Exam 2: Geographies of Cultural Difference: One World or Many

How did globalization impact the way the Miskito community of Nicaragua harvested green sea turtles, which decimated the turtle population?

The world's newest nation-state is:

The United States has been a major receiver of the Sudanese diaspora.

An upscale resort overlooking Lake Tahoe would BEST be described as a(n):

Why is it useful to map the "hidden" spaces of LGBT residents in a city?

The theory that cultures are becoming more alike as a result of globalization trends is the:

Which state has the most land area that also has the highest percentage of indigenous people?

According to Peter Jackson, cultural practices rooted in place shape the effects of globalization through all of the following EXCEPT:

Within an ecofeminism framework, why might someone argue that women are better stewards of nature?

The purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was to make way for European settlers.

"Architecture without architects" refers to folk buildings.

The current locations of indigenous populations in the United States reflect:

A good example of working landscape is:

Tropical rain forests contain about _____ percent of the Earth's surface and contain approximately _____ percent of the world's biodiversity.

-According to the figure, which was NOT a style of folk house commonly built in New England?

Europeans historically claimed that indigenous peoples practices destroyed the environment, yet this claim was part of an effort to dispossess indigenous peoples from their land during:

There are no historical buildings in Jamestown, Virginia.

Of the three sports, ice hockey, lacrosse, and volleyball, which gained widespread popularity outside of the region it was invented?

Which region in the United States has the highest concentration of NCAA men's ice hockey teams?

Pressure from _____ compelled residents of the Malpai region to develop a consortium to maintain the local landscape and ranching as a way of life.