9 Week Re Take

Which of the following terms best describes the food preferences, architecture, and land-use practices found in a particular region?

• Cultural relativism

• Ethnocentrism

• Culture traits

• Unitary state

• Culture hearth

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.

• Low hog production in China demonstrates an avoidance of pork by the Chinese.

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

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

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.

The image shows a religious structure in Mexico City. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn based on the image?

• Social class divisions determined by the Spanish aristocracy are evident in Latin American cities.

• Socialist planning resulted in segregation of Mexico City.

• Gentrification of the central market area of an urbanized zone led to an increase economic development.

• Spanish colonialism influenced architecture of the cultural landscape.

• Mass transportation systems were designed to alleviate traffic congestion.

Which of the following scenarios best exemplifies the concept of hierarchical diffusion?

• The practice of selling pizza by the slice in America, whereas pizzas in Italy were traditionally sold as whole pies

• The addition of hands-free driving features to cars manufactured by companies headquartered throughout the world

• The migration of asylum seekers from Syria to Europe

• The increasing popularity of Korean pop music around the world because of social media

• The increasing sales of clothing brands endorsed by professional athletes to customers in Europe

Chinese porcelain was highly valued in Europe for its beauty, style, and durability. However, imported porcelain from China was very expensive. Crafters in Germany and England developed new methods of making porcelain using feldspar and bone rather than the kaolin that was used in China. This new porcelain was viewed as having similar quality to Chinese porcelain, and the new methods continued to be used in Europe. This example describes what type of diffusion?

• Relocation diffusion, because the Chinese brought their porcelain to Europe

• Stimulus diffusion, because the Europeans adapted a Chinese concept to fit their own needs

• Contagious diffusion, because people throughout the world adopted the use of porcelain

• Hierarchical diffusion, because only the wealthy could afford porcelain

• Expansion diffusion, because the porcelain-making process spread from China to Europe

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

• Diffusion of popular culture

• Adoption of unique folk culture

• Impact of high income on clothing habits

• Lack of barriers in communist countries

• Need for durable clothing

Which of the following describes the process of creolization?

• The mix of Native American, African, and European influences to create new cultural forms

• The representations of Spanish, Portuguese, and French linguistic culture on the landscape of Latin America

• The layering of the European cultural landscape over the Native American landscape

• The exchange of crops and animals between the Old World and the New World

• The adoption of Native American toponyms for place-names of European settlements