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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
UNIT III READING GUIDE
CULTURAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
Chapter 4: Folk and Popular Culture; Rubenstein, 112–143
#23 Origin and Diffusion of Folk and Popular Culture, 115–120
1. What is the difference between material culture and leisure culture? Include
examples in your explanation.
2. What is the difference between habit and custom?
3. Write a 4–6 sentence paragraph on folk culture. Include a definition, an explanation of
origin, and examples of diffusion among the Amish.
4. Write a 4–6 sentence paragraph on popular culture. Include a definition, an
explanation of origin, and examples of diffusion in soccer.
#24 Clustering of Folk Culture, 120–125
1. How has physical environment affected food choices? Give an example from the text.
2. How has physical environment affected religious taboos and food choices? Give an
example from the text.
3. How has physical environment affected housing construction. Give an example from
the text.
4. Summarize the ways in which religion influences the layout of houses in a 4–6
sentence paragraph.
5. Explain how folk culture has diffused throughout the United States in a 4–6 sentence
paragraph.
#25 Diffusion of Popular Housing, Clothing, and Food, 126–130
1. Choose one of the following :
a. Critical Thinking: Read the portion of the text and explain how your ethnicity or region
of the United States would fit into the patterns described.
b. Critical Thinking: Read the portion of the text on wine and explain why Georgia is not
a manufacturer of whine or what could be done to introduce
wine production in Georgia.
2. Choose one of the following:
a. Write a 4–6 sentence paragraph that explains why fashion had globalized.
b. Write a 4–6 sentence paragraph that traces the diffusion of jeans. Include the word
“hearth.”
3. Choose one of the following):
a. Write a 4–6 sentence paragraph that traces the development of U.S. housing
architecture from 1945 to present.
b. Take pictures of three of the houses illustrated on pages 117 and 121. Email them to
[email protected] or print them out and add their
addresses and correct style.
#26 Electronic Communication and Problems Associated with Diffusion, 131–141
Answer the multiple choice questions.
Chapter 5: Language; Rubenstein, 144–179
#27 Distribution of English Speakers, 147–153
1. How common is English? Give some statistics.
2. Critical Thinking: Why are the Celts important in the history of the English language?
3. Critical Thinking: Why are the Normans important in the history of the English
language?
4. How did new inventions alter the English language?
5. Why is Noah Webster important?
6. What are some pronunciation differences between British and American English?
7. How did colonial settlement patterns influence American dialects?
#28 The Relationship Between English and Other Languages, 153–160
Complete the worksheet.
#29 Distribution of Other Language Families, 161–167
1. What is Mandarin?
2. Critical Thinking: Write 2–3 sentences that contrast Chinese with the other languages
you have studied so far.
3. How are Chinese, Japanese, and Korean interrelated?
4. Where is Arabic spoken?
5. Why is Swahili useful?
#30 Preservation of Local Languages, 167–177
Answer the multiple choice questions.