practice cultural landscape

 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

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

• Cultural ecology

• Nonmaterial culture

• Environmental determinism

• Physical environment

• Built environment

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

Which of the following is most accurate with regard to food preferences and taboos?

• Food preferences are stronger than taboos as seen by the high consumption of beef on the Deccan Plateau

• Food preferences and taboos have little influence on the diet in Arabia and Southeast Asia.

• Some foods are avoided for religious or cultural reasons even at the expense of a balanced diet.

• Food preferences and taboos show little variability between cultures.

A world map of hog production per capita would reveal the lowest values in which of the following regions?

• The United States Midwest

• Southeast Asia

• Western Europe

• Southwest Asia

• China

Which of the following best demonstrates the concept of a cultural hearth?

• the Middle East, where many cultures share the religion of Islam

• Latin America, which consists of several distinct but related cultures.

• the places in the world where material and nonmaterial traits emerged

• the buildings, roads, and other elements built by humans

• an area within a city where people share a common culture distinct from the surrounding culture.

The onion-domed churches in Moscow are most clearly examples of the city's cultural

• barriers

• enclaves

• realm

• landscapes

• borders

Based on its architecture, the worship site in the picture is probably used by people of which religious tradition?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Buddhism