Exam 1: Human Geography: A Cultural Approach

Which represents a functional region?

The hallmark of a formal region is cultural:

In some instances, the physical environment is the sole determinant of human behaviors and beliefs.

Food preferences and crop choices are influenced by survival needs alone, not belief systems.

The relationship between people and nature is a two-way interaction, in which each affects and is affected by the other.

The "Midwest" and the "South" of the United States are best described as:

Televisions, videocassette recorders, and videotapes were not permitted in Afghanistan during the regime of the Taliban. This is an example of:

While at opposite ends of the emotional spectrum, a joke spreading quickly throughout an office and cholera claiming a victim from every household in a village are both examples of which type of diffusion?

Suppose a man moves from Medellin, Colombia, to Texas in search of work. He spends his working years in Texas and then returns to Colombia upon retirement. His experience reflects which type of migration?

Geographers who study power and ideology tend to focus more on diversity within cultures rather than on differences between cultures.

Vernacular regions, like most regions, generally lack sharp borders.

Groups that form in opposition to the dominant culture, such as hip-hop or punks, are referred to as diaspora.

The term cultural ecology is useful in understanding how the environment determines the culture of the people who live there.

Which of the following is NOT an example of where human activities have worsened a natural hazard?

People's interaction with nature is visibly expressed in:

The location of the prime meridian through Greenwich, England, represents:

When Google Maps is telling us which way to turn to find a destination, it is converting absolute location into:

If every place on Earth were identical, we would not need a spatial perspective.

Which statement is NOT true of indigenous cultures?

Clothing, religious rituals, and food are examples of: