Chapter 4 Folk and Popular Culture

CGU4U ~ World Geography Chapter 4 – Folk and Popular Culture KI # 2 “Why is Folk Culture Clustered?”

There are two basic necessities for any group of people, whether it is folk culture or pop culture: food and shelter. Read pages 120 – 126 and answer the following questions:

1. Generally speaking, how does isolation promote cultural diversity?

2. Why do most contemporary geographers reject Environmental Determinists?

3. Provide examples where Environmental Determinists are correct.

4. Folk food habits are directly related to the environment. Explain and provide examples.

5. How can food from the same region have such diversity?

6. Why are different cultural groups attracted to certain foods?

7. Provide examples of different food taboos for different cultural groups.

8. How do social factors and the environment impact the architecture and design of housing? SOCIAL

ENIVRONMENT

9. What are the three major hearths of fold house forms in the US and what is the main housing style attributed to each region?

10. How has housing changed today from that of the past in North America?