Question 1

Greek revival homes in the U.S.which date from the 1830s

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A) Often have round turrets and 'crazy' angles. 
B) Are made to look like ancient Greek temples with columns. 
C) Have Italianate delicate 'cake icing' decorations. 
D) Exhibit rounded or pointed 'Gothic' windows and doors. 
A) Often have round turrets and 'crazy' angles. 
B) Are made to look like ancient Greek temples with columns. 
C) Have Italianate delicate 'cake icing' decorations. 
D) Exhibit rounded or pointed 'Gothic' windows and doors.

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example for a culture realm?

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A) Pittsburgh-where people say "you'ns" and "gumband" for rubber band. 
B) Ohio-where "Buckeyes" are employed in significant industry. 
C) Europe-where Indo-European language and Christianity define the area generally. 
D) The world-where all people live in harmony together. 
A) Pittsburgh-where people say "you'ns" and "gumband" for rubber band. 
B) Ohio-where "Buckeyes" are employed in significant industry. 
C) Europe-where Indo-European language and Christianity define the area generally. 
D) The world-where all people live in harmony together.

Question 3

Regarding major culture hearths around the world, which of the following is true?

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A) There were none in the Americas. 
B) All of the major ones have been in the Americas. 
C) Most have been in Africa and Asia. 
D) The most important were in Europe and then outward from Europe. 
A) There were none in the Americas. 
B) All of the major ones have been in the Americas. 
C) Most have been in Africa and Asia. 
D) The most important were in Europe and then outward from Europe.

Question 4

Based on the figure, a main feature of post-World War II homes not seen in earlier homes shown within this section, is

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A) Bigger porches. 
B) More pronounced fences. 
C) Garages for a growing automobile culture. 
D) More use of the recreational space of the front yard. 
A) Bigger porches. 
B) More pronounced fences. 
C) Garages for a growing automobile culture. 
D) More use of the recreational space of the front yard.

Question 5

Geographers interested in the social construction of space

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A) focus on distance decay factors and migration. 
B) focus on elements of absolute vs.relative location. 
C) focus on the idea that social values are reflected in the landscape. 
D) focus mainly on the major culture hearths of the world. 
A) focus on distance decay factors and migration. 
B) focus on elements of absolute vs.relative location. 
C) focus on the idea that social values are reflected in the landscape. 
D) focus mainly on the major culture hearths of the world.

Question 6

Regarding the culture complex of the automobile in the United States, which of the following is not true?

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A) The 'road trip' is a popular idea. 
B) There are regional preferences for different types of vehicles. 
C) Drive in stores, banks, and others services are common. 
D) Mass transit subway systems are as popular as Automobiles in the U.S. 
A) The 'road trip' is a popular idea. 
B) There are regional preferences for different types of vehicles. 
C) Drive in stores, banks, and others services are common. 
D) Mass transit subway systems are as popular as Automobiles in the U.S.

Question 7

House styles are representative of culture values

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A) in the regional preferences of the external decoration of the structure. 
B) because house styles reflect national and international tastes more than the local. 
C) in that only studies on the inside of the house are important because external forms are too uniform to hold any meaning. 
D) None of the above. 
A) in the regional preferences of the external decoration of the structure. 
B) because house styles reflect national and international tastes more than the local. 
C) in that only studies on the inside of the house are important because external forms are too uniform to hold any meaning. 
D) None of the above.

Question 8

Based on the figure, the core or origin of jazz music is

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A) Kansas City. 
B) New Orleans. 
C) New York City. 
D) Los Angeles California. 
A) Kansas City. 
B) New Orleans. 
C) New York City. 
D) Los Angeles California.

Question 9

The beginnings of geographical studies involving cultural landscape are often attributed to which of the following scholars:

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A) Torsten Hagerstrand. 
B) John smith. 
C) Carl Sauer. 
D) Malcolm Gladwell. 
A) Torsten Hagerstrand. 
B) John smith. 
C) Carl Sauer. 
D) Malcolm Gladwell.

Question 10

Contagious diffusion

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A) has characteristics seen in close contact culturally, similar to disease. 
B) jumps through a population skipping large areas. 
C) gradually expands, affecting most people it comes in contact with. 
D) moves up or down a hierarchy from lesser to greater. 
A) has characteristics seen in close contact culturally, similar to disease. 
B) jumps through a population skipping large areas. 
C) gradually expands, affecting most people it comes in contact with. 
D) moves up or down a hierarchy from lesser to greater.

Question 11

Which of the following are notable traits of folk culture?

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A) Culture spread throughout a broad national region. 
B) Culture traits found in the family and not broadcast widely. 
C) Culture traits diffusely spread through satellite TV. 
D) Culture traits accessed through an Internet browser. 
A) Culture spread throughout a broad national region. 
B) Culture traits found in the family and not broadcast widely. 
C) Culture traits diffusely spread through satellite TV. 
D) Culture traits accessed through an Internet browser.

Question 12

The fact that many people in the United States drink Coca-Cola, watch professional basketball, use the Internet, and drive automobiles is representative of

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A) cultural diffusion. 
B) cultural assimilation. 
C) cultural reasoning. 
D) cultural convergence. 
A) cultural diffusion. 
B) cultural assimilation. 
C) cultural reasoning. 
D) cultural convergence.

Question 13

The Masai culture of Eastern Africa have a culture complex based on

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A) automobiles. 
B) mass transit (subways and buses). 
C) food and economics centered on cattle. 
D) a political system based on dictatorship. 
A) automobiles. 
B) mass transit (subways and buses). 
C) food and economics centered on cattle. 
D) a political system based on dictatorship.

Question 14

How is Mecca representative of the principle of culture diffusion?

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A) Muslims from all over the world flow there on a regular basis. 
B) The religious structures there exhibit a culture complex based on religion. 
C) The area around the mosque is a complete culture realm. 
D) Considering the U.S., Mecca would be considered popular culture. 
A) Muslims from all over the world flow there on a regular basis. 
B) The religious structures there exhibit a culture complex based on religion. 
C) The area around the mosque is a complete culture realm. 
D) Considering the U.S., Mecca would be considered popular culture.

Question 15

A sociofact is a

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A) material item that is part of one's culture like a pen or a computer mouse. 
B) element of social interaction like a handshake or slang language. 
C) type of economic measure for income. 
D) all of the above are sociofacts. 
A) material item that is part of one's culture like a pen or a computer mouse. 
B) element of social interaction like a handshake or slang language. 
C) type of economic measure for income. 
D) all of the above are sociofacts.

Question 16

In terms of the cultural landscape that a geographer might analyze, which of the following is the best example of an artifact?

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A) A military salute. 
B) A strong patriotic feeling. 
C) A flag hung in front of a house. 
D) All the above are artifacts. 
A) A military salute. 
B) A strong patriotic feeling. 
C) A flag hung in front of a house. 
D) All the above are artifacts.

Question 17

A bundle of culture traits together is referred to as a

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A) Culture realm. 
B) Culture complex. 
C) Culture dance. 
D) Culture exception. 
A) Culture realm. 
B) Culture complex. 
C) Culture dance. 
D) Culture exception.

Question 18

In the photo, which of the following can be seen as related to culture?

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A) The bicycles. 
B) The house styles. 
C) The streets and the sidewalks. 
D) Broadly, all of the above are related to culture. 
A) The bicycles. 
B) The house styles. 
C) The streets and the sidewalks. 
D) Broadly, all of the above are related to culture.

Question 19

Culture and ethnicity are

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A) concepts that are relatively foreign to geographers. 
B) more often used by sociologists or anthropologists but not geographers. 
C) only relevant to the historian's point of view. 
D) the focus of a great deal of attention by geographers. 
A) concepts that are relatively foreign to geographers. 
B) more often used by sociologists or anthropologists but not geographers. 
C) only relevant to the historian's point of view. 
D) the focus of a great deal of attention by geographers.

Question 20

The graph taken from Hagerstrand's model basically indicates that

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A) Everyone will adopt most ideas that come through a population. 
B) Most everyone will know the spreading idea but only a certain set will adopt it. 
C) Most ideas fly around with few people adopting any of them. 
D) If you adopt an idea then you are not part of the diffusion process. 
A) Everyone will adopt most ideas that come through a population. 
B) Most everyone will know the spreading idea but only a certain set will adopt it. 
C) Most ideas fly around with few people adopting any of them. 
D) If you adopt an idea then you are not part of the diffusion process.

Greek revival homes in the U.S.which date from the 1830s

Which of the following is the best example for a culture realm?

Regarding major culture hearths around the world, which of the following is true?

Based on the figure, a main feature of post-World War II homes not seen in earlier homes shown within this section, is

Geographers interested in the social construction of space

Regarding the culture complex of the automobile in the United States, which of the following is not true?

House styles are representative of culture values

Based on the figure, the core or origin of jazz music is

The beginnings of geographical studies involving cultural landscape are often attributed to which of the following scholars:

Contagious diffusion

Which of the following are notable traits of folk culture?

The fact that many people in the United States drink Coca-Cola, watch professional basketball, use the Internet, and drive automobiles is representative of

The Masai culture of Eastern Africa have a culture complex based on

How is Mecca representative of the principle of culture diffusion?

A sociofact is a

In terms of the cultural landscape that a geographer might analyze, which of the following is the best example of an artifact?

A bundle of culture traits together is referred to as a

In the photo, which of the following can be seen as related to culture?

Culture and ethnicity are

The graph taken from Hagerstrand's model basically indicates that

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Exam 6: Culture and Cultural Landscapes

Greek revival homes in the U.S.which date from the 1830s

Which of the following is the best example for a culture realm?

Regarding major culture hearths around the world, which of the following is true?

Based on the figure, a main feature of post-World War II homes not seen in earlier homes shown within this section, is

Geographers interested in the social construction of space

Regarding the culture complex of the automobile in the United States, which of the following is not true?

House styles are representative of culture values

Based on the figure, the core or origin of jazz music is

The beginnings of geographical studies involving cultural landscape are often attributed to which of the following scholars:

Contagious diffusion

Which of the following are notable traits of folk culture?

The fact that many people in the United States drink Coca-Cola, watch professional basketball, use the Internet, and drive automobiles is representative of

The Masai culture of Eastern Africa have a culture complex based on

How is Mecca representative of the principle of culture diffusion?

A sociofact is a

In terms of the cultural landscape that a geographer might analyze, which of the following is the best example of an artifact?

A bundle of culture traits together is referred to as a

In the photo, which of the following can be seen as related to culture?

Culture and ethnicity are

The graph taken from Hagerstrand's model basically indicates that

Major Geographic Concepts

Geography Through the Ages

Population

Geography of Health and Disease

Migration Flows

The Geography of Language

The Geography of Religion

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

A World of Nations and States

Geography of Governance and Representation

Environment and Conservation

Urbanization and Urban Networks

The Changing Structure of the City

The Geography of Economic Activity and Agriculture

Geographies of Production and Consumption

Distribution and Transportation

Development and Geography

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