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WorksheetsAP Human Geography Culture
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
A repetitive act performed by an individual is a
a)
custom
b)
popular culture
c)
habit
d)
taboo
3.
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
4.
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 time to time
5.
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
6.
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)
youth culture
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
Folk cultures are spread primarily by
a)
contagious diffusion
b)
hierarchical diffusion
c)
relocation diffusion
d)
stimulus diffusion
10.
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)
New York City
d)
St. Louis
11.
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
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
As components of group identity and cultural learning, folk customs usually originate from
a)
at 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.
15.
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
16.
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.
17.
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.
18.
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)
The physical environment causes people to adopt social customs.
19.
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.
20.
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.
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.
22.
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.
23.
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.
24.
The spatial distribution of soccer during the twentieth century is an example of
a)
folk culture
b)
habit
c)
popular culture
d)
taboo
25.
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.
26.
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
27.
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.
28.
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.
29.
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.
30.
Terroir refers to
a)
a group's sense of place.
b)
a group's food taboos.
c)
an act of violence that may have been, in part, a reaction against globalization.
d)
the sum of the effects of the local environment on a food item.
31.
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a
a)
folk culture
b)
habit
c)
popular culture
d)
taboo
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.
33.
) 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
34.
The most important house style in the United States since the 1960s is known as
a)
neo-eclectic.
b)
contemporary.
c)
split-level.
d)
sandbox.
35.
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)
cartography
36.
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.
37.
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.
38.
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.
39.
Organized spectator sports represent folk cultures since they commonly originate from anonymous hearths.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Bostans, small gardens distributed throughout Istanbul, Turkey, have been supplying the city with fresh vegetables for centuries by practicing intensive agriculture.
a)
True
b)
False
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