Deck 4: Folk and Popular Culture

Question 1

We can deduce from the examples of popular music, fashionable clothing, and electronic applications around us that the rapid diffusion of popular culture

A) discourages people in different places to adopt different customs.
B) depends on modern communication systems.
C) is an example of relocation diffusion.
D) conserves natural resources.
E) always occurs at the expense of folk culture.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which concept is the contemporary geographer likely to reject?

A) Local resources make some cultural choices more likely than others.
B) People in similar environments adopt different social customs.
C) People are influenced by their physical environment.
D) People in different environments adopt similar social customs.
E) The physical environment causes people to adopt social customs.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Folk cultures are spread primarily by

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

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Jeans provide a good example of material culture that is adopted by a number of different societies. They are also an example of

A) punk culture.
B) popular culture.
C) folk culture.
D) white-collar culture.

Question 5

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

A) always include paintings of 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 as they engage in migration.

Question 6

As components of group identity and cultural learning, folk customs usually originate from

A) the "discovery" of leisure time.
B) the application of industrial technology.
C) familiar events in daily life.
D) a traumatic event unique to the history of a particular social group.
E) global communications, such as television and the Internet.

Question 7

When we analyze the patterns of popular culture in our surroundings, we can surmise that

A) all culture is transmitted from one location to another through small scale and local migration.
B) popular culture diffuses through relocation diffusion.
C) nodes of innovation are central to the process of hierarchical diffusion.
D) unlike folk culture, popular culture is usually transmitted orally across time and location.
E) it is impossible for us to make scientific observations about the diffusion of popular culture.

Question 8

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of large and

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

Question 9

By analyzing the distribution of folk culture in our surroundings, we can surmise that

A) folk culture would not exist without small scale and local migration.
B) folk culture does not diffuse through relocation diffusion.
C) several elements of folk culture may have multiple, unknown origins.
D) folk culture can only be transmitted orally across time and location.
E) several elements of folk culture tend to replace elements of popular culture.

Question 10

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, in equal measure.
D) neither from place to place nor from time to time.
E) only in more developed countries.

Question 11

A repetitive act performed by an individual is a

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

Question 12

Folk songs are more likely than popular songs to

A) tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters.
B) be considered examples of culture.
C) feature instruments and styles of performance associated with dance clubs.
D) be transmitted in written form.
E) be written by specialists for commercial distribution.

Question 13

Typically, popular culture

A) originates in a number of locations at the same time.
B) reflects the characteristics of a distinctive physical environment.
C) experiences frequent changes through time and space.
D) is practiced by small homogeneous groups.
E) is practiced by small heterogeneous groups that become large homogeneous groups.

Question 14

One significant impact of popular culture is to

A) create a more varied and less uniform landscape.
B) promote the diffusion of folk culture.
C) modify the physical environment.
D) spread through relocation diffusion.
E) diffuse at the expense of globalization.

Question 15

The global diffusion of popular culture may threaten folk culture by

A) being less responsive to the diversity of local environments.
B) threatening local environments through the diffusion of information by technology.
C) serving as a catalyst for the advancement of folk culture.
D) being more responsive to the diversity of local environments.

Question 16

Based on what you have read about globalization, you could surmise that 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 17

Before reaching other parts of ________ and, eventually, marginalized urban areas throughout the country, Hip hop music originated in the late 1970s in the South Bronx.

A) Chicago
B) Boston
C) Baltimore
D) New York City
E) Philadelphia

Question 18

In recent decades, popular customs have most frequently originated in

A) more developed countries.
B) less developed countries.
C) formerly communist countries.
D) countries with large rural populations.
E) Latin America and Africa.

Question 19

Judging from the discussions of other clothing in this chapter, we could say that hoodies are an example of ________ adopted by a number of different groups segmented by age, class, ethnicity, and other factors. Hoodies are a versatile element of popular culture.

A) punk culture
B) material culture
C) folk culture
D) immaterial culture
E) youth culture

Question 20

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 21

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

A) Armed Forces Radio.
B) Association Football.
C) Himalayan hip hop.
D) Vietnamese songs.
E) a cartoon about talking animals in Madagascar.

Question 22

The geographer Vidal de la Blache regarded food supply as

A) the weakest available example of a folk custom.
B) the folk custom least closely tied to a particular climate.
C) more subject to modification than weapons.
D) less subject to modification than clothing and weapons.
E) a limited resource that would not keep up with population growth.

Question 23

Which aspect of the local environment is the least important for wine production?

A) climate
B) soil types
C) topography
D) proximity to lakes or a river
E) proximity to cities

Question 24

Hip hop music demonstrates an interplay between globalization and local diversity because

A) it is a form of folk culture responsible for the globalization of modern music.
B) it is a part of popular culture which threatens to overwhelm local folk cultures.
C) artists may be widely popular yet still make local references in their song lyrics.
D) some lyrics can't be transmitted over the radio and television.
E) hip hop music is played in many Islamic countries.

Question 25

The distribution of alcohol consumption in the United States displays which characteristic of popular culture?

A) rapid diffusion
B) the lack of a correlation to level of income
C) barriers owing to the physical environment
D) local tastes in beer vary too much for national brands to compete effectively
E) uniform distribution across the landscape

Question 26

Little wine is produced in Asia primarily because

A) grapes do not grow in these regions.
B) wines can be imported more cheaply.
C) religious taboos discourage consumption.
D) the people do not have a tradition of wine making.
E) soil contaminants produce bad grapes.

Question 27

In which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low?

A) Kentucky
B) Nevada
C) New York
D) Utah
E) California

Question 28

Cultural diversity is promoted by

A) the relative isolation of a group from others.
B) globalization.
C) the rapid movement of goods and services across borders.
D) expansion diffusion.
E) the connections between homogeneous groups.

Question 29

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) increasing incidence of synthetic textiles replacing natural fibers.

Question 30

Like hip hop music, music from the border region between the southwestern United States and northern Mexico might be expected to

A) reflect almost exclusively on themes of drug culture and violence.
B) be an aspect of popular culture which threatens to overwhelm local folk cultures.
C) incorporate local, national, and global themes as it demonstrates an interplay between globalization and localism.
D) feature potentially offensive lyrics in order to guarantee its widespread transmission via radio and television.
E) have diffused originally from one district of a large city.

Question 31

The choice of clothing in Western countries is strongly influenced by

A) occupation but not level of income.
B) level of income but not occupation.
C) knowledge of fashion elsewhere, as well as the level of folk culture.
D) occupation, income, and knowledge of fashion elsewhere.
E) fashion only.

Question 32

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 33

China produces a relatively large amount of pork compared to the countries of Southwestern Asia primarily because

A) Muslims have a taboo against pork consumption.
B) China's physical environment is less suitable to raising pigs.
C) China has more people than the countries of Southwest Asia.
D) rice is the main cereal grain grown in China.
E) southwestern Asia does not have enough water for pig farming.

Question 34

The ________ is an important source area for U.S. folk house types.

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

Question 35

We can surmise from the discussion of other sports in this chapter that the current distribution of bowling is another example of

A) a folk custom becoming part of a popular culture.
B) nearly all sports being examples of folk culture resisting the globalizing influences of popular culture.
C) television infusing all sports into popular culture.
D) a folk culture arising out of a folk custom.
E) sport being more important in less developed countries.

Question 36

Americans' preferences for beverages and snacks

A) vary according to what is produced locally.
B) do not vary from one region of the country to another.
C) do not vary according to religious differences.
D) are primarily dependent on income differences.
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 37

A particular preference for a new clothing style is more likely than a folk custom to

A) evolve rapidly owing to the isolation of different groups.
B) rapidly diffuse through modern communication and transportation.
C) reflect the unique characteristics of the physical landscape.
D) have an unknown source of origin.
E) resist the influences of multinational corporations.

Question 38

Terroir refers to

A) a group's sense of place.
B) a group's food taboos.
C) the relationship between the physical environment and culture.
D) an act of violence that may have been, in part, a reaction against globalization.
E) the sum of the effects of the local environment on a food item.

Question 39

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a

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

Question 40

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 41

Which of the following characteristics is more typical of popular culture than folk culture?

A) It has an anonymous origin.
B) It diffuses slowly from its point of origin.
C) It results in a more uniform cultural landscape.
D) It is likely to be derived from physical conditions.
E) Communication is more limited.

Question 42

Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern forest built wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials

A) are strongly influenced by local resources.
B) are commonly imported over long distances because of local folk culture.
C) are chosen because of the diffusion of popular culture.
D) are a uniform feature of folk culture.
E) are elements of popular culture.

Question 43

Marriage dowries in India reflect

A) that some families value male children more.
B) a traditional folk custom.
C) a popular fad.
D) the value of women as mothers and wives.
E) that most families value female children more.

Question 44

The trend of globalization has threatened

A) popular culture and folk culture relatively equally.
B) the folk customs of only a few isolated communities.
C) the spread of the international banking system.
D) folk culture more than popular culture.
E) folk culture, but only in the largest cities on each continent.

Question 45

Some features of U.S. material culture such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels

A) promote a uniform landscape.
B) reflect the preservation of folk culture.
C) provide diversity on the U.S. landscape.
D) promote diffusion of folk culture.
E) show high regional variation.

Question 46

Lists or collections of customs can be used to define a culture.

Question 47

As they have more contact with popular culture, women in less developed countries are more likely to

A) bear more children.
B) obtain food for the family.
C) gain more opportunities outside the home.
D) reduce the practice of prostitution.
E) be subservient to men.

Question 48

Examining elements of folk and popular culture like house styles is particularly well suited to the geographic method of

A) GIS.
B) census.
C) field work.
D) statistics.
E) cartography.

Question 49

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

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

Question 50

One impact of large-scale consumption of chicken in more developed countries is to

A) cause chickens to become an endangered species.
B) make inefficient use of the world's grain supplies.
C) diffuse agricultural products into the physical environment.
D) encourage the development of a new food taboo.
E) displace pork producers.

Question 51

Given recent trends in communications, in the next five years the number of television programs viewed over the Internet might be expected to

A) remain about the same.
B) decrease slowly as the number of broadcast television stations increases.
C) decrease slowly as cable and satellite television services offer more channels.
D) decrease dramatically.
E) increase dramatically.

Question 52

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

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

Question 53

Which of the following statements reflects the environmental impact of culture?

A) Folk culture never causes environmental impacts while popular culture does.
B) Solid waste is the least visible of wastes generated from culture.
C) Popular culture may cause a rapid increase in demand for certain natural resources.
D) Environments are not affected by the level of pollution generated by human activity.
E) Folk culture does not affect the environment but popular culture does.

Question 54

Popular culture and folk culture can both result in a higher level of

A) extinction of animal species.
B) demand for raw materials.
C) consumption of animal products.
D) environmental degradation.
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 55

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

Question 56

Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because

A) they do not want to preserve traditional values.
B) Western perspectives may become more dominant.
C) popular culture devalues women.
D) they want to avoid political disputes.
E) Western clothing styles are less comfortable.

Question 57

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

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

Question 58

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 59

People maintain their folk culture despite familiarity with popular culture primarily because of

A) the high cost of popular customs.
B) a concern for the physical environment.
C) a strong desire to preserve unique customs.
D) a lack of exposure to the media.
E) a fear of foreign influence.

Question 60

Diffusion of popular customs can adversely impact environmental quality in two ways:

A) reducing demand for foreign products and promoting local crafts.
B) increased diversity and decreased demand.
C) depletion of scarce resources and pollution.
D) diversity of products and depletion of change.
E) using renewable materials and recycled designs.

Question 61

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

Question 62

More precise geographic information is given on the label of an expensive bottle of wine than on an inexpensive bottle.

Question 63

What is the difference between a custom and a habit?

Question 64

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

Question 65

Leaders of many developing countries fear that the spread of U.S. popular culture will destroy traditional social behavior.

Question 66

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

Question 67

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

Question 68

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

Question 69

The adoption of a popular custom often depends on a person's amount of disposable income.

Question 70

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

Question 71

The physical environment commonly plays an important role in the development of unique folk customs.

Question 72

Two social groups living in close proximity will retain unique social customs if there is limited interaction between them.

Question 73

Food taboos usually derive from unique characteristics in the physical environment.

Question 74

Popular culture is more likely to be found in More Developed Countries.

Question 75

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

Question 76

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

Question 77

International prostitution is encouraged in some Asian countries as a source of foreign currency.

Question 78

In contrast to popular culture, folk culture is more likely to vary from time to time at a given place.

Question 79

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

Question 80

Bostans, small gardens distributed throughout Istanbul, Turkey, have been supplying the city with fresh vegetables for centuries by practicing intensive agriculture.