Which of the following is NOT a particular outgrowth of diffusion of culture?

reduced consumption of animal products

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

are influenced by distinctive vegetation, climate, and religion.

Widespread husbandry of pigs would be an ecological disaster in Islam's hearth because...

pigs would compete with humans for food and water without benefits.

As they have more contact with popular culture, women in less developed countries are more likely to...

gain more opportunities outside the home

Americans' preferences for beverages and snacks...

vary according to what is produced locally.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Cultural and environmental features influence housing in folk culture

Among the cultural influences that shape the distinctive form of folk houses, which is NOT an example?

Windows may face south to capitalize on the sun's heat and light.

One significant impact of popular culture is to...

modify the physical environment.

Which of the following is true?

Folk culture is more likely to vary from place to place at a given time.

Diffusion of popular customs can adversely impact environmental quality in two ways:

depletion of scarce resources and pollution.

What one eats is revealing of one's...

social, religious, and ethnic memberships

A particular preference for a new clothing style is more likely than a folk custom to...

rapidly diffuse through modern communication and transportation.

Which of the following is TRUE about Folk Culture?

Several elements of folk culture may have multiple, unknown origins.

OpenNet has identified several types of American-produced media for censorshp in other countries. Which is NOT included?

content describing environmental pollution and degradation

Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the West often built houses of sod. This suggests that building materials...

are strongly influenced by local resources.

Using the above map, Russia is represented as "partly free" suggesting...

a willful effort to block online content through legal means.

Which of the following statements reflects the environmental impact of culture?

Pop culture may cause a rapid increase in demand for natural resources.

the sum of the effects of the local environment on a food item.

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is more likely to vary...

from time to time at a given place.

Using the above map, China and Syria are represented as "not free" suggesting...

government crackdowns on users of the technology including prison.

The choice of clothing in Western countries is most strongly influenced by...

occupation, income, and knowledge of fashion elsewhere.

The distribution of alcohol beverage choices in the United States displays which characteristic of popular culture?

choice based on preferences for what is produced, grown, or imported localy

The diffusion of social media has threatened...

folk culture more than popular culture.

Which of the following is true?

Lists or collections of customs can be used to define a culture.

People maintain their folk culture despite familiarity with popular culture primarily because of...

a strong desire to preserve unique customs.

Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because...

Western perspectives may become more dominant.

The organization "Freedom on the Net"...

measures the level of internet and digital freedom across 65 countries.

One of the primary effects of modern communications on social customs has been to...

increase the similarity of social customs in different locations.

Little wine is produced in SW Asia and North Africa primarily because...

religious taboos discourage consumption.

Marriage dowries in India reflect...

that some families value male children more.

Because Facebook was introduced into social media in the twenty-first century, we can expect its diffusion to...

reduce the U.S. share of worldwide Facebook users.

Which of the following characteristics is more typical of popular culture than folk culture?

It results in a more uniform cultural landscape.

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1
Which of the following is NOT a particular outgrowth of diffusion of culture?
extinction of animal species
reduced consumption of animal products
demand for raw materials
deforestation
2
A group that gives up its cultural traditions and adopts that of the dominant culture has undergone...
citizenship
agglomeration
assimilation
denial
3
Diffusion of Internet service is following the earlier pattern of television, except that...
the United States' share of world use is expanding.
the expansion of service is faster in Africa than Asia.
the initial use was in less developed countries.
diffusion is much faster.
4
The distribution of the subjects of art in the Himalayas shows how folk cultures...
typically paint scenes of nature but not people.
avoid painting animate objects.
abandon customary forms as they engage in migration.
are influenced by distinctive vegetation, climate, and religion.
5
Which aspect of the local environment is the LEAST important for wine production?
Proximity to Lakes or a River
Proximity to Cities
Climate
Soil Types
6
Widespread husbandry of pigs would be an ecological disaster in Islam's hearth because...
no one would buy them because of the religious taboos.
pigs would compete with humans for food and water without benefits.
pigs represent a sacred animal.
they can only be raised in the wet winter months.
7
As they have more contact with popular culture, women in less developed countries are more likely to...
gain more opportunities outside the home
reduce the practice of prostitution
obtain food for the family
be subservient to men
8
Americans' preferences for beverages and snacks...
do not vary according to religious differences.
vary according to what is produced locally.
represent the influence of religion and education on various regions.
do not vary from one region of the country to another.
9
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Soccer and golf have retained their original form since their inception.
Western pop culture seldom results in the elimination of folk culture
Folk culture is more likely to cause greater uniformity on the landscape
Cultural and environmental features influence housing in folk culture
10
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a...
tariff
popular culture
taboo
folk culture
11
Among the cultural influences that shape the distinctive form of folk houses, which is NOT an example?
Fiji eastern walls are considered sacred.
Malagasy houses (Madagascar) are built with the main door facing west.
Java house front doors face south.
Windows may face south to capitalize on the sun's heat and light.
12
The use of a horse and buggy by the Amish in the United States is an example of one element of...
popular culture
habit
taboo
folk culture
13
One significant impact of popular culture is to...
diffuse at the expense of globalization.
create a more varied and less uniform landscape.
promote the diffusion of folk culture.
modify the physical environment.
14
Material culture DOES NOT include which essential item?
Shelter
Clothing
Food
Education
15
Which of the following is true?
Folk culture is more likely to vary from time to time at a given place.
Popular culture is more likely to vary from place to place at a given time.
Popular culture variations are limited primarily to large urban centers.
Folk culture is more likely to vary from place to place at a given time.
16
Diffusion of popular customs can adversely impact environmental quality in two ways:
depletion of scarce resources and pollution.
using renewable materials and recycled designs.
diversity of products and depletion of change.
increased diversity and decreased demand.
17
What one eats is revealing of one's...
socioeconomic status and age group
social educational level, and religious memberships
occupation
social, religious, and ethnic memberships
18
A particular preference for a new clothing style is more likely than a folk custom to...
reflect the unique characteristics of the physical landscape.
rapidly diffuse through modern communication and transportation.
evolve rapidly owing to the isolation of different groups.
resist the influences of multinational corporations.
19
A repetitive act performed by a group is a...
habit
taboo
character trait
custom
20
Which of the following is TRUE about Folk Culture?
Several elements of folk culture tend to replace elements of pop culture.
Folk culture can only be transmitted orally across time and location.
Folk culture does not diffuse through relocation diffusion.
Several elements of folk culture may have multiple, unknown origins.
21
OpenNet has identified several types of American-produced media for censorshp in other countries. Which is NOT included?
opposition to current government
content describing environmental pollution and degradation
social content related to topics deemed socially sensitive
material related to human rights, freedom of expression,...
22
Hip Hop music originated in the late 1970s in the South Bronx, before reaching other parts of...
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
23
Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the West often built houses of sod. This suggests that building materials...
are commonly imported over long distances because of local folk culture.
are a uniform feature of folk culture.
are a uniform feature of folk culture.
are strongly influenced by local resources.
24
Using the above map, Russia is represented as "partly free" suggesting...
a willful effort to block online content through legal means.
a cooperative relationship with China to ban content and technology.
a resurgence of the communist economic system.
a collapse of satellite tech and reduce of accessibility to the internet.
25
Which of the following statements reflects the environmental impact of culture?
Pop culture may cause a rapid increase in demand for natural resources.
Pop culture causes no environmental damage because it is all electronic.
Solid waste is the least visible of wastes generated from culture.
Folk culture never causes environmental impacts while popular culture does.
26
Terroir refers to...
the relationship between the physical environment and culture.
a group's sense of place.
the sum of the effects of the local environment on a food item.
a group's food taboos.
27
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is more likely to vary...
from time to time at a given place.
only in more developed countries.
both from place to place and from time to time, in equal measure.
from place to place at a given time.
28
Using the above map, China and Syria are represented as "not free" suggesting...
government crackdowns on users of the technology including prison.
limited access to software engineers only.
lack of distribution to women who wish to use internet.
government policies to ensure all users of internet are heavily taxed.
29
The choice of clothing in Western countries is most strongly influenced by...
knowledge of fashion elsewhere, as well as the level of folk culture.
occupation but not level of income.
level of income but not occupation.
occupation, income, and knowledge of fashion elsewhere.
30
The distribution of alcohol beverage choices in the United States displays which characteristic of popular culture?
the lack of a correlation to level of income
choice based on preferences for what is produced, grown, or imported localy
uniform distribution across the landscape
rapid diffusion
31
A taboo against pork is a characteristic of...
Judaism and Buddhism
Judaism and Islam
Islam and Hinduism
Christianity and Hinduism
32
A repetitive act performed by an individual is a...
taboo
custom
habit
character trait
33
Given recent trends in communications, the number of television programs viewed over the Internet might be expected to..
decrease slowly as the number of broadcast television stations increases.
remain about the same.
decrease dramatically
increase dramatically.
34
The diffusion of social media has threatened...
folk culture more than popular culture.
folk culture more than popular culture.
popular culture and folk culture relatively equally.
folk culture, but only in the largest cities on each continent.
35
Which of the following is true?
Folk culture has the same process of origin as popular culture.
Folk culture is more likely to vary from time to time at a given place.
Culture refers to a habit that is widely adopted by a group of people.
Lists or collections of customs can be used to define a culture.
36
The ________ is an important source area for U.S. folk house types.
Northeast
Middle Atlantic
Southern Atlantic
Upper New York highland
37
People maintain their folk culture despite familiarity with popular culture primarily because of...
a strong desire to preserve unique customs.
a concern for the physical environment.
the high cost of popular customs.
a lack of exposure to the media.
38
Some features of U.S. material culture such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels...
reflect the preservation of folk culture.
show high regional variation.
promote a uniform landscape.
promote diffusion of folk culture.
39
Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because...
Western clothing styles are less comfortable.
popular culture devalues women.
they want to avoid political disputes.
Western perspectives may become more dominant.
40
The body of customary beliefs, social forms and material traits of a group is...
religious organization
education system
culture
folklore
41
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people, is a...
custom
taboo
character trait
popular culture
42
The organization "Freedom on the Net"...
measures the level of internet and digital freedom across 65 countries.
measures the ability of political prisoners to gain access to social media.
measures the purchasing power of 16 - 25 year olds in the United States.
measures the use of technology in classrooms.
43
In which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low?
Utah
New York
Kentucky
Nevada
44
One of the primary effects of modern communications on social customs has been to...
have little effect on the diffusion of social customs.
stimulate the diffusion of folk cultures around the world.
preserve folk cultures, by increasing awareness of their uniqueness
increase the similarity of social customs in different locations.
45
Little wine is produced in SW Asia and North Africa primarily because...
wines can be imported more cheaply.
religious taboos discourage consumption.
grapes do not grow in these regions.
the people do not have a tradition of wine making.
46
Marriage dowries in India reflect...
a popular fad.
the value of women as mothers and wives.
a legally enforced tradition.
that some families value male children more.
47
The diffusion of jeans is a good example primarily of the...
increasing incidence of synthetic textiles replacing natural fibers.
opposition to globalization.
impact of high income on clothing habits.
diffusion of popular culture.
48
Folk cultures are spread primarily by...
relocation diffusion.
stimulus diffusion.
contagious diffusion.
hierarchical diffusion.
49
Because Facebook was introduced into social media in the twenty-first century, we can expect its diffusion to...
follow a relocation diffusion path only.
reduce the U.S. share of worldwide Facebook users.
be embraced by all the world's national leaders.
supplant the role of television in advancing popular culture.
50
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of large and...
homogeneous groups.
heterogeneous groups.
groups living in isolated rural areas.
groups that have little interaction with other groups.
51
Which of the following characteristics is more typical of popular culture than folk culture?
It is likely to be derived from physical conditions.
It has an anonymous origin.
Communication is more limited.
It results in a more uniform cultural landscape.
52
Cultural diversity is promoted by...
the connections between homogeneous groups.
the relative isolation of a group from others.
the rapid movement of goods and services across borders.
expansion diffusion.
53
A practiced folk culture that represents a syncretism between the old and the new is...
attitude bias
anti-globalization
assimilation
acculturation
54
In recent decades, popular customs have most frequently originated in...
Latin America and Africa.
more developed countries.
less developed countries.
countries with large rural populations.
55
The global diffusion of popular culture may threaten folk culture by...
serving as a catalyst for the advancement of folk culture.
being more responsive to the diversity of local environments.
being less responsive to the diversity of local environments.
threatening local environments through the diffusion of info by technology.
56
Clothing worn in folk cultures is usually selected based on...
availability of cloth.
agriculture practices and climatic conditions.
the mandates of the local government.
the choice of clothing neighboring communities make.
57
Jeans provide an example of material culture that is adopted by a number of different societies. This is an example of..
punk culture
folk culture
indigo culture
popular culture
58
________ has been the most important mechanism by which popular culture has rapidly diffused across the globe.
Word of mouth
Mass migrations
Television
Radio technology
59
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Food taboos often derive from unique features in the physical environment.
LDCs fear the spread of U.S. popular culture, as it may destroy traditions.
Bostans have been supplying the city by practicing intensive agriculture.
Hotels, fast-food, etc. encourage uniform landscapes.
60
From which of the folk housing hearths did the Tidewater house emerge?
Middle Atlantic
New England
Lower Chesapeake
Southern Atlantic
61
The three countries that are most aggressive in their punishments for using internet are...
Iraq, Japan, and Syria.
Cuba, Russia, and China.
Russia, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Iran, Syria, and China.
62
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
The origin of pop music is a good example of how folk culture originates.
Popular culture is more likely to be found in more developed countries.
The adoption of a pop custom depends one's amount of disposable income.
The environment plays an important role in the development of folk customs.
63
Typically, popular culture...
experiences frequent changes through time and space.
originates in a number of locations at the same time.
experiences frequent changes through time and space.
is practiced by small homogeneous groups.
64
The geographer Vidal de la Blache regarded food supply as...
the folk custom least closely tied to a particular climate.
more subject to modification than weapons.
a limited resource that would not keep up with population growth.
less subject to modification than clothing and weapons.

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