerge among neighboring groups that are isolated. Tibetan Buddhist in north, Hindus in south,
, Muslim in west and southeast Asian animists in east. Despite spatial proximity limited
interaction between them makes distinctive folk cultures.
Choices of subjects of painting in each group mirrors religion and I social views of groups
environment
Distribution of artistic subjects in Himalayas show folk are influenced by cultural institutions
like religion and enviro like climate Landforms and vegetation. These groups show similar
uniqueness in dance music and crafts and architecture
Buddhist art subjects - CORRECT ANSWER - North Buddhists
Paint idealized divine figures like monks and saints. Some look terrifying reflecting inhospitable
enviro
Hindus art - CORRECT ANSWER - South Hindus
Crate scenes of everyday life and familiar local scenes. Sometimes show diety in a domestic
scene and frequently represent the regions violent and extreme climatic conditions
Muslims art - CORRECT ANSWER - Western Muslims
Show beautiful plants and flowers because Muslim faith prohibits displaying animate objects in
art. In contrast with nudist and Hindu paintings, these paintings don't depict harsh climatic
conditions.
Animist art - CORRECT ANSWER - Animist from Myanmar and elsewhere in Southeast
Asia who have migrated to eastern region of the study area, paint symbols and designs that
derive from their religion rather than from the local enviro.
Exam Questions And CORRECT Answers
Culture definition and elements of culture focused on this chapter - CORRECT
ANSWER - Culture is the body of material traits, customary beliefs, and social forms that
together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people
Ch4 focuses on the material traits of culture - visible elements a group possesses and leaves
behind for the future (collection of social customs produce a groups material culture)
Two components of culture focused in this chapter - CORRECT ANSWER - Daily
necessities:
Food clothing and shelter. All people must consume food wear clothing and find shelter but
different cultural groups do so in different ways
Leisure activities:
Art and recreation. Each cultural group has its own definition of art and stimulating recreation
Observed distributions can be seen by comparing these things. Habit distinguished from custom
shows how culture influences behavior
Habit - CORRECT ANSWER - A repetitive act that a particular *individual* performs,
such as wearing jeans to class every day.
Unlike custom, habit does not imply that the act has been adopted by most of the society's
population
,Custom - CORRECT ANSWER - A repetitive act of a group, performed to the extent that
it becomes a characteristic of the *group*, such as many students typically wearing jeans to class
Habitat widely adopted by a group of people
Custom can denote a specific element of material culture like wearing jeans; culture refers to a
group of an entire collection of customs
How culture follows migration discussions - CORRECT ANSWER - Two locations have
similar culture beliefs, objects and institution because people bring culture when they migrate.
Differences emerge when two groups have limited interactions
Ex a group living in one mountainous area may have little connection w people living in
mountains like Himalayas
Folk Culture - CORRECT ANSWER - Traditionally practiced by small, homogenous
groups living in isolated rural areas. Usually covers a smaller area than pop culture.
Each social custom has a unique spatial distribution but in general distribution is more extensive
for popular culture than folk.
Origin - CORRECT ANSWER - Culture originated at hearth (center of innovation)
Folk usually anonymous hearths and sources (also may have many hearths originating
independent in isolated locations)
Popular usually developed (NA and Europe). Typically tradable to certain person or Corp in
particular place. Ex) popular music originated about 1900. Europe and NA at the time big into
the a variety show (musical entertainment) called music hall in U.K. and vaudeville in the US.
Music industry called tin pan valley made in NY to provide songs to these musical shows
,Popular music and other elements of pop culture like food and clothes come from combo of
advance in industrial tech and increases leisure time.
Industrial tech permit large scale production of a lot of leisure time objects. Increase widespread
change in labor force from agriculture to service and manufacturing jobs.
Diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER - Folk is translated one to another slower and on a
smaller scale through relocation diffusion.
Spread of popular follows hierarchical usually diffusing rapidly and extensively from hearths or
modes of innovation w help of modern communications
American popular music worldwide began in 1940's when armed forces radio network broadcast
music to soldiers and citizens where Americans were stationed fighter in WWII.
In late twentieth western dance diffused rapidly from US to Europe like Detroit's techno
(influenced by soul gospel and ultimately Africa folk music) and Chicago's home music
(influenced by hip hop emerging in NY and other urban areas which diffused from drunk jazz
and again African folk music
Distribution - CORRECT ANSWER - Pop culture distributed widely with little regard for
physical (influenced by ability of people to access material). Principle obstacle is lack of income
to purchase material
Folk is a combo of local physical and cultural factors influencing distinction distributions
Ex) study of artistic customs in Himalayas show distinctive views of physical environments
emerge among neighboring groups that are isolated. Tibetan Buddhist in north, Hindus in south,
, Muslim in west and southeast Asian animists in east. Despite spatial proximity limited
interaction between them makes distinctive folk cultures.
Choices of subjects of painting in each group mirrors religion and I social views of groups
environment
Distribution of artistic subjects in Himalayas show folk are influenced by cultural institutions
like religion and enviro like climate Landforms and vegetation. These groups show similar
uniqueness in dance music and crafts and architecture
Buddhist art subjects - CORRECT ANSWER - North Buddhists
Paint idealized divine figures like monks and saints. Some look terrifying reflecting inhospitable
enviro
Hindus art - CORRECT ANSWER - South Hindus
Crate scenes of everyday life and familiar local scenes. Sometimes show diety in a domestic
scene and frequently represent the regions violent and extreme climatic conditions
Muslims art - CORRECT ANSWER - Western Muslims
Show beautiful plants and flowers because Muslim faith prohibits displaying animate objects in
art. In contrast with nudist and Hindu paintings, these paintings don't depict harsh climatic
conditions.
Animist art - CORRECT ANSWER - Animist from Myanmar and elsewhere in Southeast
Asia who have migrated to eastern region of the study area, paint symbols and designs that
derive from their religion rather than from the local enviro.
