Chapter 4

Question 1

Habit

Answer 1

Repetitive act of an individual.

Question 2

Custom

Answer 2

Repetitive act of a group.

Question 3

Folk Culture

Answer 3

Traditionally practiced in small homogeneous groups living in isolated rural areas, changes little over time, varies from place to place, at the local scale, derived from local natural elements, which is sustainable, anonymous hearth, diffuse slowly, at a small scale, through relocation diffusion.

Question 4

Popular Culture

Answer 4

Practiced in large heterogeneous societies that share habits despite differences in personal characteristics, rapid changes, varies time to time, at a global scale
Doesn’t reflect concern for the environment, which is unsustainable, traceable hearth, diffuses rapidly, extensively, through hierarchal diffusion.

Question 4

Taboo

Answer 4

Restriction on behavior imposed by religious law or social custom (Sexual behavior, carries prohibitions, especially in food).

Question 5

Terroir

Answer 5

Contribution of a location’s distinctive physical features to the way food tastes.

Question 6

Assimilation

Answer 6

A process of giving up cultural traditions and adopting the social customs of the dominant culture of the place.

Question 7

Acculturation

Answer 7

A process of adjustment to the dominant culture, while retaining features of a folk culture, or syncretism.

Question 7

Syncretism

Answer 7

Creation of a new cultural feature through combining elements of two groups.

Question 8

Landscape Pollution

Answer 8

The environment is modified to enhance participation in leisure activities or promote the sale of a product. The desired result is often the creation of a uniform landscape.

Question 9

Uniform Landscape

Answer 9

The spatial expression of a popular custom in one location will be similar to another.

Question 10

Franchise

Answer 10

Company’s agreement with businesspeople in a local area to market that company’s product.