Exploring Race and Ethnicity in Cultural Contexts

What was one of the immediate cultural differences noticed by the narrator upon moving to Montreal?

• People spoke only English.

• Speed limits were in miles per hour.

• Packaging on food was in French and English.

• Thanksgiving was celebrated in November.

What is cultural geography primarily concerned with?

• The physical features of the earth.

• How identity moves, changes, and imprints itself on the landscape.

• The study of ancient civilizations.

• The economic systems of different countries.

Which city is used as a case study to explain cultural landscapes in the video?

• Paris

• Kuala Lumpur

• Toronto

• New York

What is a cultural enclave?

• A region with no cultural traits.

• A neighborhood where people from different cultures mix.

• A place where a single dominant culture exists.

• A place with a large concentration of people who share an ethnic identity.

What term describes the process when one culture adapts with another to create something different but related?

• Cultural diffusion

• Cultural appropriation

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

What was one method used to forcibly assimilate Indigenous peoples in North America and Australia?

• Encouraging them to maintain their cultural practices

• Taking children from their homes and placing them in assimilation schools

• Providing them with better jobs

• Offering them free education in their native languages

What is the term for the fear of people from other cultural groups?

• Xenophobia

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural relativism

• Racism

Which of the following groups is at high risk for genocide in 2021?

• The Rohingya in Myanmar

• The Japanese in Japan

• The French in Canada

• The Italians in Italy

What is the main reason why power is central to human geography?

• It determines the physical landscape.

• It shapes our identity and how we are allowed to exist.

• It influences weather patterns.

• It controls economic systems.

What is the purpose of affirmative action policies?

• To promote cultural appropriation

• To maintain cultural dominance

• To eliminate cultural traits

• To reconcile social and economic dominance of a group