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Cultural Geography: A Sampling of Terms & Concepts

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The neck rings of the Kayan Lahwi women of Myanmar can be considered a trait of:

a)

rural local culture

b)

rural popular culture

c)

urban local culture

d)

urban popular culture

2.

How do local cultures sustain themselves, or avoid "dying out"?

a)

they celebrate customs and traditions

b)

they abandon customs and traditions

c)

they may isolate themselves

d)

they blend in to the mainstream culture

3.

This sign marks the entrance to an ethnic neighborhood, an example of:

a)

rural local culture

b)

rural popular culture

c)

urban local culture

d)

urban popular culture

4.

The movement of American Indian children to boarding schools run by religious groups and the U.S. government was an effort to:

a)

force assimilation

b)

force acculturation

5.

An actor with a new movie or a musician with a new album will often hit the late-night talk show circuit in order to take advantage of:

a)

relocation diffusion

b)

contagious diffusion

c)

hierarchical diffusion

d)

stimulus diffusion

6.

In 1966 a Japanese immigrant and his business partner opened the first sushi restaurant in Los Angeles. The diffusion of a food style through migration exemplifies:

a)

relocation diffusion

b)

contagious diffusion

c)

hierarchical diffusion

d)

stimulus diffusion

7.

In 1970 the first sushi bar opened in Hollywood and catered to celebrities. The celebrity endorsement helped sushi diffuse to New York and Chicago and beyond. Diffusion from the more influential to the less influential is termed:

a)

relocation diffusion

b)

contagious diffusion

c)

hierarchical diffusion

d)

stimulus diffusion

8.

The Kit Kat candy bar diffused to Japan. Japan has developed its own unique flavors of Kit Kat, such as green tea. This type of diffusion, in which a product is glocalized to fit the local culture, is termed:

a)

relocation diffusion

b)

contagious diffusion

c)

hierarchical diffusion

d)

stimulus diffusion

9.

The Diffusion of Innovation Model illustrates that when it comes to embracing new ideas, the smallest percentage of people are:

a)

innovators

b)

early adopters

c)

early or late majority

d)

laggards

10.

Anglophone, Hispanophone and Francophone countries are examples of:

a)

culture regions

b)

local cultures

c)

ethnic neighborhoods

d)

barriers to cultural diffusion

11.

Some European countries have restricted the wearing of religious clothing in public places. These types of policies promote:

a)

extremism

b)

fundamentalism

c)

Zionism

d)

secularism

e)

Shamanism

12.

Conflict on the African continent between Muslims and Christians in countries such as Mali, Nigeria, Central African Republic and Sudan can be categorized as:

a)

interfaith

b)

intrafaith

13.

"Attacks on India's minority Muslims by Hindu vigilantes mount" is a headline which exemplifies:

a)

interfaith conflict

b)

intrafaith conflict

14.

Identify the sacred site:

a)

Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel

b)

Golden Temple in Amritsar, India

c)

St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

d)

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel

15.

Identify the sacred site:

a)

Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, India

b)

The Ghats of Varanasi, India

c)

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel

d)

Great Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

16.

Identify the sacred site:

a)

The Ghats of Varanasi, India

b)

Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, India

c)

Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel

d)

Golden Temple, Amritsar, India

17.

Identify the sacred site:

a)

Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel

b)

St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

c)

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel

d)

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel

18.

This picture shows the destination of the hajj, which is the:

a)

Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel

b)

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel

c)

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel

d)

Great Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

19.

This map illustrates differences in:

a)

language families

b)

language subfamilies

c)

languages

d)

dialect

20.

Swahili is a useful language to learn before travelling to East Africa, where it is used as a(n):

a)

dialect

b)

official language

c)

Pidgin

d)

lingua franca

21.

You'd have to travel to New Zealand to see this road sign with one of the world's longest:

a)

Creoles

b)

toponyms

c)

isoglosses

d)

Pidgins

22.

Hispanic Heritage Month is a celebration of Hispanic:

a)

race

b)

gender

c)

ethnicity

23.

This map of racial diversity in Milwaukee, Wisconsin illustrates a city that is:

a)

residentially segregated

b)

experiencing barrioization

c)

experiencing succession

d)

gentrified

24.

Pink and Victoria's Secret stores exemplify retail spaces that can be considered:

a)

gendered

b)

segregated

c)

barrioized

d)

identifying against

25.

This protest against domestic violence in India exemplifies popular resistance to:

a)

a gender gap in power relationships

b)

a gender gap in education

c)

a gender gap in employment opportunities

d)

a gender gap in political representation