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

Indigenous rights organizations assert that they have cultivated local biodiversity for generations and that they should have control over the resulting:

Two hundred years ago it might have taken weeks to travel from the East Coast of the United States to the West Coast. Today it takes a few hours. This phenomenon is called:

Popular culture has a limited impact on the environment.

Tourism based on fictional characters can have a significant impact on local economies.

Which of the following is an example of an economy in the "New West"?

In which country is the nipa hut MOST common?

Conflicts in the West over landscape changes are often rooted in:

-A shotgun house is BEST described as:

For indigenous cultures, globalization has had both strong benefits and serious disadvantages.

Which is NOT an example of a historic or contemporary diaspora culture?

What is an example of the ability of the Miskito community to maintain their way of life through biological preservation?

Which is NOT a characteristic of the nipa hut?

A man working for a logging company and who earns a cash income for his household might see a forest for the timber, but a woman might see the forest for the firewood and food she can gather. This is an example of:

The primary goal of a leisure landscape is:

Diane Rocheleau's work in East Africa and the Dominican Republic identified all of the following themes EXCEPT:

In the "New West" of the United States, elitist landscapes now sit on spaces formerly dedicated to resource extraction.

A common landscape of consumption is the indoor shopping mall.

Local people have no power against the agents of change and globalization.

Framing Count Dracula, who is based on a Romanian national hero, as a villain challenges the national identity of Romanians.

-According to the map, which African country has the greatest number of Internet users?