Unit 3 Quiz

Which of the following elements of the cultural landscape are shown in the images?

• Spanish conquistadores’ fortifications, architecture, and forestry

• Classical Roman fortifications, infrastructure, and art

• Buddhist monasteries, gardens, and religious text

• Moorish Islamic art, architecture, and script

• Portuguese universities, design, and gardens

Answer explanation

Moorish people from North Africa ruled southern Spain and influenced the region’s art and architecture. The small minarets shown on the far tower and the Arabic script shown on the architectural detail indicate the influence of Islam. (Process of Elimination)

Based on the images shown, which of the following best explains the process of diffusion in relation to the religious history of Spain?

• Southern Spain was once under Muslim control, as indicated by the Islamic architecture of the palace in the images.

• The adobe building material indicates the diffusion of Buddhism from China to Granada along early trade routes.

• The script shown on the building diffused to Spain through Protestant missionaries from Rome who traveled to Spain in the early 1700s.

• The opaque patterns on the stained glass windows are evidence of the diffusion of Russian Orthodox architecture, which was brought to Granada during the early sixteenth century by Christian missionaries.

Answer explanation

Process of Elimination

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

• The temple reflects typical Buddhist architecture.

• Buddhism is the majority religion of Singaporeans.

• Buddhism is the majority religion of Singaporeans.

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

The photograph was taken in Singapore. Which of the following statements best describes how the buildings shown in the photograph represent the culture of Singapore?

• The Buddhist temple and skyscrapers represent the effects of sequent occupance on Singapore's cultural landscape.

• The skyscrapers in the image represent the importance of economic success over religious expression in Singapore.

• The Buddhist temple represents the value of traditional religion in the culture of modern Singapore.

• The Buddhist temple is a modern structure that represents the recent expansion of Buddhism into Southeast Asia.

Answer explanation

The skyscrapers in the image represent the current society of Singapore and are not the remains of a displaced society. The image indicates that the Buddhist temple, a center of traditional religion, holds an important position within the modern country of Singapore.

Which of the following best explains how the image represents a cultural landscape?

• The process of suburbanization, as shown in the image, often results in multi-ethnic neighborhoods.

• Brownfield development results in the creation of multi-ethnic landscapes like the one shown in the image.

• The space shown in the image is an example of infilling within a specified neighborhood.

• Multiple ethnicities share the same space in the neighborhood shown in the image.

Answer explanation

This is representative of a cultural landscape because it demonstrates that there are different ethnicities that have made a distinct imprint on the landscape as is evident by the signs in two different languages

What is sequent Occupancy?

• The thought that cultural landscapes are shaped by many people.

• When one culture eventually adopts another.

• notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.

• The process in which a culture inhabits an area, but does not leave an imprint on it.

Which of the following statements best explains sense of place as demonstrated by the image?

• The use of shared religion creates an attachment to this landscape.

• The use of ethnic languages creates an attachment to this landscape.

• Suburban sprawl and its use of space contribute to sense of place in this landscape.

The map shown was published in the United States in the early twentieth century. The title of the map is an example of

• Acculturation

• cultural relativism

• Ethnocentrism

• Assimilation

Answer explanation

The U.S is illustrating itself as the center of the world.

Using information from the image, which of the following can be described as identifiable signs and symbols of a Chinese cultural landscape in San Francisco?

• Signage in English and signage in Chinese

• Cars lining city streets and seafood in restaurants

• The straight streets and the highly ornamental buildings

• Chinese-language signs and Chinese lamps

Answer explanation

Chinese language signs on buildings and the Chinese lamps stung above the street reflect Chinese cultural element

The image shows the Old City of Jerusalem. Which statement best describes the spatial pattern in the cultural landscape?

• The image shows distinctive cultural areas that represent the five world religions that are practiced in close proximity to one another in the Old City.

• The image indicates that Muslim and Jewish citizens live in close proximity to each other.

• The image shows dispersed residential areas, implying that Jerusalem is very densely populated.

• The skyscrapers shown in the image represent a secular landscape that indicates how modern Jerusalem has become.

Answer explanation

The residential area in this picture is not dispersed. Instead, the image shows compact residential areas.