Question 1

Golf serves as a good example of

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A)   popular cultural preferences imposing a particular landscape without regard to environment.
B)   a folk sport requiring relatively little equipment.
C)   a sport with more courses in warm, sunny places than cool or wet locations.
D)   the relocation diffusion of popular sports.
E)   a sport invented in the 20th century to make better use of the outdoors.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Some taboos against eating pork may be partly explained because

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A)   pigs are not well-suited to hot, arid environments.
B)   pigs did not originate from those regions.
C)   pigs are filthy animals.
D)   of genetically transmitted food allergies.
E)   other meats are preferred.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a

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A)   folk culture.
B)   habit.
C)   popular culture.
D)   taboo.
E)   tariff.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

What areas of the United States attract the largest number of musicians?

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A)   Austin, New York
B)   Austin, Los Angeles
C)   New York, Los Angeles
D)   Nashville, Los Angeles
E)   Nashville, AustinF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 5

In cultures with strong folk clothing preferences,young adults are

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A)   more likely to dress like their parents.
B)   less likely to dress like their parents.
C)   likely to create their own unique style.
D)   paying close attention to international styles.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

In what ways do folk cultures respond differently than popular cultures to variations in the local physical environment?

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Question 7

What are some of the negative impacts of the diffusion of popular customs?

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Question 8

What is the difference between a custom and a habit?

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Question 9

Explain how Uniform Popular Culture can have a negative impact on the environment.

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Question 10

The fastest diffusing form of widespread popular media has been

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A)   Facebook.
B)   television.
C)   the Internet.
D)   Twitter.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

In contrast to folk culture,popular culture is more likely to vary

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A)   from place to place at a given time.
B)   from time to time at a given place.
C)   both from place to place and from time to time.
D)   neither from place to place nor from time to time.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The ________ of TV from the United States to the rest of the world took ________ years,but the diffusion of the internet took only ________% of that time.

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A)   popularity, 50, 10
B)   popularity, 30, 50
C)   diffusion, 50, 20
D)   diffusion 20, 10
E)   manufacturing, 50, 20F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 13

Why has the government of India tried to ban dowries?

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A)   because dowries can have a negative impact on women, such as women being thrown out on the street or murdered if their families cannot pay the expected dowry
B)   because it takes away from the government's tax base
C)   because India is trying to become more a part of the global popular culture
D)   because the government and people of India want to return to the traditional foundations of the dowry, that was originally the groom's family providing the dowry to the spouses family
E)   because it no longer makes sense because of other sources of income available to IndiansF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Why do leaders of some developing countries fear the loss of folk culture?

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Question 15

Today,house types in the United States are distinguished by all but which of the following?

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A)   They can still be divided into three distinct regions.
B)   They display few regional distinctions.
C)   They are usually mass-produced.
D)   Alternative styles have diffused throughout the country.
E)   They demonstrate how popular customs vary more in time than in place.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

U.S.folk housing styles demonstrate a distribution best explained by

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A)   different time periods of popularity for each style.
B)   ideal designs for different climates.
C)   locally available building materials.
D)   migration patterns.
E)   All of these choices are correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Survival activities and leisure activities both fall under the definition of

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A)   material culture.
B)   folk culture.
C)   popular culture.
D)   the arts and recreation.
E)   the physical environment.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

The unique combination of soil,climate,and other physical features determines

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A)   terroir.
B)   taboo.
C)   folk culture.
D)   food preferences.
E)   popular culture.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

In the U.S in the 1940s,housing shifted from local folk culture traditions to

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A)   more expensive housing.
B)   mostly apartments.
C)   split-level. housing.
D)   more popular housing that varies more in time than in place.
E)   houses built with higher quality materials on small lot sizes.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Why do promoters of popular customs,such as fast-food restaurants,seek to create a uniform landscape appearance?

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