APHG Unit 3 Cultural Patterns and Processes

Small, incorporates a homogeneous population, is typically rural, and has cohesive cultural traits is called

• popular culture

• folk culture

• material culture

• non material culture

Large, incorporates heterogeneous populations, is typically urban, and experiences quickly changing cultural traits is called

• popular culture

• folk culture

• material culture

• non material culture

Folk culture primarily spreads through

• contagious diffusion

• hierarchial diffusion

• relocation diffusion

• spontaneous diffusion

• stimulus diffusion

Answer explanation

Folk culture diffuses slowly and is usually tied to ethnicity. Ethnic groups bring their cultural traditions with them when they migrate. Therefore, the answer is relocation diffusion. The other four forms of diffusion are associated with popular culture.

Compared to folk culture, which of the following is true of popular culture?

• Popular culture changes slowly over time

• Popular culture encourages regional diversity

• Popular culture emphasizes non-Western values

• Popular culture represents cultural homogeneity

• Popular culture distinguishes a minority group from a larger population.

Answer explanation

Popular culture is homogeneous because it tends to be adopted by a variety of ethnic groups and makes them more alike. It also encourages ethnic groups to adopt Western culture.

Which of the following is true of both the Amish and soccer?

• Both are examples of folk culture

• Both began as folk culture and one evolved into popular culture

• Both began as folk culture and evolved in popular culture

• Both are examples of popular culture

• Both began as popular culture and one evolved into folk culture

Answer explanation

The Amish religion is practiced in isolated areas of the United States, while soccer is the most popular organized sport in the world. The Amish religion began in isolated areas of eastern France and Switzerland. Soccer began in an English village.

A cluster of Tidewater houses is surrounded by a settlement of cape cods in the American Midwest. What can you conclude?

• The cluster of homes was built by people from the New England states, but the larger settlement was established by people from the Mid-Atlantic states.

• The cluster of homes was built by people from the New England states, but the larger settlement was established by people from Southern states.

• The cluster of homes was built by people from the Mid-Atlantic states, but the larger settlement was established by people from Southern states.

• The cluster of homes was built by people from the Southern states, but the larger settlement was established by people from the New England states.

• The cluster of homes was built by people from the Southern states, but the larger settlement was established by people from the Mid-Atlantic states.

Answer explanation

Tidewater homes originated in the southeastern states, and Cape Cods originated in New England.

Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?

• English

• French

• Portuguese

• Romanian

• Spanish

Answer explanation

English is Germanic, not Romantic.

Which of the following is an INCORRECT grouping of a language family and a language?

• Afro-Asiatic — Berber — Hindi

• Afro-Asiatic — Semitic — Arabic

• Indo-European — Balto-Slavic — Russian

• Indo-European — Germanic — English

• Sino-Tibetan — Chinese — Mandarin

Answer explanation

Hindi is part of the Indo-European family.

____________ is to the United States as ____________ is to Canada.

• English, French

• English, Spanish

• French, Spanish

• French, English

• Spanish, French

Answer explanation

English is the most common language in the United States, so one might be tempted to answer (A). However, French is not the most common language in Canada — it is the second most common language in Canada. Therefore, the answer is (E), because Spanish is the second most common language in the United States.

Which of the following is NOT a lingua franca?

• English in East Asia

• French in North Africa

• Hebrew in the Persian Gulf

• Spanish among Native Americans in South America

• Swahili in East Africa

Answer explanation

A lingua franca is a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different. The Persian Gulf area is predominantly Muslim, not Jewish, so Hebrew is not a lingua franca in this area.