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Chapter 11 Cultural Landscape AP Assessment
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Chapter 3 Key issue 2
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Chapter 3 - Key Issue 2: Where do people migrate within a country? Two main types of internal migrations are: interregional (between regions of a country) and intraregional (within a region) In past ? search for farmland; today ? interregional migration is from rural areas to urban areas for jobs Recent immigrants - more than ? immigrate to California, Florida, New York, or Texas Interregional Migration in the United States Population Center ? the average location of everyone in the country, the ?center of population gravity? The changing location of the population center graphically demonstrated the march of American people across the North American continent over the past 200 years; the center consistently shifted westward
Chapter 3 Key issue 1
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Chapter 3 - Key Issue 1: Where are the World?s Migrants Distributed? Introducing Migration Migration ? a permanent move to a new location; specific type of relocation diffusion Geographers document the migration of people across Earth and reasons for the migration Relocation diffusion ? the spread of a characteristic through the bodily movement of people from one place to another Residence ? where they sleep, store their possessions, and receive legal documents Mobility ? a more general term covering all types of movement from one place to another Examples: journeying every weekday from their homes to places of work or education and once a week to shops, places of worship, or recreation areas Circulation ? short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
5.1 Notes (APHG)
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Languages Ethnologue ? 7,472 languages & dialects, 7,102 ?living? (used on a daily basis on the means of communication) There is a lot of diversity 10 languages natively spoken by at least 100 million people (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Punjabi, Mandarin, Hindi, Bengali, Arabic, Japanese) 100 languages spoken by 5 million or more people 13 spoken fluently (including as a secondary language) by at least 100 million (10 from above PLUS French, Urdu, German) Literary tradition ? written form of a language Vigorous language ? language without a literary tradition Harder to learn and study Official language ? adopted by law by a gov?t for communication Official means of communication for business, laws, signs, etc. Language is a cultural value
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Threat to Folk Culture Fear loss of folk culture; wish to maintain traditional values/customs Long established history, change of identity. Folk custom change slowly over time. Increased economic developed = money to buy new popular customs. More technology and communication. Global networks of trade and communication. The more a country develops, the more they gain to popular customs. Loss of traditional values & increase of Western values (US, Western Europe, etc. are the sources of pop culture Cultural imperialism ? dominance of one culture over another Loss of Traditional Values Asia and Africa ? contrast of urban business/gov?t workers and rural farmers in terms of clothing
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U.S. Folk House Forms Regional distinctiveness disappeared today ? communication & transportation provide knowledge of alternate styles (mass produced construction companies; pre-fab housing materials) Popular Housing Changes based more on time than place Diffusion depends on economic development level Diffusion of Popular Housing, Clothing, & Food Popular housing Styles (since 1940s, post WWII) Modern Styles (1945-60s) Minimal-traditional ? similar to Tudor style, modest, few detail Ranch ? long, large lot, encouraged sprawl, 1 story Split-level ? garage, family room (TV), intermediate level for kitchen/dining First to come with room for TV Watching. Still has living room also. Contemporary ? low pitch or flat roof Shed style ? high pitch roof Neo-eclectic Styles (since 1960)
AP Human Geo CH 13 Bank
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1 Copyright ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The Cultural Landscape, 11e (Rubenstein) Chapter 13 Urban Patterns 1) In a simplified model of a city, the zone where retail and office activities are clustered is the A) central business district. B) central commerce zone. C) urbanized downtown area. D) metropolitan statistical area. E) hub. Answer: A Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Geog. Standard: 12 Section: 13 Urban Patterns Learning Outcome: 13. 6: Analyze how the three models help to explain where people live in an urban area. 2) Retail activities which tend to concentrate in the CBD include those which have A) no threshold. B) no range. C) services for office workers. D) a need for rapid transportation.
AP Human Geo CH 12 Bank
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1 Copyright ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The Cultural Landscape, 11e (Rubenstein) Chapter 12 Services and Settlements 1) Residents of rural settlements are more likely than residents of urban settlements to work in A) agriculture. B) manufacturing. C) services. D) education. E) cities. Answer: A Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 12 Section: 12 Services and Settlements Learning Outcome: 12.14: Explain the two dimensions of urbanization. 2) A place where farm buildings, homes, and churches are found close together is what kind of settlement? A) urban B) linear rural C) dispersed rural D) clustered rural E) primordial Answer: D Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 12
AP Human Geo CH 11 Bank
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1 Copyright ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The Cultural Landscape, 11e (Rubenstein) Chapter 11 Industry and Manufacturing 1) The cottage industry system involved manufacturing A) of hand-made luxury goods. B) in the home. C) of steam engines and other cottage-sized machines. D) in small factories. E) cheeses and pastries. Answer: B Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 11 Section: 11 Industry and Manufacturing Learning Outcome: 11. 2: Identify the two types of situation factors and explain why some industries locate near inputs. 2) In the 1700s, water pollution increased significantly when the chemical industry began to contribute to the textile industry through methods of A) bleaching and processing. B) dyeing and purification.
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