Cultural Landscapes (College Board AP® Human Geography): Flashcards
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Define cultural landscape.
The cultural landscape is the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans.
The cultural landscape is the visual manifestation of what?
The cultural landscape is the visual manifestation of culture.
What is another common name for the cultural landscape?
The cultural landscape is also often referred to as the built environment.
Define place.
Place refers to a location's physical and cultural characteristics.
Define placemaking.
Placemaking is the process by which a community or cultural group comes together to plan the use of public space.
Define sequent occupance.
Sequent occupance refers to the idea that successive cultural groups leave their impact on a particular place.
Which city shows sequent occupance through modern apartments near Ancient Greek temples?
Athens shows sequent occupance, as modern apartment buildings can be observed near Ancient Greek temples.
True or False?
Placemaking is an expression of what a culture values.
True.
Placemaking is an expression of what the culture values, planned through the shared use of public space.
Language can influence and forms of communication such as slang and levels of formality.
Language can influence toponyms and forms of communication such as slang and levels of formality.
Name one feature included in the cultural landscape.
The cultural landscape includes land use patterns, architecture, and religious and linguistic characteristics.
True or False?
Sequent occupance can often be identified in images by different architectural types.
True.
Sequent occupance can often be identified by the different architectural types left by successive cultural groups.
How can ethnicity shape the cultural landscape?
Ethnicity can influence the goods and services available, dialects, architecture, and where people live, creating ethnic enclaves.
Define gender.
Gender refers to the differences in how men and women are treated in a culture.
Define ethnicity.
Ethnicity indicates belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
On what shared characteristics is ethnicity based?
Ethnicity is based on shared cultural characteristics, including language, ancestry, and religion.
True or False?
Ethnicity is the same as race and nationality.
False.
Ethnicity should not be confused with race or nationality.
Define ethnic neighborhood.
An ethnic neighborhood is a neighborhood, district, or suburb that is culturally distinct from the larger surrounding area.
Define ethnic enclave.
An ethnic enclave is a highly concentrated cluster of people from the same culture.
Which two ethnic enclaves does the note give as examples?
Chinatown in New York and Little Havana in Miami are examples of ethnic enclaves.
Define Indigenous communities.
Indigenous communities are culture groups that constitute the original inhabitants of a territory.
Where are Indigenous languages most likely to survive?
Indigenous languages are most likely to survive in geographically isolated areas.
Indigenous children in the U.S. and Canada suffered forced through boarding schools.
Indigenous children in the U.S. and Canada suffered forced assimilation through boarding schools.
True or False?
Indigenous languages have been preserved more often in the Americas than in Africa.
False.
Indigenous languages have been preserved more often in Africa than in the Americas.
Give one example of an Indigenous community named in the note.
Examples include the Cherokee Nation in the United States and the Inuit First Nations people in Canada.
Why do new migrants often move to ethnic neighborhoods?
New migrants often move to ethnic neighborhoods to be close to people from their country of origin.
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