Question 1

-The Acadian "Creole" cottage pictured here is MOST likely to be found in which U.S. state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Florida 
B)  Mississippi 
C)  Texas 
D)  Louisiana 
A)  Florida 
B)  Mississippi 
C)  Texas 
D)  Louisiana

Question 2

Reconstructed places, such as Jamestown, Virginia, and Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, can play an important role in developing and maintaining connections to the historic roots in contemporary cultural identities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Folk houses in the Upland South were made of:

Accepted Answer

A)  logs 
B)  adobe 
C)  cement 
D)  canvas 
A)  logs 
B)  adobe 
C)  cement 
D)  canvas

Question 4

-The two houses pictured here MOST likely to be found north of the U.S. border are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  upright and wing and Acadian Creole cottage 
B)  dogtrot house and saddlebag house 
C)  French farmhouse and Ontario farmhouse 
D)  New England large and shotgun house 
A)  upright and wing and Acadian Creole cottage 
B)  dogtrot house and saddlebag house 
C)  French farmhouse and Ontario farmhouse 
D)  New England large and shotgun house

Question 5

What was the purpose of the forced removal of Native Americans during the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  to integrate Native Americans in the national culture 
B)  to provide land for European settlers 
C)  to move Native Americans to better hunting grounds 
D)  to force them to move to cities 
A)  to integrate Native Americans in the national culture 
B)  to provide land for European settlers 
C)  to move Native Americans to better hunting grounds 
D)  to force them to move to cities

Question 6

Lacrosse and ice hockey are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a blending of indigenous and colonial cultures 
B)  games imported from European culture during colonization 
C)  games stolen from Native American culture 
D)  games independently created for universities 
A)  a blending of indigenous and colonial cultures 
B)  games imported from European culture during colonization 
C)  games stolen from Native American culture 
D)  games independently created for universities

Question 7

The home of the Miskito community is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicaragua 
B)  Panama 
C)  Belize 
D)  Guatemala 
A)  Nicaragua 
B)  Panama 
C)  Belize 
D)  Guatemala

Question 8

Within North America, many studies of the LGBT geography have taken place in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cities 
B)  rural areas 
C)  continental interior 
D)  Suburbs 
A)  Cities 
B)  rural areas 
C)  continental interior 
D)  Suburbs

Question 9

Which of the following explains the geographic distribution of NCAA men's volleyball teams?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the 1960s, volleyball became associated with California beach culture. 
B)  Winters on the East Coast are milder, making volleyball more popular there. 
C)  It was adapted from a game played by indigenous people in Florida. 
D)  Only states bordering the Gulf of Mexico have large enough beaches. 
A)  In the 1960s, volleyball became associated with California beach culture. 
B)  Winters on the East Coast are milder, making volleyball more popular there. 
C)  It was adapted from a game played by indigenous people in Florida. 
D)  Only states bordering the Gulf of Mexico have large enough beaches.

Question 10

Which statement is NOT true regarding indigenous ecology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many believe that indigenous peoples possess a great deal of knowledge about their physical environment. 
B)  Today indigenous peoples are often seen as conservators of their habitat, but in colonial times they were perceived as destroyers of the habitat for political reasons. 
C)  The majority of national parks in Central and South America are home to indigenous populations. 
D)  In most cases, indigenous farming practices provide higher crop yields than "modern" farming practices. 
A)  Many believe that indigenous peoples possess a great deal of knowledge about their physical environment. 
B)  Today indigenous peoples are often seen as conservators of their habitat, but in colonial times they were perceived as destroyers of the habitat for political reasons. 
C)  The majority of national parks in Central and South America are home to indigenous populations. 
D)  In most cases, indigenous farming practices provide higher crop yields than "modern" farming practices.

Question 11

When an indigenous community combines local knowledge with globalized technologies, this community is:

Accepted Answer

A)  overcoming the problems associated with globalization 
B)  negotiating their interactions with the global economy and sustaining their culture 
C)  giving in to the pressures of globalization 
D)  allowing the state to mandate their integration into the global economy 
A)  overcoming the problems associated with globalization 
B)  negotiating their interactions with the global economy and sustaining their culture 
C)  giving in to the pressures of globalization 
D)  allowing the state to mandate their integration into the global economy

Question 12

Which statement is NOT true regarding vampire tourism in Romania?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since the fall of communism, tourist attractions based on the historically inaccurate version of Dracula have been banned. 
B)  The Dracula story presents Romania as a backward, superstitious region. 
C)  The fictional character of Dracula links a Romanian hero to an evil beast, thereby disrespecting a key figure in Romanian history. 
D)  The folk culture of Transylvania has no tradition of vampirism. 
A)  Since the fall of communism, tourist attractions based on the historically inaccurate version of Dracula have been banned. 
B)  The Dracula story presents Romania as a backward, superstitious region. 
C)  The fictional character of Dracula links a Romanian hero to an evil beast, thereby disrespecting a key figure in Romanian history. 
D)  The folk culture of Transylvania has no tradition of vampirism.

Question 13

The adaptive strategies pursued by people living in popular cultures have enormous potential for producing:

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental perceptions 
B)  intimate relationships with the physical environment 
C)  advantageous ecological relationships 
D)  unsustainable and disastrous conditions 
A)  environmental perceptions 
B)  intimate relationships with the physical environment 
C)  advantageous ecological relationships 
D)  unsustainable and disastrous conditions

Question 14

Which state's university teams dominate in NCAA men's volleyball?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawaii 
B)  Florida 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  California 
A)  Hawaii 
B)  Florida 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  California

Question 15

-A folk house that is of half-timbered construction and has a central chimney and built-in porch is the Acadian:

Accepted Answer

A)  saddlebag house 
B)  dogtrot house 
C)  shotgun house 
D)  Creole cottage 
A)  saddlebag house 
B)  dogtrot house 
C)  shotgun house 
D)  Creole cottage

Question 16

The perspective of possibilism suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  ice hockey spread quickly to the South as the rules of the game popularized 
B)  ice hockey was created in two places about the same time 
C)  ice hockey was originally restricted to areas with a cold enough climate 
D)  ice hockey was unpopular with Americans, and it flourished in Canada 
A)  ice hockey spread quickly to the South as the rules of the game popularized 
B)  ice hockey was created in two places about the same time 
C)  ice hockey was originally restricted to areas with a cold enough climate 
D)  ice hockey was unpopular with Americans, and it flourished in Canada

Question 17

Indigenous people live in some of the most biologically rich areas of the world. Some people suggest this means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  indigenous people need to be removed from these lands in order to protect them 
B)  cultural preservation and biological preservation should both be goals 
C)  cultural preservation should be prioritized for the sake of human rights 
D)  priority needs to be on biological preservation for the sake of the global environment 
A)  indigenous people need to be removed from these lands in order to protect them 
B)  cultural preservation and biological preservation should both be goals 
C)  cultural preservation should be prioritized for the sake of human rights 
D)  priority needs to be on biological preservation for the sake of the global environment

Question 18

Concentrations of indigenous peoples are usually found in areas with few roads or modern communication systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An economy in which people seek to consume only what they produce and to produce only for local consumption rather than for exchange or export is called a _____ economy.

Accepted Answer

A)  diasporic 
B)  developing 
C)  swidden 
D)  subsistence 
A)  diasporic 
B)  developing 
C)  swidden 
D)  subsistence

Question 20

Modern hockey emerged in the nineteenth century in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

-The Acadian "Creole" cottage pictured here is MOST likely to be found in which U.S. state?

Reconstructed places, such as Jamestown, Virginia, and Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, can play an important role in developing and maintaining connections to the historic roots in contemporary cultural identities.

Folk houses in the Upland South were made of:

-The two houses pictured here MOST likely to be found north of the U.S. border are the:

What was the purpose of the forced removal of Native Americans during the 1800s?

Lacrosse and ice hockey are examples of:

The home of the Miskito community is:

Within North America, many studies of the LGBT geography have taken place in:

Which of the following explains the geographic distribution of NCAA men's volleyball teams?

Which statement is NOT true regarding indigenous ecology?

When an indigenous community combines local knowledge with globalized technologies, this community is:

Which statement is NOT true regarding vampire tourism in Romania?

The adaptive strategies pursued by people living in popular cultures have enormous potential for producing:

Which state's university teams dominate in NCAA men's volleyball?

-A folk house that is of half-timbered construction and has a central chimney and built-in porch is the Acadian:

The perspective of possibilism suggests that:

Indigenous people live in some of the most biologically rich areas of the world. Some people suggest this means that:

Concentrations of indigenous peoples are usually found in areas with few roads or modern communication systems.

An economy in which people seek to consume only what they produce and to produce only for local consumption rather than for exchange or export is called a _____ economy.

Modern hockey emerged in the nineteenth century in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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The Geography of Agriculture and Food: Shaping the Land, Feeding the World

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

-The Acadian "Creole" cottage pictured here is MOST likely to be found in which U.S. state?

Reconstructed places, such as Jamestown, Virginia, and Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, can play an important role in developing and maintaining connections to the historic roots in contemporary cultural identities.

Folk houses in the Upland South were made of:

-The two houses pictured here MOST likely to be found north of the U.S. border are the:

What was the purpose of the forced removal of Native Americans during the 1800s?

Lacrosse and ice hockey are examples of:

The home of the Miskito community is:

Within North America, many studies of the LGBT geography have taken place in:

Which of the following explains the geographic distribution of NCAA men's volleyball teams?

Which statement is NOT true regarding indigenous ecology?

When an indigenous community combines local knowledge with globalized technologies, this community is:

Which statement is NOT true regarding vampire tourism in Romania?

The adaptive strategies pursued by people living in popular cultures have enormous potential for producing:

Which state's university teams dominate in NCAA men's volleyball?

-A folk house that is of half-timbered construction and has a central chimney and built-in porch is the Acadian:

The perspective of possibilism suggests that:

Indigenous people live in some of the most biologically rich areas of the world. Some people suggest this means that:

Concentrations of indigenous peoples are usually found in areas with few roads or modern communication systems.

An economy in which people seek to consume only what they produce and to produce only for local consumption rather than for exchange or export is called a _____ economy.

Modern hockey emerged in the nineteenth century in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Human Geography: A Cultural Approach

Population Geography: Shaping the Human Mosaic

The Geography of Language: Locating the Spoken Word

Geographies of Race and Ethnicity: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl

Political Geography: A Divided World

The Geography of Religion: Space and Places of Sacredness

The Geography of Agriculture and Food: Shaping the Land, Feeding the World

Development Geography: Transforming Landscapes of Well-Being

Urban Geography: A World of Cities

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