Vocabulary
Where in the world?
Sports and Leisure
You are what you eat
This or that?
100

A repetitive act performed by an individual is a _____.

habit

100

Before reaching other parts of _________ and, eventually marginalized urban areas throughout the country, Hip Hop music originated in the late 1970s in the South Bronx.

New York City

100

Folk songs are more likely than popular songs to ________.

tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters

100

A taboo against pork is a characteristic of ________ and ____________.

Judaism and Islam

100

This often has anonymous hearths, originating from anonymous sources, at unknown dates, through unidentified originators. It may also have multiple hearths, originating independently in isolated locations.

__________ or ___________ culture

folk culture

200

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

custom

200

In which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low?

Utah

200

The lack of interaction among sporting nations during the nineteenth century led to ________________.

distinctive forms of football developed in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

200

What one eats is revealing of one's ________, ________, and _________. 

social, religious and ethnic memberships

200

Music written by specific individuals for the purpose of being sold to or performed in front of a large number of people. It frequently displays a high degree of technical skill through manipulation of sophisticated electronic equipment.

________ or ___________

Popular music

300

Terroir refers to ___________.

land

300

The three countries that are most aggressive in their punishments for using the internet are ______, ______, and _______.

Iran, Syria, and China

300

The choice of clothing in Western countries is strongly influenced by ___________, ____________, and _________.

occupation, income, and knowledge of fashion elsewhere.

300

Why do promoters of popular customs, such as fast-food restaurants, seek to create a uniform landscape appearance?

To generate product recognition and greater consumption

300

Wooden shoes, modest black clothes, and burqas are examples of this kind of clothing.

_____________ or _____________


Folk clothing

400

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a __________. 

taboo

400

Name the six countries in which television technology originally developed.

United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Soviet Union, and United States

400

_______________ has been the most important mechanism by which popular culture has rapidly diffused across the globe.

Television

400

Americans' preferences for beverages and snacks _______________________.

vary according to what is produced locally

400

Arab countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa did not consume products that were sold in predominantly Jewish Israel. This is an example of:

__________ or ___________

boycott

500

The body of customary beliefs, social forms and material traits that constitute a group's distinct traditions would bes describe a specific population's ________.

culture

500

The __________ is an important source area for U.S. folk house types.

Middle Atlantic

500

The spatial distribution of soccer during the 20th century is an example of ___________. 

popular culture

500

__________ consumption is relatively high in California, where most of the U.S. production is concentrated.

wine

500

The process by which a folk culture group gives up cultural traditions, such as food and clothing preferences, and adopts the social customs of the dominant culture of the place.

____________ or ________________

assimilation

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