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Culture Appalachia The Appalachian Region Appalachia refers to the oldest mountain chain in the world It reaches as far north as New York and as far south as Mississippi , Alabama , and Georgia The average population throughout Appalachia is fifty to one hundred and ninety-nine people per square mile Landscapes of Appalachia The natural landscape in Appalachia is scenic The very landscape that can take a person 's breath away because of beauty also served as a source of isolation for early settlers until the last twenty years The fertile ground rich

in mineral deposits was excellent for growing burley tobacco The mountains are rich in coal , but instead of bringing wealth to Appalachia , it has brought devastation through strip mining and coal companies that have taken advantage and enslaved the people of the area Spring in Appalachia Late October The Cumberland Gap Diffusion of the Culture The Appalachian culture was pure and true until the early nineteen eighties brought satellite into the mountains and the people discovered the cultures of other people The internet has also brought the world into Appalachia Diction in Appalachia Scotch Irish people settled Appalachia Because of the isolation , the diction stayed the same over the years The Appalachian dialect is not the same as the Southern dialect because it is closer to the King 's English Words like ye (you , far (fire , winder (window , are just a few examples of how the vowel sounds are still pronounced like the were in the sixteen hundreds A Culture in Decline The rest of America has criticized Appalachian people so that many are abandoning their culture because they want to advance in the world without stigmas The younger generations are leaving the area for better jobs and leaving their culture behind them Travel has become better , therefore more are going to stores to buy their food instead of growing the vegetables that are native to the area The folk tales and superstitions that were once a window into the Appalachian culture are being forgotten and not passed down to the younger generations The younger generation is not learning the crafts that have been so important to the region The Appalachian music of dulcimers , mandolins , banjos , and fiddles are fading into history for more modern forms of music References Caudill , Harry (1963 ) Night Comes to the Cumberlands . Kentucky : Jesse Stuart Foundation . 2001 Giardina , Denise (1994 . The Unquiet Earth . Ivy Books . 1994 Stidham , Sadie (1978 ) Trails into Cutshin Country : A History of the Pioneers of Leslie County Kentucky . Kentucky : Sadie Stidham . 1978 Default Design...