Exam 1: Human Geography: A Cultural Approach

Which statement illustrates environmental determinism?

Folk cultures and indigenous cultures have what characteristic in common?

Formal regions typically exhibit:

Understanding how human cultures interact with their environment reflects a(n):

Geographic information systems and remote sensing are examples of:

-According to the figure, which African country is NOT home to a minor wheat-producing area?

Most paintings from the Italian Renaissance feature agricultural workers.

A vernacular region is sometimes based on a specific economic, political, or historical characteristic.

The wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings of a culture form its:

The term used to identify mobility as an ongoing set of movements with no particular center or periphery is:

A region that is perceived to exist by its inhabitants is a:

In general, migration follows a pattern from areas of low employment or low wages toward areas of higher employment or higher wages.

Technology allows humans mastery of the physical environment.

A formal region is relatively heterogeneous with regard to six or more cultural traits.

Google Maps on your phone can track your location using the signal from two satellites that find you in time and space.

Ford and Griffin's model of the Latin American city conforms to all cities in that region.

A typical dispersed settlement form would be a city.

Which is NOT one of the characteristics typically used by geographers to categorize migration?

The core focus of human geography is:

The outdated idea that people in the Pacific Islands were lazy or less intelligent than Europeans because of the tropical climate they lived in is known as: