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- 1. Multiple Choice
Cultural landscape can be defined as
the types of art, music, dance, and theater practiced in a particular region
the ways that people in differing cultures perceive the environment
a particular area within a geographic region dedicated to cultural activities
the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans
- 2. Multiple Choice
Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?
Built environment
Physical environment
Environmental determinism
Cultural ecology
- 3. Multiple Choice
The spread of specialty coffee shops as a luxury item, like Starbucks, across the United States in the 1990s is an example of
expansion diffusion
contagious diffusion
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
- 4. Multiple ChoiceEthnicity is associated with _____ ancestry, while race is associated with _____ ancestry.cultural: biologicalbiological: culturalcultural: religiousreligious: cultural
- 5. Multiple ChoiceFolk cultures are typically associated with _____ groups of people in __________.homogeneous : isolated areasheterogeneous : isolated areashomogeneous : large societiesheterogeneous: large societies
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an element of material culture?clothingbehavioral normsreligious beliefsfamily beliefs
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe popularity of American bands in Europe is an example of:globalization of cultureassimilationethnocentrismtransculturation
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn the face of globalization, folk cultures face _____ challengessustainabilityethnocentrismgeographicrelativism
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn terms of diffusion, what is a hearth?The point of originThe final destinationThe mid-way pointAll points along the diffusion route
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe clearest example of a folk culture today in the US isHispanics in southwest FloridaCatholics in the northeast U.S.Harlem in New York CityAmish of southeast Pennsylvania
- 11. Multiple Choice
practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture and generates misunderstanding, ignorance and conflictEthnosuperiorismEgotismEthnocentrismHuman nature - 12. Multiple ChoiceThe presence of similar restaurants, gas stations, and stores throughout the United Statesis an example of possibilismillustrates how popular culture can create a uniform landscapeincreases cultural awarenessis a prime example of regionalization
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans?Adoption of unique folk cultureNeed for durable clothingImpact of high income on clothing habitsDiffusion of popular culture
- 14. Multiple Choice
Acculturation is a process whereby
A more dominant culture adopts most of the traits of the less dominant culture
The dominant culture completely absorbs the less dominant one
Cultural traits are equally exchanged between cultures
The less dominant culture adopts some of the traits of the more influential one
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is culture?Set of beliefs/values/practices a group has in commonPeople who share similar culture traitsActivity/behavior in which people take partArea in which people share culture traits
- 16. Multiple ChoiceFolk culture is most likely to spread by _____.contagious diffusionrelocation diffusionhierarchical diffusionstimulus diffusion
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the difference between a habit and a custom?A habit is practiced by an individual, a custom by a group.A habit is practiced by a group, a custom by an individual.Customs performed by a group are made up of habits.There is no difference.
- 18. Multiple Choice
A country with a low percentage of women in its adult labor force might be
Sweden
Lesotho
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Russia
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best example of a folk food?
Hamburgers in the US
Pizza in the US
KFC in China
Blowfish in Japan
- 20. Multiple ChoiceRelocation diffusion often occurs when a peoplea relative movesshop at the same name brand store in different citiesbring their cultural traditions with themchange the dialect of their language
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