Popular and Folk Culture 4.1-4.2

A repetitive act performed by an individual is a

• custom
• popular culture
• habit
• taboo

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

• custom
• popular culture
• habit
• taboo

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

• always include paintings of religious subjects.
• are influenced by distinctive vegetation, climate, and religion.
• avoid painting animate objects.
• typically paint scenes of nature but not people.

Folk songs are more likely than popular songs to

• tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters.
• be considered examples of culture.
• feature instruments and styles of performance associated with dance clubs.
• be transmitted in written form.

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a

• folk culture.
• habit
• taboo
• tariff

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

• Asians have a taboo against pork consumption.
• China's physical environment is less suitable to raising pigs.
• China has more people than the countries of Southwest Asia.
• rice is the main cereal grain grown in China.

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

• Lower Chesapeake
• Southern Atlantic
• Northeast
• Upper New York Highland

In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York, and Milan are referred to as

• capitals.

• local cultures.

• world cities.

• hearths.

Which of the following is true of popular culture?

• It is practiced among a homogeneous group of people in the world
• It is more static (unchanging) than folk culture
• It promotes regional diversity
• It incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to a wide variety of places

Folk cultures are spread primarily by

• contagious diffusion
• hierarchical diffusion
• relocation diffusion
• stimulus diffusion