Cultural Understanding Quiz

What is included in material culture?

• Food, shelter, clothing

• Beliefs, religion, language

• Activities, technology, attitudes

• Behaviors, practices, land use

What does cultural relativism emphasize?

• Judging other cultures by your own standards

• Understanding cultural practices in their own context

• Evaluating other cultures as inferior

• Promoting one's own culture as superior

What is ethnocentrism?

• Using your own culture as the center to evaluate others

• Understanding other cultures in their own context

• Adopting practices from other cultures

• Rejecting all cultural differences

What is an example of cultural relativism regarding food?

• Fried crickets are disgusting

• Why do some cultures eat fried insects?

• All cultures should eat the same food

• Fried insects are superior to other foods

What are cultural landscapes a combination of?

• Only physical features

• Physical features, agricultural and industrial practices, religious and linguistic characteristics

• Only religious characteristics

• Only linguistic characteristics

What does the term "sequent occupancy" refer to?

• The process of building new structures

• The theory that a place can be occupied by different groups of people, each leaving an imprint

• The removal of cultural elements from a landscape

• The exclusive use of land by one group

Which of the following is NOT an expression of culture on the cultural landscape?

• Adobe mounds

• Built walls

• Natural disasters

• Temples

What is "sense of place" primarily associated with?

• The physical size of a location

• The emotions and experiences attached to an area

• The economic value of a place

• The geographical coordinates of a place

What are centrifugal forces?

• Forces that bring people together

• Forces that pull people apart

• Forces that create unity

• Forces that promote peace

Which of the following is an example of a centripetal force?

• French in Quebec

• 500+ languages in Nigeria

• English as the official language

• Northern Ireland religious conflict