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WorksheetsAPHG Unit 3 Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Two hundred years ago it might have taken weeks to travel from the East Coast of the United States to the West Coast. Today it takes a few hours. This phenomenon is called _______
placelessness
cultural homogenization
convergence hypothesis
glocalization
time-space convergence
A focused geographic area where important innovations are born and from which they are spread
Cultural Hearth
Minority Religion
An Ethnic Group
Universalizing Religion
Folk Culture is
Homogenous
Rural
Slowly Changing
All of the above
This type of diffusion involves a wavelike spread of ideas in the manner of a contagious disease, equally moving throughout space.
Hierarchical Diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Relocation Diffusion
Which of the following statements identifies a cultural trait evident in the photograph?
The temple reflects the types of food and housing traditionally found in rural Chinese landscapes.
The people in the area around the temple primarily speak Malay and Arabic.
The temple reflects typical Buddhist architecture.
Planners use geographic information systems (GIS) to optimize land use in the city.
Buddhism is the majority religion of Singaporeans.
In a school project, Samuel, Kai, and Priya are studying the spread of a new fashion trend. Which of the following scenarios best describes hierarchical diffusion in this context?
The fashion trend spreads in all directions without regard to social factors
The fashion trend spreads through systems of power, such as from celebrities to their fans
The fashion trend spreads from the bottom of a power structure to the top, such as from students to teachers
The fashion trend spreads and is adapted to fit the local culture of different regions
What is an example of contagious diffusion?
The spread of a cultural trait in all directions without regard to social factors
The spread of a cultural trait through systems of power
The spread of a cultural trait from the bottom of a power structure to the top
The spread of a cultural trait that is adapted to fit the local culture
What is the cultural landscape?
The physical movement of a culture or group of people from one place to another
The spread of a cultural trait or group of people from one place to another
The visible human modifications of the natural environment
The distinct cultural patterns that exist in a place
The area of origin of a culture is called
cultural environment.
cultural homeland.
culture hearth.
cultural landscape.
culture realm.
Which statement about culture is true?
Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group of people.
Culture is learned behavior that is passed from one generation to the next.
Cultures are dynamic and always changing.
Cultural traits are a reflection of a group's values.
All of the above.
Cultural diffusion is
the idea that your own culture is superior to others.
the spread of culture traits from one group to another.
the isolation of a culture from the rest of the world.
the innovation of a cultural trait.
none of the above
An immigrant who selectively adopts certain customs of the dominant host society, while still retaining much of his or her native customs, practices, and beliefs, best illustrates the concept of...
Acculturation
Maladaptive behavior
Assimilation
Ethnocentrism
All of the above
An example of Hierarchical diffusion
Migrant bringing their food culture to the US
McDonald's building restaurants in India but not serving beef
A celebrity adopting a new hairstyle and starting a trend
Finding out about a new song from your cousin
When two people who speak different languages use English to conduct business, we can consider English a(n)
Assimilated language
Lingua Franca
Pidgin Language
Creole Language
