Geography and Culture Flashcard

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How does the iceberg metaphor convey an important geographic understanding of culture?

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It asserts that many important cultural attributes are generally unseen.

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What factor exacerbates tensions between the groups identified in the map?

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Religious identity is associated with national identity, with Protestants identifying as British and Catholics identifying as Irish.

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What is the best example of cultural mixing? Options: Global travel, Migration, Baseball, Heritage language, Ethnocentrism

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Heritage language

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How did changing cultural expectations in the United States in the 1960s affect the workforce?

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Greater numbers of women joined the workforce.

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Application of Carl Sauer’s model of cultural landscapes to the U.S.-Mexican border areas?

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Different cultural groups have impacted a shared natural landscape, creating differing cultural landscapes.

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In what region do women experience the highest levels of discrimination in terms of property rights?

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Africa

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Geographers use the term adherents to describe which of the following?

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People who are loyal to a belief, religion, or organization

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Toponyms

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Placenames

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What is an example of sequent occupance?

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A place is home to a succession of cultural groups.

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How does the formation of an ethnic neighborhood benefit members of that culture?

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It maintains the group’s customs and traditions.