Cultural Geography Review

What is ethnicity?

• Refers to factors like nationality, religion, language, and culture

• Refers to someone's physical characteristics like bone structure and skin, hair, or eye color

• Refers to where a person lives

Which of the following is based on the cultural background a person descends from

• race

• ethnicity

• nationality

Which of the following describes a person's physical appearance or attributes?

• race

• ethnicity

• nationality

Which of the following describes where a person lives?

• race

• ethnicity

• nationality

If I were to say a person is French... what would I be describing about them?

• race

• ethnicity

• nationality

If I were to say a person is Asian... what would I be describing about them?

• race

• ethnicity

• nationality

If I were to say a person is Latino or Latina... what would I be describing about them?

• race

• ethnicity

• nationality

Which of the following is NOT true about language?

• It is important for the establishment of civilizations

• It allows people to communicate

• It can be a point of contention (tension) between groups

• It is unimportant in our modern world

Which of the following was not an example of how language can be divisive that we learned in class?

• French-speaking Quebec wanted independence from the rest of English-speaking Canada

• The Basque region in Spain wanted independence from the rest of Spain because of its unique language and culture

• The region of Catalonia in Spain wanted independence from Spain because the culture that developed is unique

• Vatican City wants to remain independent because of the religious differences between itself and Rome, Italy

True or False: Universalizing religions are always seeking new converts

• True

• False