Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern forest built wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials in folk cultures: A) are a uniform feature of folk culture. B) are commonly imported long distancebecause of local folk culture. C) are strongly influenced by localresources. D) are chosen because of the diffusion ofpopular culture. E) all of the above

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Isai Barnett

15 June, 14:49

Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern forest built wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials in folk cultures: A) are a uniform feature of folk culture. B) are commonly imported long distancebecause of local folk culture. C) are strongly influenced by localresources. D) are chosen because of the diffusion ofpopular culture. E) all of the above

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Phillip Galloway · Answer 1

C) are strongly influenced by local resources.

Explanation:

Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern forest built wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials in folk cultures are strongly influenced by local resources.

Pioneer farmers commenced settling in California, Oregon and in various parts of the west in the early 1800's.

Beatrice Pierce · Answer 2

A

Explanation:

Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern forest built wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials in folk cultures are a uniform feature of folk culture.

It actually means in that time period thise where the popular feature in their environment, there wer building in the forest so it means there was enough wood to make log cabins as that was also the available building material in the environment.