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Open Ended

In your own words, what are some elements that you think make up a culture?

Multiple Choice

Why do you think it is important for geographers to study the characteristics, attitudes, and traits that influence culture?

• To understand how societies function and interact

• To learn about different types of food

• To memorize historical dates

• To identify popular tourist destinations

Open Ended

What is culture?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes 'culture' as defined in the lesson?

• The material and immaterial ways of life of a particular group of people.

• Only the food and clothing of a group.

• The language spoken by a group.

• The government system of a group.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: The building blocks of culture are called cultural

.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are considered artifacts in a culture?

• Clothing

• Family

• Language

• Art

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a mentifact?

• Traditions

• Religion

• Tools & Machines

• Morality & Ethics

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a cultural taboo mentioned in the slide?

• Eating pork in Islam and Judaism

• Tipping at a restaurant in the US

• Turning left without a turn signal in NC

• Driving on I77

Multiple Choice

Classify the following as an artifact, sociofact, or mentifact: Laws, Sushi, The Bible, Feminism.

• Laws - Sociofact, Sushi - Artifact,

  The Bible - Mentifact, Feminism - Mentifact

• Laws - Artifact,

  Sushi - Sociofact, The Bible - Artifact, Feminism - Sociofact

• Laws - Mentifact, Sushi - Artifact, The Bible - Sociofact, Feminism - Artifact

• Laws - Artifact,

  Sushi - Artifact,

  The Bible - Artifact, Feminism - Artifact

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a 'cultural hearth'?

• An area where civilizations began that radiated its customs, innovations, and ideologies

• A place where only one culture exists

• A modern city with many cultural influences

• A region with no historical significance

Multiple Choice

Based on the map, which of the following regions is NOT identified as a cultural hearth?

• Mesoamerica

• West Africa

• Australia

• Indus Valley

Multiple Choice

According to the slides, which factors influence or change culture?

• Tradition

• Technological innovations

• Interactions with other cultures

• All of the above

Fill in the Blanks

Environmental determinism is the belief that the physical environment, especially things like

and terrain, actively shapes culture.

Open Ended

Compare and contrast environmental determinism and possibilism in shaping culture. Provide examples from the slides to support your answer.

Multiple Choice

Based on the map and definition provided, which of the following best describes a cultural realm?

• A large segment of the Earth with uniform cultural characteristics

• A country with a single language

• A continent with many countries

• A city with diverse populations