AP Human Unit 3

Identify which of the following concepts or processes is symbolized by the pagoda in the image.

• Acculturation

• Material culture

• Assimilation

• Cultural trait

• Syncretism

Which of the following geographic concepts can be identified using information evident in the image?

• Cultural diffusion

• Acculturation

• Forced migration

• Sequent occupance

• Cultural relativism

Identify the cultural trait that influences the architecture of the cultural landscape shown in the image.

• Ethnicity

• Language

• Taboos

• Religion

• Gender

The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) best illustrates the importance of which of the following factors in the shaping of these early cities?

• Belief systems

• Topography

• Economics

• Gender

• Technology

Cultural landscape can be defined as

• the types of art, music, dance, and theater practiced in a particular region

• the ways that people in differing cultures perceive the environment

• the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

• the diversity of distinctive cultures within a particular geographic area

• a particular area within a geographic region dedicated to cultural activities

Which of the following features is most useful for describing the cultural landscape shown in the image?

• The ethnicity of the people in the image

• The dragon that the people are holding

• The French language on the banner hanging from the building

• The density of the crowd

• The clothing of the people participating in the parade

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

• Cultural ecology

• Nonmaterial culture

• Environmental determinism

• Physical environment

• Built environment

The photograph shows a road sign in the Republic of Ireland. Which of the following best describes the sign's significance within the cultural landscape?

• The sign indicates that County Cork is a linguistic region of the Republic of Ireland.

• The sign delineates an international political border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

• The sign promotes the use of a single language in the region

• The sign promotes the use of traditional language among citizens of the Republic of Ireland.

• The sign represents a uniform cultural identity within the region.

In the late nineteenth century, a large proportion of Swedish immigrants that came to the United States settled in rural areas of Minnesota. Descendants of these communities remain in Minnesota today, as shown on the map. Which of the following best describes the pattern of Swedish-American ethnicity within Minnesota’s cultural landscape?

• A diffused pattern of Swedish ethnicity evenly distributed across the state

• A clustered pattern of Swedish ethnicity

• A Swedish ethnic majority in the northern half of the state

• A Swedish ethnic majority throughout the state

• A single remnant area with a high percentage of Swedish ethnicity

Which of the following statements explains the regional location in the United States where the figures shown in the image are most likely part of the cultural landscape?

• The Northeast, because residents are influenced by British Protestantism

• The Southeast, because residents are influenced by traditional religions from West Africa.

• The Great Plains, because residents are influenced by Native American traditional religions

• The Southwest, because residents are influenced by Spanish Catholicism.

• The Northwest, because residents are influenced by Russian Orthodoxy.