Cultural Geoterms Quiz

What are indigenous people?

• Natives of an area who have been conquered or dominated by others who came later

• People who live in urban areas

• Immigrants from other countries

• Descendants of ancient rulers

What is nationalism?

• Feelings of loyalty and pride toward one's nation or ethnic group

• Desire to conquer other nations

• Indifference towards one's country

• Fear of other ethnic groups

Define ethnic group

• A group of people in a country who share a unique culture and identity

• A group of people with the same profession

• A group of people with the same political beliefs

• A group of people with the same physical characteristics

What is subsistence farming?

• Farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced

• Large scale commercial farming

• Farming for export purposes

• Farming without any purpose

Explain traditional culture

• Customs and ways of life handed down from ancestors

• Modern lifestyle and habits

• Culture influenced by foreign traditions

• Culture that changes rapidly

What is adaptation?

• A change in a way of life to suit new conditions

• Refusal to change one's way of life

• Imposing one's way of life on others

• Ignoring changes in the environment

What is a cultural region?

• An area that is set apart from other places by the way of life of the people who live there

• A region with no cultural diversity

• A region with only one ethnic group

• A region with no unique culture

Explain ethnic diversity

• A variety of people from different ethnic groups

• A region with only one ethnic group

• A region with no cultural diversity

• A region with no unique culture

Define plural society

• A society in which different cultural groups keep their own identity, beliefs, and traditions

• A society with no cultural diversity

• A society with only one ethnic group

• A society with no unique culture

Define cultural identity

• a feeling of belonging to a group that shares the same culture, or way of life

• an area that is set apart from other places by the way of life of the people who live there

• a group of people who share a common language

• the average age that a person in a given population can expect to live to. Life expectancy varies from one country to another.