WorksheetsChapter 4 Pop and Folk Culture
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because
they want to avoid political disputes
they do not want to preserve traditional values
popular cultural values can promote environmental damage
Western perspectives may become more dominant
The frequent repetition of an act, where it becomes a characteristic of a group of people is a
custom
taboo
popular culture
habit
Americans' preferences for vegetables
do not vary from one region of the country to another
display little spatial variation
vary according to what is grown locally
vary according to religious differences
A repetitive act performed by an (a) is a habit.
Western dominance of the news media is feared in LDCs for all but which of these reasons?
Western countries control most of the newspapers in LDCs
Western values permeate the media
Western radio newscasts can be heard in most countries
Western countries supply a large % of tv shows to LDCs
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of large (a) groups.
In the United States, the number of golf courses per person is highest in
the west, where golfers are clustered
the northeast, where the people are clustered
the south, where the climate is favorable
north central states, where there is a tradition of playing
Popular customs are more likely than folk customs to
have an unknown source of origin
reflect the unique characteristics of the landscape
rapidly diffuse through modern communication systems
evolve from the isolation of different groups
Clothing became a powerful symbol in Iran, in part because
Islamic fundamentalists rejected the traditional uncut robes
moderate leaders wore Western-style business suits
women were urged to wear different types of skirts/blouses
All the answers
In contrast to popular culture, folk cultures are more likely to vary
both from place to place and from time to time
neither from place to place nor from time to time
from time to time at a given place
from place to place at a given time
Features of the U.S. landscape, such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels, promote a (a) landscape.
Major hearths of U.S. country music include all but which of the following?
the Ozark and Ouachita mountains
southern Appalachia
southwestern Texas
central Tennessee and Kentucky
Which element of the local physical environment is important for wine production?
climate
soil
topography
all of the answers
Folk customs usually originate from
the availability of more leisure time
familiar events in daily life
a famous historical event
the application of industrial technology
The diffusion of jeans is a good example primarily of the diffusion of (a) culture.
The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that
American football is also an example of a folk culture
television has infused all sports into popular culture
a folk custom can become part of a popular culture
all sports are examples of folk culture
Settlers of grasslands built houses of sod, in eastern forest log cabins. Building materials
are chosen because of the diffusion of popular culture.
are strongly influenced by local resources
commonly imported long distance b/c of local folk culture.
all of the answers
Popular customs most frequently originate in (a) developed countries.
A taboo against pork is a characteristic of
Judaism and Buddhism
Judaism and Islam
Christianity and Buddhism
Christianity and Hinduism
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a (a)
