Cultures and Religion



Unit Review Sheet

• Know all vocabulary words

Folk and Popular Culture

• Why do some people insist on preserving local/folk culture and how is the folk culture preserved? Review the examples of each.

• What is a difference between the Hutterites and the Amish?

• How does globalization affect culture?

• What aspect of local culture was important to the Makah American Indians?

• What are the differences in local/folk culture and popular culture?

• Houses: Know a few examples of house styles & the major hearths of US houses. In local/folk cultures, what influenced the building materials of the houses? How does the concepts of possibilism and environmental determinism relate to local culture? (Ck the textbook p. 120-124)

• In popular culture, what influences clothing choices? (see textbook p. 128)

• What are the hearths of Tin Pan Alley music and blue grass music?

• What are material culture, non-material culture, artifacts, mentifacts, and sociofacts?

• Review the web assignment on Fiji and Bhutan and the main idea of the hot dog documentary?

• What are the ways that culture can diffuse? (check the difference between diffusion of TV and Internet, soccer)

Religion

• What is the difference in ethnic and universalizing religions? What are some examples and unique characteristics (include food taboos)?

• What is meant if a religion is syncretic? Know some examples.

• What are branch and denomination? Know the major branches of the major religions.

• What are the hearths of the major religions? Where are the major religions/branches located?

• Know some details of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (green line, who divided into Jewish an Palestinian territory, etc.)

• Be able to recognize religious structures

• What are the ways that religion can diffuse? Know examples.

• Know the spatial distribution of the major religions (this means know where they are on the map!)

• How do religions affect the landscape?

• Know the religion article.

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