Intro Test SS

At this level geographers are looking at the human characteristics of a place. This could be the spoken language, the religion, or the shared history of a place.

• Local
• Regional
• Global

Japanese students eating with chopsticks

• Similar to American cultural traits
• Different to American cultural traits

Ethiopian students eating lunch at noon

• Similar to American cultural traits
• Different to American cultural traits

Cultural regions are an area in which people have many shared cultural traits even though there may not be any borders to distinguish them. Please mark each answer that is a part of midwestern culture.

• Being friendly to strangers
• Goodbyes that take way longer than they should
• Slang words like "oofta" "oh geez" "yeah, no" "no, yeah" and "you betcha" "ope, just gonna sneak by yeah"
• Kuchen, lefse, knoephla soup, "salads" which usually contain snickers, mandarin oranges, and pudding
• Traffic jams, road rage, and being in a hurry

Group of people who share a common culture and ancestry.

• Cultural Diversity
• Ethnic Groups
• Innovation
• Cultural Diffusion

The spread of cultural traits from one region to another.

• Cultural Diversity
• Ethnic Groups
• Innovation
• Cultural Diffusion

This is the edge of a country. These boundaries are set by a number of things. Sometimes borders are decided based on geography, like mountains or water. Other times they are set through agreements with neighboring countries.

• Capital City
• Borders
• Expansion
• Neighbors

The countries that border each other. Complex relations exist between countries that neighbor each other. Complexities like immigration, crime, trade, and war are a few examples.

• Capital City
• Borders
• Expansion
• Neighbors

Produce raw material

• Primary Industry
• Secondary Industry
• Tertiary Industry
• Quaternary Industry

Manufacture goods from raw material

• Primary Industry
• Secondary Industry
• Tertiary Industry
• Quaternary Industry