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custom

Repetitive act, characteristic of a group of people

Repetitive act/individual

habit

Heterogeneous groups

More typical of popular culture then folk culture

Uniform landscape

More typical of popular culture than folk culture

Folk culture is spread primarily by

Relocation diffusion

Horse and buggy used by the Amish is an example of what type of culture

folk

Diffusion through modern communication systems is more likely with

Popular customs

Which culture needs modern communication for rapid diffusion?

Popular culture

Frequent changes

Popular culture

Which culture is more likely to vary from place to place at a given time?

folk

The main effect of modern communication systems on social customs has been to

increase the similarity of social customs in different locations.

Familiar events in daily life

is from where folk customs originate.

South Bronx

Where hip hop music originated in the late 1970s

The distinction between folk songs and popular songs

Folk songs tell a story about daily life

Vietnamese songs

Folk custom used to diffuse information about agriculture

Popular customs most frequently originate in

more developed countries.

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

popular culture.

The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that

a folk custom can become part of popular culture.

Art in the Himalayas shows how folk cultures

are influenced by distinctive vegetation, climate and religion.

Concepts that contemporary geographers reject

physical environment causes people to adapt social customs and people ignore their physical environment

Geographer Vidal de la Blache regarded food supply as

Less subject to modification than the clothing and weapons, folk custom most closely tied to a particular climate, and the best available example of a folk custom.

taboo

restriction on a behavior

taboo against pork

characteristic of Judaism and Islam

Why does China produce more pork than other countries in Southwestern Asia?

Moslems have a taboo against pork

Yuan and Shan people sleep with their heads facing the east

to avoid the direction of evil spirits and death.

What is not an important factor in distinguishing different types of folk housing in the United States?

size of the building

Materials used by settlers in the western territories of the U.S. to build houses indicates that building materials

were influenced by local resources

Lower Chesapeake

important source area for folk houses

Today, house types in the United States are distinguished by

few regional distinctions, popular customs vary more in time than place, usually mass produced, and alternative styles have diffused throughout the country.

neo-eclectic

most important house style since 1960s

Diffusion of a clothing item

example of popular culture

Preferences of snacks and beverages in the United States

vary by what is produced locally

In which of the following states would alcohol consumption be low?

New York, Utah, Nevada, California, and Kentucky

Utah

The distribution of alcohol consumption in the U.S. displays the following characteristics

level of income, rapid diffusion, and little regard of the physical environment.

elements important to wine production

topography, soil, climate, proximity to water supply

distinctive characteristics of physical environment for wine production

types of wine reflect the presence of trace elements in the soil, quality depends on the weather, vines grow the best in coarse well drained soil, and the need for moderate, wet winters and long, hot summers.

Why is little wine produced in Asia?

people do not have a tradition of wine making

The difference of diffusion of internet compared to television

diffusion of internet is faster

modification of the physical environment

impact of popular culture

television per person is greatest in

Europe.

Clothing in Western countries is influenced by

knowledge of fashion, level of income, and occupation.

Features such as gas stations, motels, and supermarkets

promote a uniform landscape.

Less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because

Western perspectives may become more dominant.

Depletion of scarce resources and pollution:

Results of the diffusion of popular customs and how it adversely impacts environmental quality.

Western countries supply a large percentage of the television news video, Western values permeate the media, Western news organizations have the money to hire correspondents around the world, and Western radio newscast can be heard in most countries.

These are reasons Western dominance of the news is feared in less developed countries.

Why do people maintain their folk culture despite the spreading of popular culture?

a strong desire to preserve the uniqueness of their folk culture

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

environmental degradation, consumption of animal products, demand for raw material, and extinction of animal species.

Women gain more opportunities outside the home in less developed countries if

they have more contact with popular culture.

In the United States, the number of golf courses is highest in

the north central states, where there is long tradition of playing golf.

Inefficient use of the World’s grain supply is the result of

large-scale consumption of chicken in more developed countries.

The difference between an custom and a habit

custom performed by a group, habit by and individual

six countries where television technology first developed

United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union

Which of these three countries would have the highest wine production per capita, France, Chile, or Brazil? Which would have the lowest?

France (highest), Brazil (lowest)

What is one of the major differences in the origin of popular culture compared to folk culture?

Popular customs are invented; folk customs have anonymous source, unknown date, unknown originator

Does India or China consume more pork?

China, Hindus have a taboo against pork

What is one major differences in the process of diffusion of popular culture, compared to folk culture?

Popular customs diffuse more rapidly, mode extensively through modern communication systems. Folk customs diffuse more slowly, at a smaller scale, and through migration.

What television technology foils attempts by the governments to restrict television access?

Satellite dishes and antennas

Why do promoters of popular customs, such as fast food restaurants, seek to create a uniform landscape appearance?

recognition generates more consumption

Why do leaders of lesser developed countries fear the loss of folk culture?

loss of traditional values, and Western dominance

The house type in the eastern United States which diffused most widely into the interior of the country?

Mid Atlantic “I” house