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

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.

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