Deck 6: Culture and Cultural Landscapes

Question 1

Regarding the culture complex of the automobile in the United States, which of the following is not true?

A)The 'road trip' is a popular idea.
B)There are regional preferences for different types of vehicles.
C)Drive in stores, banks, and others services are common.
D)Mass transit subway systems are as popular as Automobiles in the U.S.

Answer 1

D.

Question 2

A sociofact is a

A)material item that is part of one's culture like a pen or a computer mouse.
B)element of social interaction like a handshake or slang language.
C)type of economic measure for income.
D)all of the above are sociofacts. Scrambling: Locked

Answer 2

B.

Question 3

In terms of the cultural landscape that a geographer might analyze, which of the following is the best example of an artifact?

A)A military salute.
B)A strong patriotic feeling.
C)A flag hung in front of a house.
D)All the above are artifacts. Scrambling: Locked

Answer 3

C.

Question 4

The graph taken from Hagerstrand's model basically indicates that

A)Everyone will adopt most ideas that come through a population.
B)Most everyone will know the spreading idea but only a certain set will adopt it.
C)Most ideas fly around with few people adopting any of them.
D)If you adopt an idea then you are not part of the diffusion process.

Question 5

Regarding major culture hearths around the world, which of the following is true?

A)There were none in the Americas.
B)All of the major ones have been in the Americas.
C)Most have been in Africa and Asia.
D)The most important were in Europe and then outward from Europe.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true regarding culture?

A)Culture is related to high and low pressure systems in weather.
B)Culture is found on the surface of Mars.
C)Culture is not inherited.
D)Culture is mainly from our genetic makeup.

Question 7

Which of the following is the best example for a culture realm?

A)Pittsburgh-where people say "you'ns" and "gumband" for rubber band.
B)Ohio-where "Buckeyes" are employed in significant industry.
C)Europe-where Indo-European language and Christianity define the area generally.
D)The world-where all people live in harmony together.

Question 8

Based on the three figures shown, all are representative of

A)How foodways remain fairly uniform across different culture regions.
B)How foodways vary substantially through different culture regions.
C)How foodways are related to clothing preferences through culture regions.
D)How foodways directly reflect dialect regions.

Question 9

Based on the two photographs, which is true?

A)They both exhibit cultural landscapes.
B)Only the top photo taken in a city would be considered culture landscape.
C)The bottom photo has too much physical landscape to relay much culture.
D)Neither picture shows much culture. Scrambling: Locked

Question 10

The Masai culture of Eastern Africa have a culture complex based on

A)automobiles.
B)mass transit (subways and buses).
C)food and economics centered on cattle.
D)a political system based on dictatorship.

Question 11

Geographers interested in the social construction of space

A)focus on distance decay factors and migration.
B)focus on elements of absolute vs.relative location.
C)focus on the idea that social values are reflected in the landscape.
D)focus mainly on the major culture hearths of the world.

Question 12

A bundle of culture traits together is referred to as a

A)Culture realm.
B)Culture complex.
C)Culture dance.
D)Culture exception.

Question 13

In the photo, which of the following can be seen as related to culture?

A)The bicycles.
B)The house styles.
C)The streets and the sidewalks.
D)Broadly, all of the above are related to culture. Scrambling: Locked

Question 14

The best example of popular culture would be

A)Watching a satellite TV channel.
B)Eating a traditional Cajun catfish recipe.
C)Wearing a colorful Peruvian poncho.
D)Speaking the remote Gullah accent of the Carolina coast.

Question 15

Based on the figure, a main feature of post-World War II homes not seen in earlier homes shown within this section, is

A)Bigger porches.
B)More pronounced fences.
C)Garages for a growing automobile culture.
D)More use of the recreational space of the front yard.

Question 16

A culture's ideological subsystem contains culture and value elements called

A)mentifacts.
B)geofacts.
C)artifacts.
D)none of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 17

Culture and ethnicity are

A)concepts that are relatively foreign to geographers.
B)more often used by sociologists or anthropologists but not geographers.
C)only relevant to the historian's point of view.
D)the focus of a great deal of attention by geographers.

Question 18

Regarding foodways and geography

A)Geography is rarely exhibited in what one eats
B)Foodways have everything to do with regional culture.
C)Foodways are better treated by the discipline of sociology.
D)none of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 19

The origins of groups of culture complexes are called

A)culture hearths.
B)epicenters.
C)the earth's core.
D)none of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 20

House styles are representative of culture values

A)in the regional preferences of the external decoration of the structure.
B)because house styles reflect national and international tastes more than the local.
C)in that only studies on the inside of the house are important because external forms are too uniform to hold any meaning.
D)None of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 21

Which of the following are notable traits of folk culture?

A)Culture spread throughout a broad national region.
B)Culture traits found in the family and not broadcast widely.
C)Culture traits diffusely spread through satellite TV.
D)Culture traits accessed through an Internet browser.

Question 22

Based on the figure, which region of the world has no 'hearth' of civilization?

A)North Africa.
B)The Middle East.
C)East Asia/China.
D)Australia/New Zealand.

Question 23

Contagious diffusion

A)has characteristics seen in close contact culturally, similar to disease.
B)jumps through a population skipping large areas.
C)gradually expands, affecting most people it comes in contact with.
D)moves up or down a hierarchy from lesser to greater.

Question 24

According to the graph, in terms of non-adopters and adopters of a diffused idea, which usually comes first?

A)People who know of the idea but don't adopt.
B)Adopters, who usually accept the idea right away.
C)Non adopters who accept the idea right away.
D)None of the above make sense chronologically. Scrambling: Locked

Question 25

Which of the following are important things to know about how built structures indicate culture?

A)They may be named after famous people from a previous time.
B)Building styles indicate when the structure was built.
C)They may exhibit past ideas through types of sculpture or artwork.
D)All of the above are true regarding buildings exhibiting culture. Scrambling: Locked

Question 26

Cultural diffusion

A)can involve migration.
B)can be movement of disease through a concentrated area.
C)can indicate movement of ideas through a population.
D)All of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 27

Which of the following is least associated with culture?

A)A blood type.
B)Eating blood pudding.
C)Blood letting in the belief it would relieve disease.
D)The story of a vampire sucking blood.

Question 28

The civilization 'hearth' known for early seed agriculture and the Code of Hammurabi is

A)The Andes hearth in South America.
B)The Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia in the modern Middle East.
C)The East Asia area centering on China.
D)The Scioto River hearth through central Ohio in the U.S.

Question 29

Mentifacts, artifacts, and sociofacts show that, regarding culture

A)both material and non-material elements must be taken into account.
B)usually artifacts of material culture are more important in understanding culture.
C)non-material values such as religious beliefs and economic principles are the most important elements.
D)built structures tell us more about culture than handshakes or tips of the hat.

Question 30

Greek revival homes in the U.S.which date from the 1830s

A)Often have round turrets and 'crazy' angles.
B)Are made to look like ancient Greek temples with columns.
C)Have Italianate delicate 'cake icing' decorations.
D)Exhibit rounded or pointed 'Gothic' windows and doors.

Question 31

Many large cities in the U.S.have supported the construction of large sports stadiums which

A)Hopefully bring in revenue to the city.
B)Rally people around the home team.
C)Can increase local city 'spirit' and morale.
D)All of the above can be reasons for building large sports stadiums. Scrambling: Locked

Question 32

The practice of giving employees Sundays off in the United States is

A)Relatively recent.
B)Economically wise.
C)Based in the Christian belief system.
D)Closely related to football.

Question 33

Malcolm Gladwell says that the successful diffusion of an idea is often found when a select few people who are

A)particularly well connected to many other people.
B)particularly well informed and good at explaining to other people.
C)Remarkably good at selling ideas.
D)Gladwell mentioned all of the above as possible. Scrambling: Locked

Question 34

The fact that many people in the United States drink Coca-Cola, watch professional basketball, use the Internet, and drive automobiles is representative of

A)cultural diffusion.
B)cultural assimilation.
C)cultural reasoning.
D)cultural convergence.

Question 35

Based on the figure, the core or origin of jazz music is

A)Kansas City.
B)New Orleans.
C)New York City.
D)Los Angeles California.

Question 36

How is Mecca representative of the principle of culture diffusion?

A)Muslims from all over the world flow there on a regular basis.
B)The religious structures there exhibit a culture complex based on religion.
C)The area around the mosque is a complete culture realm.
D)Considering the U.S., Mecca would be considered popular culture.

Question 37

This figure of Paul Revere shows what important principle of diffusion?

A)Revere originated the principle of the culture hearth.
B)Revere was influential, people respected him, and so accepted his message.
C)Revere and Hagerstrand often shared ideas regarding diffusion.
D)none of the above Scrambling: Locked

Question 38

Culture is

A)genetic.
B)learned.
C)mainly geological.
D)all of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 39

The beginnings of geographical studies involving cultural landscape are often attributed to which of the following scholars:

A)Torsten Hagerstrand.
B)John smith.
C)Carl Sauer.
D)Malcolm Gladwell.

Question 40

Which is not true regarding candlepin and duckpin bowling?

A)The pins are straighter.
B)After the ball is thrown, pins are left where they fall.
C)The sport has origins in the San Joaquin Valley of California.
D)The sport is found in the Mid-Atlantic and New England.