Cultural Landscape

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 is an example of a cultural landscape?

• Coastal wetland

• Cloud forest

• Stand of mangrove trees

• Eroded shoreline

• Adobe ruins

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

An ethnic neighborhood is best described as which of the following?

• An involuntary community where people with similar values reside

• A rural community where people with similar backgrounds are required to live

• A voluntary urban community where people of similar origin reside

• An area in the inner city where certain groups are forced to live

• A city neighborhood that is undergoing population change due to immigration

A city neighborhood that is undergoing population change due to immigration

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.

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 is the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures?

• Ethos

• Prejudice

• Ethnocentrism

• Acculturation

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

• Acculturation

• Material culture

• Assimilation

• Cultural trait

• Syncretism