Chapter 4 and 6 Folk Culture/Language

Popular culture and folk culture can both result in ahigher level of

The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewherenorth of the

The Irish Pub Co. has designed pubs in all ofthe following countries except

The language that still survives today as a direct link to Europe’s pre-farming era is

The diffusion of jeans is a good example primarily of the

The Flemings and Walloons speak languages belonging to different

Which pattern is more typical of folk cultures than other types of cultures?

Folk songs are distinguished from popular songs becausethey

Folk customs usually originate from

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of 

The most important house style in the United States since the 1960's is known as

The crucial element in language is ____.

Rapid diffusion of popular culture 

What state in the U.S would have one of the lowest alcohol levels?

Official languages in Switzerland include all but which of the following?

The world country with the most official languages is

Typically, popular culture

The spatial distribution of soccer during the twentiethcentury is an example of

Western dominance of the news media is feared in LDC's for all but which of these reasons?

Which of the following pairs of languages are NOT mutually intelligible?

Folk cultures are spread primarily by _____ diffusion

As they have more contact with popular culture, women in LDC's are more likely to

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

Distribution of the subjects of art in the Himalayas shows how folk cultures

The repetitive act performed by an individual is a

Chinese is written in the form of

The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly ___ languages spoken.

The“lost city” located in Sun City, South Africa is a good example of:

What population dominates the use of social media in number of users?

The second most widely spoken language family in Europe is

The number of television sets per person is greatest in

The predecessor of Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit:

Germanic invaders of England included which tribe

Evolution & diffusion of the Proto-Indo-Euro language occurred over a period of __ yrs at most.

The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from

Americans' preferences for beverages and snacks

Standard Italian is the version of the language spoken in

restriction on behavior imposed by social customis a 

A literary tradition is

Popular customs most frequently originate in

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

Features of the US landscape, such as gas stations, supermarkets and motels

Diffusion of Internet service is following the earlierpattern of television, except 

Which is not an aspect of cultural landscape convergence?

Main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to

Which of the following is an important source area for U.S.folk house types?

Little wine is produced in Asia primarily because

Pidgin and creole languages are important unifying forces:

The various cultural regions that compose the USA demonstrate how

All of the following are components of culture EXCEPT FOR

A group's material culture is produced by

Urdu is the most important language of

In technically advanced societies there is likely to be

The two largest language families in the world are

Diffusion of popular customs can adverselyimpact environmental quality in two ways

The onion-domed churches in Moscow are most clearly examples of that city’s cultural

Which country has a rather sharp division between Flemish speakers and Walloon speakers?

Rapid diffusion of popular culture

English is the most important language in North America primarily because of

Today, house types in the United States are distinguishedby all but which of the following?

Reflecting its origins and cultural tradition, Hutteriteleaders speak 

Yuan and Shan peoples in northern Thailandsleep with their heads toward the east 

Buying a Native American styled dream catcher ata Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of 

British and American English differ in all but which of the following?

A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called

Popular customs are more likely than folk customs to

The two most important languages in South America are

The spatial distribution of soccer during the 20^th century is an example of

Japan is a hearth of global popular culture that influences North America with

Both the Angles & Normans contributed to the development of the English language, because they

Hebrew is an example of

In the United States, the number of golf courses per personis highest in

The language in which ancient Indian religious and literary texts were written was:

A family that comes from China to the US & chooses to live in an ethnic enclave is hoping to

The language used as a 2nd language by millions of people in India, Africa and elsewhere is

Countries in which more than one language is in use are called:

Basque is spoken primarily in

Distribution of alcohol use in the US displays which of these characteristics of pop culture?

The number of television sets per person is greatest in

When _ sends speakers of a language far from their home their lang is likely to undergo change.

The African country that is a colonial creation of almost unimaginable linguistic diversity is:

A people who are a part of a culture that doesn't have a written language are said to be

The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape is known as

Hip Hop music originated in New York the late 1970s in

A creolized language is

In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris,New York, and Milan are referred to as

Group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages

taboo against pork is a characteristic of 

Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culturebecause

In what ways does popular culture threaten environmental sustainability?

Popular culture and folk culture can both result in a higher level of

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the rootsof trees below the surface represent

Which statement best demonstrates the concept of a culture hearth?

What is the important mechanism for the diffusion of professional sports?

Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds?

Linguist Joseph Greenberg proposes that there are only__indigenous American language families.

Belgium is a ___________ speaking country

Brittany in western France shows the persistence of Breton in the _____ subfamily.

The four most frequently spoken branches of Indo-European include all but

Cultural appropriation for purposes of profit  is referred to as an example of 

“Little Sweden” in Lindsborg, Kansas is a good example:

The two theories of the Proto-Indo-Europeanlanguage dispersal are the conquest theory and

The changes in local culture brought about bythe onslaught of popular culture tend to disrupt 

Which of these is an example of a culture trait?

The frequent act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people is a

The ultimate resolution to the problem of American language families will come from:

Language that is mutually understood by people who have different native languages.

The most widely used Indo-European language today is

People maintain their folk culture despite familiarity withpopular culture primarily because of

An example of an external threat to folk culture includes all but which of the following?

Branson, Missouri capitalizes on local culture by presenting it as___ for tourist consumption

The 2nd largest language family is ____.

Which of these is an example of a cultural landscape?

A tremendous number of name changes occurred for cities after the:

Which of the following is not a factor in distinguishing different folk housing types in the US

In contrast to popular culture, folk cultures are more likely to vary

Theonly country in Africa with a building over 700 feet tall is:

Russian is part of what language branch?

Franglais is

A form of a language spoken in a local area is a ___.

Which concept is the contemporary geographer likely toreject?

Which element of the local physical environment isimportant for wine production?

The choice of clothing in Western countries is stronglyinfluenced by

Dialects developed within England primarily because

Efforts to conserve local cultures often focus on the local____________.  

The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that

Early in the twentieth century, a major effort was launched to create a world language called

One impact of large-scale consumption of chicken in moredeveloped countries is to

As concerns an official language, the United States

In 2000, there were over 60 Hutterite Coloniesin __________

Which is an example of a non-material aspect ofculture?

The ________ of a group of people includes thethings they construct.

Hutterites differ from the Amish in that they 

The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is

____ of internet content is in English.

Persian,Pashto and Baluchi are all part of the __________ branch of the language tree

One effect of the spread of popular culture through globalization is that

Which item of clothing has been banned in some European countries?

An Indo-European language is spoken in which of these European countries

MC Solaar is to France as Jovanotti is to________

An example of a folk custom used to diffuse informationabout agriculture is

The lingua franca of East Africa is:

The use of a horse and buggy by the Amish in the United Statesis an example of a

Dialects are most often marked by actual differences in

Only Old Order Anabaptist group who live communally rather than in family farmsteads are the

geographer Vidal de la Blache regarded foodsupply as 

Over 425 Hutterite communities exist in each ofthe following states and provinces except

A sense of community identityaround the idea of “Swedish-ness” in Lindsborg, KS is an example  

Folk Culture is primary spread through

Features of the U.S. landscape, such as gas stations,supermarkets, and motels,

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the physical enviro related to wine

One of the challenges to urban ethnic neighborhoods mentioned in the text is

One significant impact of popular culture is to

The most widely spoken Indo-European language is