The best example of popular culture would be

Watching a satellite TV channel

Regarding the culture complex of the automobile in the United States, which is not true?

Mass transit subway systems are as popular as Automobiles

Culture and ethnicity are

the focus of a great deal of attention by geographers

Which is not true regarding candlepin and duckpin bowling?

The sport has origins in the San Joaquin Valley California

Regarding foodways and geography

Foodways have everything to do with regional culture

Greek revival homes in the U.S. which date from the 1830s

Are made to look like ancient Greek temples with columns

Which of the following is the best example for a culture realm?

Europe-where Indo-European language and Christianity coexist

The practice of giving employees Sundays off in the United States is

based in the Christian belief system

gradually expands, affecting most people it contact

A main feature of post-World War II homes not seen in earlier homes , is

Garages for a growing automobile culture.

element of social interaction like a handshake or slang

Which of the following are notable traits of folk culture?

Culture traits found in the family and not broadcast widely

A cultural landscape that a geographer analyzes, which of the following is an artifact?

A flag hung in front of a house

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1
The best example of popular culture would be
Eating a traditional Cajun catfish recipe
Wearing a colorful Peruvian poncho.
Watching a satellite TV channel
Speaking the remote Gullah accent of the Carolina coast
2
The fact that people in the United States drink Coca-Cola, use the Internet, and drive cars is
cultural assimilation.
cultural convergence
cultural diffusion
cultural reasoning
3
Regarding the culture complex of the automobile in the United States, which is not true?
The ‘road trip' is a popular idea.
There are regional preferences for different types of cars.
Mass transit subway systems are as popular as Automobiles
Drive in stores, banks, and others services are common.
4
A culture's ideological subsystem contains culture and value elements called
electronic fax.
geofacts.
artifacts.
mentifacts.
5
Which of the following statements is true regarding culture?
Culture is not inherited.
Culture related to high and low pressure systems in weather.
Culture is found on the surface of Mars
Culture is mainly from our genetic makeup
6
Culture and ethnicity are
concepts that are relatively foreign to geographers.
more often used by sociologists but not geographers
only relevant to the historian's point of view.
the focus of a great deal of attention by geographers
7
The origins of groups of culture complexes are called
the chewy soft center
epicenters.
the earth's core
culture hearths
8
Which is not true regarding candlepin and duckpin bowling?
The pins are straighter
After the ball is thrown, pins are left where they fall.
The sport has origins in the San Joaquin Valley California
The sport is found in the Mid-Atlantic and New England.
9
Regarding foodways and geography
Foodways have everything to do with regional culture
Foodways are better treated by the discipline of sociology
Geography is rarely exhibited in what one eats
It is usually more important to eat food than study it
10
Culture is
genetic.
all of the above
learned.
mainly geological.
11
Cultural diffusion
can indicate movement of ideas through a population
All of the above.
can be movement of disease through a concentrated area.
can involve migration.
12
Greek revival homes in the U.S. which date from the 1830s
Have Italianate delicate ‘cake icing' decorations
Exhibit rounded or pointed ‘Gothic' windows and doors.
Are made to look like ancient Greek temples with columns
Often have round turrets and ‘crazy' angles.
13
Which of the following is the best example for a culture realm?
Pittsburgh-where people say "gumband" for rubber band
Europe-where Indo-European language and Christianity coexist
The world-where all people live in harmony together.
Ohio-where "Buckeyes" are employed in significant industry
14
Which of the following are important things to know about how built structures indicate culture
They may exhibit past ideas through types of artwork.
Building styles indicate when the structure was built
All of the other choices
They may be named after famous people from a previous time
15
The practice of giving employees Sundays off in the United States is
Relatively recent.
based in the Christian belief system
Economically wise.
Closely related to football.
16
Contagious diffusion
has characteristics seen in close contact culturally
moves up or down a hierarchy from lesser to greater
jumps through a population skipping large areas
gradually expands, affecting most people it contact
17
A main feature of post-World War II homes not seen in earlier homes , is
More use of the recreational space of the front yard.
Bigger porches
More pronounced fences
Garages for a growing automobile culture.
18
A sociofact is a
material item that is part of one's culture like a pen
all of the above are sociofacts.
type of economic measure for income
element of social interaction like a handshake or slang
19
Which of the following are notable traits of folk culture?
Culture spread throughout a broad national region
Culture traits diffusely spread through satellite TV.
Culture traits found in the family and not broadcast widely
Culture traits accessed through an Internet browser.
20
A cultural landscape that a geographer analyzes, which of the following is an artifact?
A flag hung in front of a house
A strong patriotic feeling.
A military salute.
All the above are artifacts.

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