Culture and Regions

A formal region might include the same geographic area as a perceptual region if people have a strong sense of attachment to an established governmental territory.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The world geography means

• to write about the sun.
• to write about the Earth.
• to write about the Mars.
• to write about the moon.

A body of thought that emphasizes that humans and non-humans are linked together in a dynamic set of relations that, in turn, influence human behavior is known as:

• cultural ecology.
• possibilism.
• environmental determinism.
• actor-network theory.

Reactions against environmental determinism in the early 20th century gave rise to ________, the view that people use their creativity to decide how to respond to the conditions or constraints of a particular natural environment.

• political ecology
• cultural ecology
• possibilism
• cultural landscape?

A formal region is:

• derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.
• an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.
• nonexistent in developing nations.
• an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.

A functional region is:

• derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.
• an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.
• an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.
• an area that possesses only one specific cultural trait.

Which of the following: statements about culture is incorrect?

• Culture is a social creation that reflects diverse economic, historical, political, and environmental factors.
• Culture is a complex system.
• Culture is dynamic, not fixed, and can be contested.
• Culture is never tied to politics.

This involves studying the distinctiveness of a region:

• Regional Analysis
• Formal region
• Perceptual Region
• Culture is never tied to politics.

Which of these is NOT a type of region geographers use?

• Formal
• Functional
• Ecological
• Perceptual

The University of Michigan is an example of a functional region.

• TRUE
• FALSE