Question 1

The origins of modernity can be traced to the European Renaissance and the emergence of the world-system of competitive capitalism in the eleventh century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

People with broader and more expansive images of place are less likely to travel far than those with narrower and more localized images of place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match the place with the belief or believers that hold the place sacred.
-The Ganges,India's holiest river

Accepted Answer

A) Lakota Sioux 
B) Islam 
C) Buddhism 
D) Jews, Orthodox, Catholics, Protestants, Christian Zionists 
E) Hinduism
F)Christianity 
A) Lakota Sioux 
B) Islam 
C) Buddhism 
D) Jews, Orthodox, Catholics, Protestants, Christian Zionists 
E) Hinduism
F)Christianity

Question 4

Territoriality helps us understand how rules,laws,and the exercise of power have become associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  spaces and places. 
B)  individuals and groups. 
C)  cultures and ethnicities. 
D)  political and economic systems. 
E)  tourist destinations. 
A)  spaces and places. 
B)  individuals and groups. 
C)  cultures and ethnicities. 
D)  political and economic systems. 
E)  tourist destinations.

Question 5

In one's cognitive image of Paris,the Eiffel Tower can be both a node and a landmark.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The parking lot down the street would best be characterized as a

Accepted Answer

A)  landscape of despair. 
B)  derelict landscape. 
C)  sacred site. 
D)  symbolic landscape. 
E)  vernacular landscape. 
A)  landscape of despair. 
B)  derelict landscape. 
C)  sacred site. 
D)  symbolic landscape. 
E)  vernacular landscape.

Question 7

Varanasi - on the Ganges River - is an exceptionally sacred pilgrimage site to

Accepted Answer

A)  Hindus. 
B)  Muslims. 
A)  Hindus. 
B)  Muslims.

Question 8

Match the term or phrase to the landscape.
-the West Edmonton Mall

Accepted Answer

A) palace of consumption 
B) derelict landscape 
C) Symbolic Landscape 
D) vernacular landscape 
E) landscape of power 
A) palace of consumption 
B) derelict landscape 
C) Symbolic Landscape 
D) vernacular landscape 
E) landscape of power

Question 9

Postmodernity is most evident on the landscape in core places.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match the example to the term it best represents.
-the sense of longing or belonging that many people feel about places special to them,such as their home towns.

Accepted Answer

A) topophilia 
B) proxemics 
C) ethology 
D) semiotics 
A) topophilia 
B) proxemics 
C) ethology 
D) semiotics

Question 11

The "slow food" movement emerged in response to

Accepted Answer

A)  the speed of globalization. 
B)  mass production and cultural homogenization. 
C)  the diffusion of U.S.-based fast food franchises around the world. 
D)  the emergence of genetically engineered foods. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the speed of globalization. 
B)  mass production and cultural homogenization. 
C)  the diffusion of U.S.-based fast food franchises around the world. 
D)  the emergence of genetically engineered foods. 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

Vulgaria is distinguished by landscapes of

Accepted Answer

A)  bigness and ostentation. 
B)  moral decay. 
A)  bigness and ostentation. 
B)  moral decay.

Question 13

To an ethologist,graffiti in a high-density urban area is likely to be explained as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  response to overcrowding. 
B)  act of vandalism. 
C)  expression of identity. 
D)  claim to territory. 
E)  call to organize labour. 
A)  response to overcrowding. 
B)  act of vandalism. 
C)  expression of identity. 
D)  claim to territory. 
E)  call to organize labour.

Question 14

The meanings that people give to places are based only on our personalities and what we experience through our senses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is usually the most important consideration for the heritage industry when it decides how to restore and develop a given landscape?

Accepted Answer

A)  commercial considerations 
B)  principles of preservation 
C)  historical accuracy 
D)  UNESCO guidelines 
E)  the landscape needs to be at least 500 years old 
A)  commercial considerations 
B)  principles of preservation 
C)  historical accuracy 
D)  UNESCO guidelines 
E)  the landscape needs to be at least 500 years old

Question 16

Contemporary landscapes contain increasing numbers of inauthentic settings-what geographer David Harvey has called the _________ of global capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A)  fake places 
B)  bottom dwellers 
C)  degenerative utopias 
D)  urban wastelands 
E)  seedy underbelly 
A)  fake places 
B)  bottom dwellers 
C)  degenerative utopias 
D)  urban wastelands 
E)  seedy underbelly

Question 17

What are derelict landscapes? Cite an example and explain how it reflects a particular ideology.

Accepted Answer

Derelict landscapes refer to areas of la

Question 18

Overwhelming ________ is one of the biggest dangers facing successful slow cities.

Accepted Answer

A)  tourism 
B)  urban sprawl 
A)  tourism 
B)  urban sprawl

Question 19

Arguably,shopping malls perform the trick of mystifying the true connection between the ideals and reality of consumption by

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive marketing campaigns. 
B)  including extensive food courts. 
C)  including movie complexes. 
D)  creating a "sense of place." 
E)  targeting suburban locations. 
A)  aggressive marketing campaigns. 
B)  including extensive food courts. 
C)  including movie complexes. 
D)  creating a "sense of place." 
E)  targeting suburban locations.

Question 20

For which of the following groups do the Holy Lands of Palestine/Israel not have significance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hindu nationalists 
B)  Greek Orthodox 
C)  Roman Catholics 
D)  Christian Zionists 
E)  Sunni Muslims 
A)  Hindu nationalists 
B)  Greek Orthodox 
C)  Roman Catholics 
D)  Christian Zionists 
E)  Sunni Muslims

The origins of modernity can be traced to the European Renaissance and the emergence of the world-system of competitive capitalism in the eleventh century.

People with broader and more expansive images of place are less likely to travel far than those with narrower and more localized images of place.

Match the place with the belief or believers that hold the place sacred. -The Ganges,India's holiest river

Territoriality helps us understand how rules,laws,and the exercise of power have become associated with

In one's cognitive image of Paris,the Eiffel Tower can be both a node and a landmark.

The parking lot down the street would best be characterized as a

Varanasi - on the Ganges River - is an exceptionally sacred pilgrimage site to

Match the term or phrase to the landscape. -the West Edmonton Mall

Postmodernity is most evident on the landscape in core places.

Match the example to the term it best represents. -the sense of longing or belonging that many people feel about places special to them,such as their home towns.

The "slow food" movement emerged in response to

Vulgaria is distinguished by landscapes of

To an ethologist,graffiti in a high-density urban area is likely to be explained as a(n)

The meanings that people give to places are based only on our personalities and what we experience through our senses.

Which of the following is usually the most important consideration for the heritage industry when it decides how to restore and develop a given landscape?

Contemporary landscapes contain increasing numbers of inauthentic settings-what geographer David Harvey has called the _________ of global capitalism.

What are derelict landscapes? Cite an example and explain how it reflects a particular ideology.

Overwhelming ________ is one of the biggest dangers facing successful slow cities.

Arguably,shopping malls perform the trick of mystifying the true connection between the ideals and reality of consumption by

For which of the following groups do the Holy Lands of Palestine/Israel not have significance?

Geography Matters

The Changing Global Context

Population Geography

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters

Exam 6: Interpreting Places and Landscapes

The origins of modernity can be traced to the European Renaissance and the emergence of the world-system of competitive capitalism in the eleventh century.

People with broader and more expansive images of place are less likely to travel far than those with narrower and more localized images of place.

Match the place with the belief or believers that hold the place sacred. -The Ganges,India's holiest river

Territoriality helps us understand how rules,laws,and the exercise of power have become associated with

In one's cognitive image of Paris,the Eiffel Tower can be both a node and a landmark.

The parking lot down the street would best be characterized as a

Varanasi - on the Ganges River - is an exceptionally sacred pilgrimage site to

Match the term or phrase to the landscape. -the West Edmonton Mall

Postmodernity is most evident on the landscape in core places.

Match the example to the term it best represents. -the sense of longing or belonging that many people feel about places special to them,such as their home towns.

The "slow food" movement emerged in response to

Vulgaria is distinguished by landscapes of

To an ethologist,graffiti in a high-density urban area is likely to be explained as a(n)

The meanings that people give to places are based only on our personalities and what we experience through our senses.

Which of the following is usually the most important consideration for the heritage industry when it decides how to restore and develop a given landscape?

Contemporary landscapes contain increasing numbers of inauthentic settings-what geographer David Harvey has called the _________ of global capitalism.

What are derelict landscapes? Cite an example and explain how it reflects a particular ideology.

Overwhelming ________ is one of the biggest dangers facing successful slow cities.

Arguably,shopping malls perform the trick of mystifying the true connection between the ideals and reality of consumption by

For which of the following groups do the Holy Lands of Palestine/Israel not have significance?

Geography Matters

The Changing Global Context

Population Geography

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters