Hobbies Questions

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

More precise geographic information is given on the label of an expensive bottle of wine than on an inexpensive bottle.Select one:TrueFalse

Leaders of many developing countries fear that the spread of U.S. popular culture will destroy traditional social behavior.Select one:TrueFalse

Adoption of Western popular culture seldom results in the elimination of traditional folk culture.Select one:TrueFalse

A major factor in the diffusion of British football was the presence of British citizens in other countries.Select one:TrueFalse

International prostitution is encouraged in some Asian countries as a source of foreign currency.Select one:TrueFalse

Culture can be defined as a repetitive act that a group performs until it becomes a characteristic of a group.Select one:TrueFalse

Although folk cultures have the same process of origin as popular culture, they have a more limited process of diffusion.Select one:TrueFalse

Food taboos usually derive from unique characteristics in the physical environment.Select one:TrueFalse

The origin of popular music is a good example of how folk culture originates.Select one:TrueFalse

Some features of U.S. material culture such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motelsSelect one:a. promote a uniform landscape. b. reflect the preservation of folk culture.c. provide diversity on the U.S. landscape.d. promote diffusion of folk culture.e. show high regional variation.

Diffusion of popular customs can adversely impact environmental quality in two ways:Select one:a. reducing demand for foreign products and promoting local crafts.b. increased diversity and decreased demand.c. depletion of scarce resources and pollution. d. diversity of products and depletion of change.e. using renewable materials and recycled designs.

In contrast to popular culture, folk culture is more likely to vary from time to time at a given place.Select one:TrueFalse

Lists or collections of customs can be used to define a culture.Select one:TrueFalse

The adoption of a popular custom often depends on a person's amount of disposable income.Select one:TrueFalse

Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture becauseSelect one:a. they do not want to preserve traditional values.b. Western perspectives may become more dominant. c. popular culture devalues women.d. they want to avoid political disputes.e. Western clothing styles are less comfortable.

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

Culture refers to a habit that is widely adopted by a group of people.Select one:TrueFalse

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

Popular culture is more likely to be found in More Developed Countries.Select one:TrueFalse