Cultural Concepts Quiz

Definition: a set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people

• politics

• culture

• religion

• language

The vast body of water that separates Europe and Africa from North and South America

• Gulf Of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

An association of nations that were formerly colonies of the British Empire

• British Columbia

• British Commonwealth

• Seato Coglomerate

• Gulf Of Mexico

The expansion of countries into other countries where they establish settlements and control the people

• interference

• dictator

• colonization

• devolution

Definition: led to further exploration by Europeans in North and South America

• Christopher Columbus' voyages

• World War I

• Industrial revolution

• French revolution

Common tectonic occurrence in the region

• mountains

• wildfires

• volcanoes

• hurricanes

What is the classification of Puerto Rico (U.S. territory), Cuba, and Haiti?

• Macrostates

• Dependent territory

• Colonization

• Island nations

A large gulf off the southeastern coast of North America

• Gulf of Mexico

• Water Boundaries of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

Definition: a leader who speaks and rules with total power

• emperor

• colony

• democracy

• dictator

Definition: transformed the region of Central America and the Caribbean by introducing new diseases

• Miscegenation

• Cultural Diffusion

• Columbian Exchange

• Colonization