Culture geo

Cultural geography is the study of

• global customs and artifacts.

• cultural complexes.

• the spatial distribution of cultural traits.

• human-environment relationships.

• how cultures change through time.

Throughout history, numerous colonial powers have argued that certain types of people, living in certain areas of the world, are less able to govern themselves because of the qualities they have developed due to

their interactions with natural factors, such as climate. This is an example of

• environmental determinism.

• cultural ecology.

• possibilism.

• ecumenism.

• positivism.

Cultural traditions, such as Christmas, are ______ since they borrow from

the past and are continually reinvented in the present.

• erratic

• inauthentic

• complex

• syncretic

• ecumenical

The cultural hearth of Christianity is in

• New York.

• Rome

• Israel.

• South Carolina.

• Turkey

Wooden shoes characteristic of the Dutch culture are an example of a(n)

• mentifact

• artifact

• custom

• syncretism

• complex

An ethnicity is defined as

• a group of people with a common history.

• a group of people with similar physical characteristics.

• a group of people who share a common identity.

• a group of people united against a common enemy.

• a group of people with a similar religion.

In the 1990s the United States

• became less ethnically diverse.

• decreased in overall population.

• saw few changes in its ethnic composition.

• saw dramatic changes in its ethnic composition.

• remained relatively homogenous in its ethnic makeup.

A group of people, all of the same ethnicity, live in the same area of a city

near a nuclear waste facility. This is an example of a(n)

• diaspora

• ghetto

• cultural landscape.

• ethnic neighborhood.

• gentrified neighborhood.

Which is the most characteristic statement of a folk culture?

• They look virtually the same anywhere on the globe.

• Individuals within the culture specialize in producing specific goods for the community.

• They quickly adopt new techniques useful for their community.

• They have a subsistence economy.

• They have weak ties to friends and family

Which of the following best exemplifies folk culture?

• A dialect that is similar in two different regions of the country

• The purchasing of rap music by white suburban youth

• Cajun music

• Eating Chinese food in New York City

• The burial of the dead