APHG Unit 3, Culture

A pilgrim to Varanasi (Benares) in India is most likely to be a

• Muslim

• Hindu

• Jewish

• Christian

What religion would be least likely to have hog farms?

• Christian

• Muslim

• Jewish

• Buddhist

A pagoda would be representative of which of the following:

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

• Cultural trait

• Syncretism

Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?

• Built environment

• Physical environment

• Environmental determinism

• Cultural ecology

What cultural trait is a pagoda?

• Religion

• Language

• Gender

• Taboo

What would be one reason that India as an advantage over China when it comes to locations of customer consumer centers?

• The Indian government’s status as a neutral state in global political affairs

• The English language legacy of British colonialism in India

• Chinese emigration to Southeast Asia in the 1800s and 1900s

• Large amounts of mineral resources found in China used to manufacture goods for export

practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture and generates misunderstanding, ignorance and conflict 

• Ethnosuperiorism
• Egotism
• Ethnocentrism
• Human nature

Why is wine production so low in Africa and the Middle East?

• lack of sophistication and fine dining
• they can't grow grapes
• Islam discourages alcohol consumption
• they don't know how to make wine

Cultural traditions, such as Carnaval (Brasil, Barranquilla...), are ________________ since they are a celebration that blends elements of African, European, and Indigenous cultures.

• wicked awesome
• exotic
• terrifying
• syncretic

Which of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans?

• Adoption of unique folk culture
• Need for durable clothing
• Impact of high income on clothing habits
• Diffusion of popular culture