Question 1

Briefly explain how urban regions in core countries have become gendered spaces.

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The answer of Briefly explain how urban regions in core...

Question 2

Hip-hop has roots in the West African storytelling culture known as

Accepted Answer

A)  voodoo. 
B)  rap. 
C)  afrobeat. 
D)  griot. 
E)  djembe.

Question 3

From the following two,which belief system newer and evolved from the other?

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A)  Buddhism 
B)  Hinduism

Question 4

Match the example to the term or phrase. There is one best set of answers.
-cultural complex

Accepted Answer

A) Latin America as unique countries with broad similarities (language, religion, colonial history) 
B) Quebec as predominantly French and Catholic 
C) pork avoidance among Muslims 
D) Judaism as a set of dietary, religious and social practices 
E) Israel, Jordan, Western Arabia, India, and Pakistan

Question 5

Match the example to the term or phrase. There is one best set of answers.
-cultural region

Accepted Answer

A) Latin America as unique countries with broad similarities (language, religion, colonial history) 
B) Quebec as predominantly French and Catholic 
C) pork avoidance among Muslims 
D) Judaism as a set of dietary, religious and social practices 
E) Israel, Jordan, Western Arabia, India, and Pakistan

Question 6

Canada's Aboriginal languages are among the most endangered in the world: only a handful of the 50 Aboriginal languages currently spoken in this country can be considered as thriving,and at least a dozen are on the brink of extinction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As explained in our text,researchers in the area of human identity and sexuality point out that gender is something that we

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A)  do. 
B)  are.

Question 8

Match the example to the term or phrase. There is one best set of answers.
-cultural trait

Accepted Answer

A) Latin America as unique countries with broad similarities (language, religion, colonial history) 
B) Quebec as predominantly French and Catholic 
C) pork avoidance among Muslims 
D) Judaism as a set of dietary, religious and social practices 
E) Israel, Jordan, Western Arabia, India, and Pakistan

Question 9

The name Islam comes from the Arabic meaning "submission." This refers,specifically,to submission of

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A)  humans to God. 
B)  women to men. 
C)  nature to humankind. 
D)  non-Muslims to Muslims. 
E)  children to their parents.

Question 10

Whereas race is a problematic way of differentiating human beings based on physical characteristics such as skin color,________ creates differences out of cultural traits and complexes.

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A)  ethnicity 
B)  gender 
C)  class 
D)  racism 
E)  cultural nationalism

Question 11

ANT and NRT help explain our world by recognizing that humans are not separate from the world of things.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Place (and place making)may become a mechanism for creating local systems of racial classification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Xinjiang province in western China is the traditional homeland of the

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A)  Turkic & Islamic Uyghurs. 
B)  Buddhist Tibetans. 
C)  Han Chinese. 
D)  Hindu Dravidians. 
E)  Buddhist Koreans.

Question 14

A cultural region is an area where certain cultural practices,beliefs,and values

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A)  are shared by the majority. 
B)  share the same origins. 
C)  originate. 
D)  are linked by an official language or lingua franca. 
E)  are linked by the same religion.

Question 15

Some argue that films produced by the Nollywood film industry are more popular than Hollywood.This is certainly the case,at least,to

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A)  Africans and the African diaspora. 
B)  Hindi speakers. 
C)  Christian fundamentalists. 
D)  the worldwide LGBT community. 
E)  Norwegians and other northern peoples.

Question 16

Is there a global culture? Give evidence for both answers to the question,and explain why you think your answer is right.

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The answer of Is there a global culture? Give evidence...

Question 17

Regional variations in language are common,and referred to as

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A)  dialects. 
B)  language branches.

Question 18

Outside Israel,Judaism is concentrated in

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A)  South America and the Caribbean. 
B)  Europe and North America. 
C)  West Africa. 
D)  West Asia. 
E)  East Asia.

Question 19

Match the religion to the approximate time of its emergence.
-Sikhism

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A) 7th century 
B) 500 B.C.E. 
C) 15th century A.D. 
D) 4000 years ago 
E) 0 B.C./A.D.
F)2,000 B.C.

Question 20

The design of Canadian Prairies farmhouses displays predominantly Scottish influences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Cultural Geographies

Briefly explain how urban regions in core countries have become gendered spaces.

Hip-hop has roots in the West African storytelling culture known as

From the following two,which belief system newer and evolved from the other?

Match the example to the term or phrase. There is one best set of answers. -cultural complex

Match the example to the term or phrase. There is one best set of answers. -cultural region

Canada's Aboriginal languages are among the most endangered in the world: only a handful of the 50 Aboriginal languages currently spoken in this country can be considered as thriving,and at least a dozen are on the brink of extinction.

As explained in our text,researchers in the area of human identity and sexuality point out that gender is something that we

Match the example to the term or phrase. There is one best set of answers. -cultural trait

The name Islam comes from the Arabic meaning "submission." This refers,specifically,to submission of

Whereas race is a problematic way of differentiating human beings based on physical characteristics such as skin color,________ creates differences out of cultural traits and complexes.

ANT and NRT help explain our world by recognizing that humans are not separate from the world of things.

Place (and place making)may become a mechanism for creating local systems of racial classification.

Xinjiang province in western China is the traditional homeland of the

A cultural region is an area where certain cultural practices,beliefs,and values

Some argue that films produced by the Nollywood film industry are more popular than Hollywood.This is certainly the case,at least,to

Is there a global culture? Give evidence for both answers to the question,and explain why you think your answer is right.

Regional variations in language are common,and referred to as

Outside Israel,Judaism is concentrated in

Match the religion to the approximate time of its emergence. -Sikhism

The design of Canadian Prairies farmhouses displays predominantly Scottish influences.