Deck 4: Folk and Popular Culture

Question 1

The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that

A) a folk custom can become part of a popular culture.
B) all sports are examples of folk culture.
C) television has infused all sports into popular culture.
D) American football is also an example of a folk culture.
E) sport is more important in less developed countries.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Popular music in the United States originated from

A) multiple, anonymous hearths.
B) relocation diffusion.
C) daily activities of life.
D) Nashville, Tennessee.
E) Tin Pan Alley, New York.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

In contrast to popular culture,folk cultures are more likely to vary

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) with rapid change.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The frequent repetition of an act,to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people is a

A) custom.
B) popular culture.
C) habit.
D) taboo.
E) character trait.

Question 5

Popular music is written

A) mostly for one group in one place.
B) only for the younger generation of a population.
C) to appeal to a large number of people.
D) to endure for a long period of time, forever if possible.
E) without purpose and becomes popular by accident.

Question 6

The use of a horse and buggy by the Amish in the United States is an example of a

A) folk culture.
B) habit.
C) popular culture.
D) taboo.
E) technological innovation.

Question 7

Which of these sports is the most global in its extent?

A) football (soccer)
B) American football
C) baseball
D) golf
E) cricket

Question 8

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

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.

Question 9

The spatial distribution of soccer during the twentieth century is an example of

A) folk culture.
B) habit.
C) popular culture.
D) taboo.
E) relocation diffusion.

Question 10

A repetitive act performed by an individual is a

A) custom.
B) popular culture.
C) habit.
D) taboo.
E) character trait.

Question 11

In contrast to folk culture,popular culture is typical of

A) small homogeneous groups.
B) large heterogeneous groups.
C) groups living in isolated rural areas.
D) groups that have little interaction with other groups.
E) groups of specialists.

Question 12

Lacrosse was adopted by European immigrants

A) who didn't have smooth playing fields to roll balls along.
B) from Iroquois players.
C) working in factories.
D) attending college in the American Northeast.
E) wanted to invent a new sport.

Question 13

An example of a folk custom used to diffuse information about agriculture is

A) Armed Forces Radio.
B) Association Football.
C) Himalayan art.
D) Vietnamese songs.
E) home design in Madagascar.

Question 14

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

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.

Question 15

The main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to

A) preserve folk cultures, by increasing awareness of their uniqueness.
B) stimulate the diffusion of folk cultures around the world.
C) increase the similarity of social customs in different locations.
D) have little effect on the diffusion of social customs.
E) slow the rate of change.

Question 16

Folk songs are distinguished from popular songs because they

A) tell a story about daily activities.
B) can be understood only by one group.
C) are never changed from one generation to the next.
D) are only transmitted orally.
E) are written by specialists for commercial distribution.

Question 17

Folk cultures are spread primarily by

A) contagious diffusion.
B) hierarchical diffusion.
C) relocation diffusion.
D) stimulus diffusion.
E) epidemic diffusion.

Question 18

Jeans provide a good example of material culture that is adopted by a number of different societies.This refers to what type of material culture?

A) Punk culture
B) Popular culture
C) Folk culture
D) Western culture

Question 19

Survival activities and leisure activities both fall under the definition of

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

Question 20

Which of the following is an important source area for U.S.folk house types?

A) Lower Chesapeake
B) Southern Atlantic
C) Northeast
D) Upper New York
E) Southwest

Question 21

Diffusion of Internet service is following the earlier pattern of television,except

A) the United States share of world use is expanding.
B) diffusion is much faster.
C) diffusion is much slower.
D) expansion of service is faster in Africa than Asia.
E) initial use was in less developed countries.

Question 22

The most important house style in the United States since the 1960s is known as

A) minimal traditional.
B) contemporary.
C) split-level.
D) neo-eclectic.
E) saltbox.

Question 23

Moving from place to place,one is likely to observe folk art

A) of very different styles, even among nearby places.
B) has common ties across the landscape.
C) is independent of local environmental influences.
D) is based only on the local religion practiced in the area.
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 24

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

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.

Question 25

Rapid diffusion of popular culture

A) encourages people in different places to adopt different customs.
B) depends on modern communication systems.
C) is an example of relocation diffusion.
D) conserves resources.
E) all of the above

Question 26

Folk culture is more likely than popular culture to vary from time to time at a given place.

Question 27

Golf serves as a good example of

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.

Question 28

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a

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

Question 29

The fastest diffusing form of widespread popular media has been

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

Question 30

Access to the Internet may be limited in some countries for all but which of the following types of content?

A) humorous content
B) political content
C) social content
D) security content
E) Internet tools such as email or searching

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

The diffusion of jeans is a good example primarily of the

A) diffusion of popular culture.
B) adoption of unique folk culture.
C) impact of high income on clothing habits.
D) opposition to globalization.
E) synthetic textiles replacing natural fibers.

Question 33

The distribution of the subjects of art in the Himalayas shows how folk cultures

A) always paint religious subjects.
B) are influenced by distinctive vegetation, climate, and religion.
C) avoid painting animate objects.
D) typically paint scenes of nature but not people.
E) abandon customary forms with migration.

Question 34

Some taboos against eating pork may be partly explained because

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.

Question 35

Culture refers to a habit that is widely adopted by a group of people.

Question 36

Culture can be defined as a repetitive act that a group performs until it becomes a characteristic of a group.

Question 37

In cultures with strong folk clothing preferences,young adults are

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.

Question 38

A taboo against pork is a characteristic of

A) Judaism and Islam.
B) Judaism and Buddhism.
C) Christianity and Buddhism.
D) Christianity and Hinduism.
E) Islam and Hinduism.

Question 39

Which statement best captures the conflicts between folk and popular culture?

A) Folk culture is threatened by popular culture more than the reverse.
B) Popular culture is threatened by folk culture more than the reverse.
C) Folk and popular culture represent equal threats to one another.
D) Folk traditions may produce more uniform landscapes.
E) Globalization promotes diverse food preferences.

Question 40

Rapid increases in television ownership have been observed most recently in

A) Asia and Latin America.
B) Australia and New Zealand.
C) Europe and Russia.
D) Africa and the Middle East.
E) Canada and the United States.

Question 41

What is one of the major differences in the process of diffusion of popular culture compared to a folk custom?

Question 42

Regional housing styles in the U.S.are becoming more distinct than before.

Question 43

Popular culture is more likely to be found in MDCs.

Question 44

Popular clothing styles sometimes create controversy in places where folk clothing preferences dominate.

Question 45

Food taboos usually derive from unique elements of the physical environment.

Question 46

The origin of popular music is a good example of how folk culture originates.

Question 47

Discuss the role of transportation and communications in the diffusion of global popular culture.

Question 48

A major factor in the diffusion of British football was the presence of British citizens in other countries.

Question 49

In general,folk culture is more likely to cause greater uniformity on the landscape than popular culture.

Question 50

Hotels,fast-food restaurants,and other franchises encourage a uniform appearance on the landscape to promote product recognition.

Question 51

What is the difference between a custom and a habit?

Question 52

The highest concentration of golf courses within the United States is in the Sunbelt.

Question 53

Leaders of many developing countries fear that the spread of popular culture will destroy traditional values.

Question 54

Although folk cultures have the same process of origin as popular culture,they have a more limited process of diffusion.

Question 55

Collections of customs can be used to define a material culture.

Question 56

The ability to produce wine depends a lot on climate.

Question 57

Organized spectator sports represent folk cultures since they commonly originate from anonymous hearths.

Question 58

Adoption of Western popular culture seldom results in the elimination of traditional folk culture.

Question 59

Folk clothing styles sometimes create controversy where popular clothing preferences dominate.

Question 60

Geographer Fred Kniffen traced the pattern of three different folk housing types in the U.S.

Question 61

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

Question 62

Discuss television as both an example of and a means for the diffusion of popular culture.

Question 63

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

Question 64

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

Question 65

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

Question 66

What is one of the major differences in the origin of popular music compared to folk music?