Question 1

Cultural adaptation takes place at both individual and group levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Explain why A.J. Toynbee described the Polynesian, Nomad, and Inuit civilizations as "arrested."

Accepted Answer

Toynbee described three of the surviving

Question 3

What does the term toponym refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Landscape in language 
B)  Place names 
C)  Material culture 
D)  Religious preference 
E)  Language peculiarities 
A)  Landscape in language 
B)  Place names 
C)  Material culture 
D)  Religious preference 
E)  Language peculiarities

Question 4

Which of the following religions has the highest number of adherents in Asia as of 2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hinduism 
B)  Islam 
C)  Sikhism 
D)  No religion 
E)  Buddhism 
A)  Hinduism 
B)  Islam 
C)  Sikhism 
D)  No religion 
E)  Buddhism

Question 5

What is a lingua franca?

Accepted Answer

A)  A language developed to facilitate trade between different language groups 
B)  Someone from an area where French is not the official language, and it is spoken by 10 per cent or more of the population 
C)  A region that is heavily influenced by the French language 
D)  A vernacular term used to describe the Cajun area to the southern United States 
E)  Any language that is heavily influenced by old French 
A)  A language developed to facilitate trade between different language groups 
B)  Someone from an area where French is not the official language, and it is spoken by 10 per cent or more of the population 
C)  A region that is heavily influenced by the French language 
D)  A vernacular term used to describe the Cajun area to the southern United States 
E)  Any language that is heavily influenced by old French

Question 6

Explain the importance of language in landscape.

Accepted Answer

Language plays a key role in landscape,

Question 7

Evidence of language evolution dates from approximately how many years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less than 500,000 
B)  500,000-1 million 
C)  1 million-5 million 
D)  5 million-10 million 
E)  More than 10 million 
A)  Less than 500,000 
B)  500,000-1 million 
C)  1 million-5 million 
D)  5 million-10 million 
E)  More than 10 million

Question 8

North America is a relatively difficult region to subdivide because its cultural regions are very recent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How many cultural regions can Canada be divided into?

Accepted Answer

A)  1-5 
B)  6-10 
C)  11-15 
D)  16-20 
E)  More than 20 
A)  1-5 
B)  6-10 
C)  11-15 
D)  16-20 
E)  More than 20

Question 10

The term culture refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A system of available services 
B)  A system of interrelationships 
C)  Social development 
D)  Religious tolerance 
E)  The way of life of a society's members 
A)  A system of available services 
B)  A system of interrelationships 
C)  Social development 
D)  Religious tolerance 
E)  The way of life of a society's members

Question 11

Hutterites, Mennonites, and Amish groups immigrated to North America to escape religious persecution in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Minority languages with or without official status typically experience a slow but inexorable death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Outline some of the reasons why human geographers are so interested in language.

Accepted Answer

Language, probably the single most impor

Question 14

Define the place that you live (or a place of your choice) as either a formal or vernacular cultural region, and describe five traits that you used to delimit your region.

Accepted Answer

I define the place that I live as a vern

Question 15

The influence of Doukhobors and Hutterites on the landscape in the Canadian West is even more significant than that of the Mormons in the American West.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the oldest monotheistic religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Judaism 
D)  Christianity 
E)  Hinduism 
A)  Islam 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Judaism 
D)  Christianity 
E)  Hinduism

Question 17

Define a lingua franca.

Accepted Answer

Lingua franca refers to an exi

Question 18

With reference to Figures 4.1 in the text (Cultural regions of the world) and Figure 4.2 (Europe defined) in the text, discuss the importance of scale when studying cultural regions.

Accepted Answer

The importance of scale when studying cu

Question 19

Language is the primary way in which cultures continue to develop and are preserved through time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Provide three examples of toponyms from the university campus.

Accepted Answer

Toponyms are place names that often carr

Cultural adaptation takes place at both individual and group levels.

Explain why A.J. Toynbee described the Polynesian, Nomad, and Inuit civilizations as "arrested."

What does the term toponym refer to?

Which of the following religions has the highest number of adherents in Asia as of 2017?

What is a lingua franca?

Explain the importance of language in landscape.

Evidence of language evolution dates from approximately how many years ago?

North America is a relatively difficult region to subdivide because its cultural regions are very recent.

How many cultural regions can Canada be divided into?

The term culture refers to which of the following?

Hutterites, Mennonites, and Amish groups immigrated to North America to escape religious persecution in Europe.

Minority languages with or without official status typically experience a slow but inexorable death.

Outline some of the reasons why human geographers are so interested in language.

Define the place that you live (or a place of your choice) as either a formal or vernacular cultural region, and describe five traits that you used to delimit your region.

The influence of Doukhobors and Hutterites on the landscape in the Canadian West is even more significant than that of the Mormons in the American West.

What is the oldest monotheistic religion?

Define a lingua franca.

With reference to Figures 4.1 in the text (Cultural regions of the world) and Figure 4.2 (Europe defined) in the text, discuss the importance of scale when studying cultural regions.

Language is the primary way in which cultures continue to develop and are preserved through time.

Provide three examples of toponyms from the university campus.

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

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Exam 4: Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Cultural adaptation takes place at both individual and group levels.

Explain why A.J. Toynbee described the Polynesian, Nomad, and Inuit civilizations as "arrested."

What does the term toponym refer to?

Which of the following religions has the highest number of adherents in Asia as of 2017?

What is a lingua franca?

Explain the importance of language in landscape.

Evidence of language evolution dates from approximately how many years ago?

North America is a relatively difficult region to subdivide because its cultural regions are very recent.

How many cultural regions can Canada be divided into?

The term culture refers to which of the following?

Hutterites, Mennonites, and Amish groups immigrated to North America to escape religious persecution in Europe.

Minority languages with or without official status typically experience a slow but inexorable death.

Outline some of the reasons why human geographers are so interested in language.

Define the place that you live (or a place of your choice) as either a formal or vernacular cultural region, and describe five traits that you used to delimit your region.

The influence of Doukhobors and Hutterites on the landscape in the Canadian West is even more significant than that of the Mormons in the American West.

What is the oldest monotheistic religion?

Define a lingua franca.

With reference to Figures 4.1 in the text (Cultural regions of the world) and Figure 4.2 (Europe defined) in the text, discuss the importance of scale when studying cultural regions.

Language is the primary way in which cultures continue to develop and are preserved through time.

Provide three examples of toponyms from the university campus.

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

Filters