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

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Custom

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A repetitive act preformed by an individual is a

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Habit

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In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of

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Large heterogeneous groups

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

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Relocation diffusion

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Folk cultures are spread primarily by

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Relocation diffusion

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

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Folk culture

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Popular customs are more likely than folk customs to

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Rapidly diffuse through modern communication systems

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Rapid diffusion of popular culture

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Depends on modern communication systems

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Typically, popular culture

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Diffuses rapidly to many locations

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In contrast to popular culture, folk culture are more like to vary

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From place to place at a given time

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The main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to

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Increase the similarity of social customs in different locations

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Folk customs usually originate from

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Familiar events in daily life

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Major hearths of U.S. country music include all but which of the following?

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Southwestern Texas

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Folk songs are distinguished from popular songs because they

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Tell a story about daily activities

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An example of a folk custom used to diffuse information about agriculture is

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Vietnamese songs

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Popular customs most frequently originate in

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More developed countries

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The spatial distribution of soccer during the twentieth century is an example of

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Popular culture

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The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that

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A folk custom can become part of a popular custom

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

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Are influenced by distinctive vegetation, climate, and religion

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Which concept is the contemporary geographer likely to reject?

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The physical environment causes people to adopt social customs

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The geographer Vidal de la Blache regarded food supply as

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The best available example of a folk custom, most closely tied to a particular climate, and less subject to modification than the clothing and weapons, (all of the above)

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A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a

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Taboo

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A taboo agains pork is a characteristic of

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Judaism and Islam

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China produces a relatively large amount of pork compared to the countries of South Asia primarily because

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Buddhists don't have a taboo against pork consomption

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The Yuan and Shan peoples in northern Thailand sleep with their heads toward the east

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To avoid the direction of death and evil spirits

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

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Size of the building

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Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often build houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern build forest built wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials

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Are strongly influenced by local resources

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Which of the following is not an important source area for U.S. house types?

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Northeast

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

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They can still be divided into three distinct regions

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

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Neo-eclectic

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The diffusion o jeans is a good example primarily of the

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Diffusion of popular culture

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Americans' preferences for vegetables

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Vary according to what is grown locally

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In which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low?

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Utah

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The distribution of alcohol consumption in the United States displays all but which of these typical characteristics of popular culture?

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Uniform distribution across the landscape

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Which element of the local physical environment is important for wine production?

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Climate, soil, topography, (all of the above)

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Which of the following is not a distinctive characteristic of the physical environment related to wine?

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Vineyards must be planted on flat land

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Little wine produced in Asia primarily because

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The people do not have a tradition of wine making

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One significant impact of popular culture is to

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Modify the physical environment

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Geographers are concerned with the distribution of which of the following aspects of television service?

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Number of receivers per capita, method of government control, year of service was adopted, (all of the above)

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The number of television sets per person is greatest in

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Europe

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The choice of clothing in Western countries is strongly influenced by

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Occupation, level of income, knowledge of fashion elsewhere, (all of the above)

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

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Promote a uniform landscape

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Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because

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reflect the preservation of folk culture

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Clothing became a powerful symbol in Iran, in part because

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Moderate leaders wore Western-style business suits

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Western dominance of the news media is feared in less developed countries for all but which of these reasons?

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Western countries control most of the newspapers in less developed countries

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

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Strong desire to preserve unique customs

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

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Extinction of animal species, Demand for raw materials, consumption of animal products, (all of the above)

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

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Gain more opportunities outside the home

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

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The north central states, where there is a long tradition of playing golf

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

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Make inefficient use of the world's grain supplies

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The physical environment commonly plays an important role in the development of unique folk customs.

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True

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The origin of popular music is a good example of how folk culture originates.

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False

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A major factor in the diffusion of British football was the presence of British citizens in other countries.

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True

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In general, folk culture is more likely to cause greater uniformity on the landscape than popular culture.

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False

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Two social groups living in close proximity will retain unique social customs if there is limited interaction between them.

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True

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House types in the eastern United States can be traced to three source areas: Michigan, Chesapeake Bay, and Ohio

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False

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Food taboos usually derive from uniques elements of the physical environment.

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False

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The highest concentration of golf curses within the United States is the Sunbelt

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False

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Leaders of many developing countries fear that the spread of American popular culture will destroy traditional social behavior

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True

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Although folk cultures have the same process of origin as popular culture, they have a more limited process of diffusion

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False

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Adoption of Western popular culture seldom results in the elimination of traditional folk culture.

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False

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More precise geographic information is given on the label of a good bottle of wine on a poor bottle

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True

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Different house types in relatively developed countries make different arrangements for a sacred space.

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True

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The adoption of a popular custom depends primarily on the amount of disposable income.

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True

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Hotels, fast-food restaurants, and other franchises encourage a uniform appearance on the landscape to promote customer recognition.

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False

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