What is a terroir AP Human Geography?
Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics. Taboo. A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom, mainly food taboos. Terroir. The contribution of a location’s distinctive physical features to the way food tastes.
What is an example of folk culture in AP Human Geography?
Folk culture is transmitted slowly, primarily through migration. Example: The Bantu tribes who migrated all over the African coast spread agricultural knowledge and technology.
What are the three most important necessities of material culture?
Material Culture includes the three most important necessities of life-clothing, food, and shelter.
What does syncretism mean in AP human Geography?
Syncretism. The blending traits from two different cultures to form a new trait. Traditional/tribal religion. Special forms of ethnic religions distinguished by their small size, their unique identity with localized culture groups not yet fully absorbed into modern society, and their close ties to nature.
What is Transculturation AP human Geography?
Transculturation. Equal exchange of cultural traits between two cultures; a form of cultural convergence. Universalizing religion. Type of religion that believes that its truth is the one and only truth and is applicable to all humans, a belief often leading to proselytizing and missionary work.
What is a cultural hearth AP Human Geography?
A “cultural hearth” is a place of origin for a widespread cultural trend. For example modern “cultural hearths” include New York City, Los Angeles, and London because these cities produce a large amount of cultural exports that are influential throughout much of the modern world.
How is folk culture transmitted?
Compared to popular culture, folk culture is transmitted from one location to another more slowly and on a smaller scale, primarily through relocation diffusion (migration).