Culture Notes

Which type of culture is more likely to change over time in any given place?

• A) Folk culture

• B) Popular culture

What is the impact of the rise of popular culture on the environment?

• Increased environmental awareness

• Decreased environmental awareness

• No impact on environmental awareness

• Negative impact on environmental awareness

How does folk culture typically spread?

What is the translation of the folk song: 'Ma chiêm ba tháng không già, Ma mùa tháng ruôi ắt là không non.'?

• The mother who sleeps for three months does not age, the mother who is in the sixth month is not young.

• The mother who dreams for three months is not old, the mother who is in the sixth month is still young.

• The mother who rests for three months remains young, the mother who is in the sixth month is not old.

• The mother who sleeps for three months is young, the mother who is in the sixth month is old.

Baseball became popular in Japan in the late 1800s.

• True

• False

Identify the three main hearths of folk house forms in the United States identified by Geographer Fred Kniffen.

• New England, Middle Atlantic, Lower Chesapeake

• Midwest, Southwest, Pacific Northwest

• Southeast, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains

• Appalachia, Gulf Coast, Great Basin

The legacy of the Lower Chesapeake & Tidewater hearth in terms of house styles is:

• A focus on large, ornate mansions

• Simple, one-story structures with steep roofs and chimneys at both ends

• Multi-story urban townhouses

• Modern, minimalist designs with open floor plans

According to Vidal de la Blache, what is one of the most tenacious connections that tie people to a certain environment?

• Climate

• Language

• Food

• Religion

What is the term used to describe the contribution of a location's unique physical features to the way food tastes?

• The term is 'terroir'.

• The term is 'climate'.

• The term is 'geography'.

• The term is 'soil composition'.

Houses built in the United States since the mid-1900s show influences of which culture?

• European

• Asian

• African

• Latin American