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Geography 107

Introduction to Human Geography - Midterm Study Guide: Folk Housing Flash Cards

The structure below is a folk building. On an exam, you may be asked to identify the following:

  1. House Type or name of the type of building.
  2. Region of the United States or a state where you would be likely to find such a building.
  3. Perhaps identify the characteristic features of this house type.
  4. Perhaps identify cultural characterisitics likely to characterize the region where this building is found.


Move your mouse over the photo to check your answers to questions 1 - 3 above.

This house is a Shotgun House. It is common in the Lowland South. It is one room wide, but several rooms deep. It is generally made of wood, and often elevated from the ground.

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