APHG BW Culture

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

• Acculturation

• Material culture

• Assimilation

• Cultural trait

• Syncretism

Answer explanation

The pagoda shown in the image is representative of a religious belief system, a nonmaterial cultural trait.

3. Which of the following geographic concepts can be identified using information evident in the image?

• Acculturation

• Cultural diffusion

• Forced migration

• Sequent occupance

• Cultural relativism

Answer explanation

The image shows a Chinese New Year celebration in a city located in a country outside of China. Ethnic Chinese living in the city are celebrating their cultural traditions, which provides evidence of cultural diffusion

Identify the cultural trait that influences the architecture of the cultural landscape shown in the image

• Ethnicity

• Religion

• Language

• Taboos

• Gender

Answer explanation

The image shows Paro Taktsang, a Buddhist pagoda and monastery in Bhutan. The pagoda is a common architectural style within Buddhism, traced back to the concept of a stupa, used to enshrine sacred relics.

Explain how the cultural landscape shown in one or both of the photographs conveys a local sense of place. Full and complete sentences please.

Answer explanation

Any of these responses would earn you points

Traditional architecture can contribute to the distinctiveness of geographical areas, which may reinforce people’s sense of place regarding these locations.

Sense of place refers to people’s attitudes and feelings about specific geographical areas.

People develop a sense of place by associating locations with emotions and meaning.

The narrow buildings along the canal contribute to a sense of place in urban areas.

The windmills and cottages that dot the rural landscape contribute to a sense of place in the hinterland, or outlying areas.

Identify at least 3 major states that Vice President Harris needed to win that she not (essential for her to have had won)