Cultural Adaptation

This picture is an example of...

• Adaptation

• Modification

Building homes on stilts is one way that people living near water ____ their environment.

• adapt to

• modify

• depend on

People who live in the northern United States use heating units to keep their homes warm in winter. This is an example of..

• modifying

• adapting

• depending

Fitting the needs and preferences of a particular culture

• Cultural Diversity

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Adaptation

• Globalization

You are in another country learning customs and traditions. You learn how to greet and find clothes that match other people around you.

This would be an example of...

• Behaviors

• Diffusion

• Adaptation

• Diversity

McDonalds changing its menu in India to fit the needs and beliefs of the people is an example of

• Adaptation

• Diffusion

• Globalization

• Diversity

A large area where the people share similar beliefs, customs, and societies, often based on environmental adaptations is called a

• economic region

• cultural region

• political region

What is the process by which individuals learn the values and norms of a different culture, often through direct interaction?

• A) Cultural Assimilation

• B) Cultural Adaptation

• C) Cultural Integration

• D) Cultural Isolation

Which of the following is an example of cultural adaptation in architecture?

• A) Building skyscrapers in urban areas

• B) Using bamboo in tropical house construction

• C) Constructing bridges over rivers

• D) Developing underground rail systems

When a company changes its product packaging to appeal to a different cultural market, this is an example of:

• A) Cultural Diffusion

• B) Cultural Adaptation

• C) Cultural Homogenization

• D) Cultural Resistance