APHG Unit 3 Review

Two hundred years ago it might have taken weeks to travel from the East Coast of the United States to the West Coast. Today it takes a few hours. This phenomenon is called _______

• placelessness

• cultural homogenization

• convergence hypothesis

• glocalization

• time-space convergence

A focused geographic area where important innovations are born and from which they are spread

• Cultural Hearth

• Minority Religion

• An Ethnic Group

• Universalizing Religion

Folk Culture is

• Homogenous

• Rural

• Slowly Changing

• All of the above

This type of diffusion involves a wavelike spread of ideas in the manner of a contagious disease, equally moving throughout space.

• Hierarchical Diffusion

• Stimulus diffusion

• Contagious Diffusion

• Relocation Diffusion

Which of the following statements identifies a cultural trait evident in the photograph?

• The temple reflects the types of food and housing traditionally found in rural Chinese landscapes.

• The people in the area around the temple primarily speak Malay and Arabic.

• The temple reflects typical Buddhist architecture.

• Planners use geographic information systems (GIS) to optimize land use in the city.

• Buddhism is the majority religion of Singaporeans.

In a school project, Samuel, Kai, and Priya are studying the spread of a new fashion trend. Which of the following scenarios best describes hierarchical diffusion in this context?

• The fashion trend spreads in all directions without regard to social factors

• The fashion trend spreads through systems of power, such as from celebrities to their fans

• The fashion trend spreads from the bottom of a power structure to the top, such as from students to teachers

• The fashion trend spreads and is adapted to fit the local culture of different regions

What is an example of contagious diffusion?

• The spread of a cultural trait in all directions without regard to social factors

• The spread of a cultural trait through systems of power

• The spread of a cultural trait from the bottom of a power structure to the top

• The spread of a cultural trait that is adapted to fit the local culture

What is the cultural landscape?

• The physical movement of a culture or group of people from one place to another

• The spread of a cultural trait or group of people from one place to another

• The visible human modifications of the natural environment

• The distinct cultural patterns that exist in a place

The area of origin of a culture is called

• cultural environment.

• cultural homeland.

• culture hearth.

• cultural landscape.

• culture realm.

Which statement about culture is true?

• Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group of people.

• Culture is learned behavior that is passed from one generation to the next.

• Cultures are dynamic and always changing.

• Cultural traits are a reflection of a group's values.

• All of the above.