AP Human Geography Week #8.

Fall 2013

AP Human Geography 10/20/14http://mrmilewski.com

• OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate mastery of Chapter#3-Migration. APHugII-C

• Language objective: Write about migration and culture.• I. Administrative Stuff

-Attendance & Test Directions• II. Chapter#3 Test• III. Journal#22

-Chapter#4 Vocabulary• Homework: Read p.110-116

1.) Culture • The sum total of the

knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society. (hundreds of others exist)

• Examples- French Culture, American Culture, British Culture, etc…

http://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/mawong/modelminority/Images/CultureClash-X.gif

2.) Pop Culture • Popular Culture –

Cultural traits such as the dress, diet and music that identify and are part of today’s changeable, urban-based, media-influenced western societies.

• Example - MTVhttp://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/201103/300.jersey.lr.010311.jpg

3.) Local Culture • Group of people in a

particular place who see themselves as a collective or community, who share experiences, customs, and traits, and work to preserve those traits and customs in order to claim uniqueness and to distinguish themselves from others.

• Examples- Frankenmuth

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/d3/cc/34/frankenmuth-hosts-river.jpg

4.) Material Culture • The things a group of

people construct, such as art, houses, clothing, sports, dance, and food.

• Example: http://proteus.brown.edu/ryzewski/4909

5.) Hearth • The area where an idea

or cultural trait originates.

• Example- Crocs & Soccer

• Gangnam Style

http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/pics/geo200/culture/hearths.gif

6.) Commodification • The process through which

something is given monetary value. Occurs when a good or an idea that previously not regarded as an object to be bought and sold is turned into something of value in a market economy.

• Example - Tebowinghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76cnbpnGAq8/SNteeWGuBgI/AAAAAAAADO8/JG2nm1GmBvY/s400/babyads.jpg

http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1927978506/Jets_Colors_Classic_Tebowing_Shirt___Tebowing-2.jpg

7.) Authenticity • In the context of local

cultures or customs, the accuracy with which a single stereotypical or typecast image or experience conveys an otherwise dynamic and complex local culture or its customs.

• Example: Lafayette v. American Coney

http://www.fancymag.com/images/coneyisland01.jpg

8.) Placelessness • Every place looks

like the next. Loss of uniqueness.

• Example – Look anywhere in America

Rossville, Minnesota-a suburb of St. Paul-it could be anywhere in the US

9.) Nonmaterial Culture

• The beliefs, practices, aesthetics, and values of a group of people.

• Examples-religion, language, traditions & customs

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church Wyandotte, MI

10.) Assimilation• The process through

which people lose original traits (dress, speech, mannerisms) when they come in contact with another society or culture.

• Example: Americanization

http://rlv.zcache.com/assimilate_posters-r0a381d5108204a4bbc81bee399938399_2ixs_8byvr_512.jpg

Homework Tonight

• Begin work on guided reading.

• Read p.110-116

AP Human Geography 10/21/14http://mrmilewski.com

• OBJECTIVE: Continue examination of culture. APHugIII-A.1• Language objective: Write about culture.• I. Finish Film Hotel Rwanda

-complete film on genocide• II. Quiz#13• III. Return of Chapter#3 Test• III. Journal#23

-notes on culture• Homework: Read p.117-124• NOTICE: Midterm Exam Monday! (Oct 27th)

Cultural Systems• What we eat, when we eat and how we eat is an

example of cultural differences– Some Asian cultures eat with the right hand, East Asian

cultures use chopsticks, Western cultures use knife, fork and a spoon.

– Certain foods are considered delicacies by some cultures, unclean and unfit for consumption by others. E.g. shrimp, snails, worms, insects, etc.

• Voice-tone and level are very culturally specific.• Body gestures-Japanese bowing, Western shaking

hands, tipping of the hat• Various marriage customs-intermarriage is accepted

in some societies, but not others

• Chapulines (grasshoppers) in the Market in Oaxaca, Mexico

• Habit-a repetitive act by an individual.

• Custom-when an entire group does it.

• Tradition-the same as a custom-the term implies longevity.

• Folk culture-the enduring, traditional practices of a people.

• Popular culture-the rapidly changing tastes and customs of a group.

Folk or Local Culture

A group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a collective or a community, who share experiences, customs, and traits, and who work to preserve those traits and customs in order to claim uniqueness and to distinguish themselves from others.

Homework Tonight

• Begin work on guided reading.

• Read p.117-124

AP Human Geography 10/22/14http://mrmilewski.com

• OBJECTIVE: Continue examination of culture. APHugIII-A.1• Language objective: Write about culture.• I. Journal#24 pt.A

-Watch the following:-American Hand Gestures in Different Cultures-Gestures, meanings and cultures

• II. Journal#24 pt.B-notes on culture

• Homework: Read p.125-130• NOTICE: Midterm Exam Monday! (Oct 27th)

Hutterite Colonies in North AmericaThe Hutteritesare an example of a local culture.

Hutterites are the only Anabaptist group that lives communally in a colony of about 100 people. Unlike the Amish, the Hutterites readily accept technologies that help in agriculture.

Why are Hutterite colonies locatedwhere they are?

Popular CultureA wide-ranging group of heterogeneous people, who stretch across identities and across the world, and who embrace cultural traits such as music, dance, clothing, and food preference that change frequently and are ubiquitous on the cultural landscape.

Madonna wearing a red string Kabbalah bracelet.

• With Distance Decay, the likelihood of diffusion decreases as time and distance from the hearth increases.

• With Time-Space Compression, the likelihood of diffusion depends upon the connectedness among places.

• Which applies more to popular culture?

Distance Decay v. Time-Space Compression

How are hearths of popular culture traits established?

• Typically begins with an idea/good and contagious diffusion.

• Companies can create/manufacture popular culture. (ie. MTV)

• Individuals can create/manufacture popular culture. (ie. Tony Hawk)-video games involving extreme sports popularized skateboarding and other sports.

Homework Tonight

• Continue work on guided reading.

• Read p.125-130

AP Human Geography 10/23/14http://mrmilewski.com

• OBJECTIVE: Continue examination of culture. APHugIII-A.1• Language objective: Write about culture.• I. Administrative Stuff

-Watch the following:-Growth, Cities, & Immigration: Crash Course US History#25

• II. FRQ Day#5-Practice FRQ’s

1.)2012 FRQ#3 Answer2.)2006 FRQ#1 Answer

• Homework: Review for Midterm Exam• NOTICE: Midterm Exam Monday October 27th

AP Human Geography 10/24/14http://mrmilewski.com

• OBJECTIVE: Examine the history of Halloween. APHugIII-A.1

• Language objective: Write about culture.

• I. Administrative Stuff-Attendance

• II. Quiz#14• III. Film: The Haunted History of Halloween

-questions on The Haunted History of Halloween• REMINDER: Midterm Exam Monday!