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Chapter 4 and 5 Flashcards

1
Q

True or False: Popular culture is defined by large homogenous cultural groups

A

False: Large heterogeneous cultural groups

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2
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What is the center or place of origin for a cultural tradition called?

A

Cultural hearth

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3
Q

A geographic barrier in which a language feature occurs is called a ___________________.

A

Isogloss

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4
Q

What major language family does English belong to?

A

Indo-European

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5
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By what method does folk culture tend to diffuse?

A

Relocation diffusion (migration)

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6
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What is a lingua franca?

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A trade language, or a language used to aid communication between two people who don’t share a common language or background

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7
Q

Name 4 Romance languages

A

Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Romansh, Sicilian, et.

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8
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What are two examples of monolinguistic cultures?

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Japan and Denmark

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9
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What is considered the cultural hearth of country music?

A

Nashville, TN

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10
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What do you call a restriction on behavior imposed by social custom?

A

Taboo

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11
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What occurs when one ethnic group becomes integrated into a larger culture?

A

Assimilation

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12
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A regional variation on a language is called a __________.

A

Dialect

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13
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What causes the many different dialects of English?

A

Different regions that speak English but are isolated from one another

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14
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In which U.S. State is alcohol consumption the lowest?

A

Utah (Church of Latter Day Saints)

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15
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In what ways does popular culture threaten environmental stability?

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Increased demand for animal products, depletion of resources, modification of the landscape

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16
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What is glocalization?

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When globalized products are changed to meet local customs or laws

17
Q

Lingusitic diffusion usually occurs from what?

A

Migration or conquest (relocation diffusion)

18
Q

Which language is considered the worlds premier lingua franca?

A

English

19
Q

In what ways do some countries put limitations on the internet (name 2)?

A

Block social content, political content, security content, or tools

20
Q

Regionalization would best explain the characteristics of what?

A

Folk Culture: regionalization is how local topography, flora, and fauna affects a culture

21
Q

What term explains how quickly innovations diffuse today and refers to how interlinked two places are?

A

Time-space compression

22
Q

What language would be considered a lingua franca in East Africa?

A

Swahili

23
Q

What language family dominates North Africa and the Middle East?

A

Afro-Asiatic

24
Q

Most people in Sub-Saharan Africa speak languages from which language family?

A

Niger-Congo

25
Q

What language would have been considered a lingua franca during the Roman Empire?

A

Latin, the precursor to the Romance Languages

A.P Human Geo (5 decks)

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