Mapping culture regions a. Key terms: formal region
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| FOLK AND POPULAR CULTURE MAPPING CULTURE REGIONS
A. Key terms: formal region: an area defined by one predominant or universal characteristic with well-defined boundaries beyond which that characteristic does not apply. vernacular/perceptual region: a region a person believes to exist based on his idea of its defining characteristics. culture region: An area defined by similar culture traits and cultural landscapes. (e.g. Central Coast, American Southwest, Bible Belt, Mormon Zone, Bantu Region, Rust Belt, Middle East,) culture realm: Global scale culture region (e.g. Middle East, Latin America, Slavic Zone, The Orient) core: the subset of a culture region displaying all the culture traits used to define that culture region. domain: the subset of a culture region displaying most of the culture traits used to define that culture region. sphere: the subset of a culture region displaying some of the culture traits of that culture region. outliers: strong examples the culture traits of a culture region which show up far from the core and which not contiguous to the sphere or domain. A. In what two ways does a culture region fail to meet the definition of formal region? B. In what two ways does a culture region meet the definition of vernacular region? (Why would two people drawing the boundaries of a given culture region almost never define the same culture region the same way?) C. Can a location (city, state, country) be part of more than one culture region? Why is this true? Give an example. D. With a partner or two, draw and label the following vernacular regions on the map of North America below: New England, Atlantic, East Canada, Mid-Atlantic, South, Gulf, Southwest, Midwest, West, Northwest, Pacific. The regions may overlap. 
E. Compare your map with Wilbur Zelinsky’s (where has that name come up in our course?) famous map of the Twelve Perceptual Regions of the United States. What surprises you about Zelinsky’s map? What might account for the differences between your map and Zelinsky’s? What problem with maps of vernacular regions is his use of striped regions trying to address? Which of the vocabulary items above describe the striped regions on Zelinsky’s map? F. Label the core, domain, sphere and outliers on the D.W. Meinig’s map of the Mormon Culture Zone. (Meinig came up with the Core/Domain/Sphere model.) Then, with your partners, write down the cultural traits you think Meinig used to create this map. Then add those on our class list not already in your group’s list. 
G. Think about what the term “The Middle East” means to you. What makes Middle Eastern culture different from the European, African, or Russian cultures that surround it? First, with your partner or partners, make a list of any characteristics which define “The Middle East” in your mind. Include any cultural traits (artifacts, sociofacts, mentifacts) as well as any other features of the cultural or physical landscape that you associate with this vernacular region. Then draw a line on the map circumscribing your group’s mental map of the Middle East vernacular region. 
H. What might be some drawbacks of the Core/Domain/Sphere model? (Think of a few culture regions and ask yourself how well the model describes that culture region.) I. How is the Core/Domain/Sphere model useful? (i.e. What does it do well?) Directory: ourpages -> users -> mkamin -> aphg files -> D%20Chapter%204:%20Folk%20and%20Popular%20Culture ourpages -> Major works data sheet ourpages -> U. S. Steel Corporation, Elbert H. Gary Gary was corporate lawyer who became the U. S. Steel Corporation president in 1898. U. S. Steel was the leading steel producer at the time ourpages -> Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question ourpages -> Historical periods to memorize ourpages -> Geography handbook ourpages -> It rose out of the tropical Pacific in late 1997, bearing more energy than a million Hiroshima bombs aphg files -> Guide to Geography. Jan 4 2006 D%20Chapter%204:%20Folk%20and%20Popular%20Culture -> Ap human Geography: Folk and Popular Culture crq 2: Comparing Folk and Popular Culture users -> J. D. Salinger a perfect Day for Bananafish Download 129.37 Kb. Share with your friends:
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