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Jordan's Fundamentals of the Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography Second Edition Test Bank

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    1 C HAPTER 1 C ULTURAL G EOGRAPHY : A N I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Multiple - Choice 1. The word “geography” comes from a Greek word meaning a. to understand culture . *b. to describe the land . c. to build monuments . d. to farm the earth . (p . 2) 2. The word “geogr aphy” means *a. earth description . b. earth discovering . c. earth graphics . d. world mapping . (p . 2) 3. A grouping of similar places, or places with similar characteristics, is a(n) *a. region . b. culture . c. space . d. ethnoburb . (p . 2) 4. We would not need geography if a. all countries had common boundaries. *b. every place on E arth were identical. c. geological structures were different. d. all regions were significantly heterogeneous. (p . 2) True/False 5. Every place on Earth is unique.

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    2 *a. True b. False (p . 2) 6. Concerns with the practical aspects of geography originated with the ancient Greeks, Romans, Mesopotamians, and Phoenicians. *a. True b. False (p. 2) 7. If every place on Earth were identical, we would not need geography. *a. True b. False (p. 2) 8. Geographers seek an integrated, holistic view of humankind. *a. True b. False (p. 2) WHAT IS CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY? Multiple - Choice 9 . The idea that cultural geography is “the study of differences amon g peoples” can be attributed to a. Domosh . b. Relph . *c. Gumilev . d. Tuan . (p. 3) 10. The idea that culture is a “local, customary way of doing things” can be attributed to a. Walter Christaller . b. Lewis Mumford . *c. Yi - Fu Tuan . d. Kay Anderson and Fay Gale . (p. 2)

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    3 11 . Which of the following is NOT a part of culture? *a. genetics b. ideology c. value systems d. livelihood (p. 2) 12 . Learned collec tive human behavior is known as : a. instinct . b. husbandry . *c. culture . d. mores . (p. 2) 13 . Which would NOT be studied by cultural geography? a. religion b. language c. government *d. anatomy (p. 3) 14. Which of the following topics would a cultural geographer find most interesting ? a. the history of volcanic eruptions on a South Pacific island b. the climate of northern Europe c. ocean currents and temperatures * d. trade along the ancient Silk Road (p. 3) 15 . Which topic would NOT be studied by physical geography? a. climate b. terrain *c. government d. vegetation (p. 3) 16. Which of the following topics would a physical geographer find most interesting?

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    4 a. the marriage traditions of a group of islands and how they affected trade among the people b. the languages used in modern - day Africa and how they relate to ancient tribal organizations long before Africa was colonized by European powers *c. the processes by which an earthquake ruptures a continent and causes a part of it to float off into the sea of a period of millions of years d. the religious traditions of Muslims and how these affect diet and social interactions in the Middle East (p. 3) 17. Wheat cultivation is correlated with all of the following factors EXCEPT a. good soil . b. level terrain . c. midlatitude climate . *d. volcanic activity (p. 3) 18. Most wheat cultivation in the United States is concentrated in *a. the Great Plains . b. Ohio and Illinois . c. the Southwest . d. New England . (p. 4) 19 . In order to investigate the spatial pattern of wheat production in the world, a geographer would investigate 1) climate and soil characteristics . 2) available technology . 3) cultural preferences . 4) food taboos . 5) government policies . a. 1 only b. 1 and 2 c. 3, 4, and 5 *d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (pp. 3 – 4)

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    5 True/False 20. Most cultures are fixed and static. a. True *b. False (p. 2) 21 . Cultures are always internally homogenous because individual humans never think in exactly the same manner. a. True *b. False (p. 2) 22 . Ultimately, agricultural patterns cannot be explained by the characteristics of the land and climate alone. *a. True b. False (pp. 3 – 4) 23 . Cultural geography is the study of the relationships among space, place, environment, and culture. * a. True b. False (p. 3) 24 . Agricultural patterns are based, in part, on cultural preferences. *a. True b. False (pp. 3 – 4) 25 . World crop distributions can be explained by land and climate characteristics alone. a. True *b. False (pp. 3 – 4) 26 . Food preferences and crop choices are influenced by survival needs alone, not belief systems.

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    6 a. True *b. False (pp. 3 – 4) 27 . Geographers can easily identify two cultural traits with identical patterns of distribution. a. True *b. False (p. 4) THEMES IN CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY Multiple - Choice 28 . The study of the human mosaic is organized around these five geographical concepts or themes . *a. region, diffusion, ecology, interaction, and landscape b. climates, soils, globalization, cultural landscape, and region c. mobility, region, globalization, diplomacy, and cultural landscape d. mobility, region, globalization, nature - culture, and cultural landscape (p. 4) CULTURE REGION Multiple - Choice 29. Which is NOT a type of region recognized by cultural geographers? a. vernacular culture region *b. continental culture region c. formal culture region d. functional culture region (pp. 4 – 9) 30. A grouping of similar places, or of places with similar characteristics, is a a. landscape . b. diffusion . c. environment . *d. region . (p. 4)

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    7 31. Culture is a. instinctive behavior . b. inherited, individual behavior . c. genetically derived group behavior . *d. learned, collective behavior . (p. 2) 32. To describe a grouping of places with similar cultural functions and characteristics, cultural geographers use the term or concept of a. spatial unit . *b. culture region . c. spatial region . d. culture area . (p. 4) 33. The most basic tool used in describing and revealing regions is the a. written word . b. photograph . *c. map . d. video recorder/player . (p. 4) True/False 34. Most commonly, culture regions rely on multiple related traits. *a. True b. False (p. 4) Formal Culture Region Multiple - Choice 35 . A culture region inhabited by people who have one or more traits in common is a a. vernacular culture region . b. continental culture region . *c. formal culture region . d. functional culture region . (p. 4)

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    8 36 . Which of the following does NOT represent a formal culture region? a. a region that grows pistachios b. a region in which Welsh is spoken *c. a region showing the readership of a particular magazine d. a region in which the descendants of American slaves live (pp. 4 – 6) 37 . The number of formal culture regions reco gnized by geographers is a. zero . b. approximately 500 . c. approximately 20,000 . *d. infinite . (p. 6) 38 . Within a formal culture region, the cultu ral traits tend to be strongest *a. at the core . b. in the periphery . c. on the outskirts . d. in the border zone . (p. 6) 39. Which of the following is NOT a formal culture region? a. a corn - growing county in Iowa *b. a distribution network of The Washington Post c. a Chinese community in California’s San Gabriel Valley d. the part of Russia called “Siberia” (pp. 4 – 6) 40. Formal regions typically exhibit *a. a core - periphery pattern . b. well - defined boundaries . c. functional nodes . d. a set of culture traits with identical spatial patterns . (p. 6) 41. The hallmark of a formal region is cultural a. diversity .

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    9 b. stratification . c. harmony . *d. homogeneity . (p. 4) 42 . What type of region is a uniform area inhabited by people who have one or more cultural traits in common? a. functional b. dynamic c. nodal *d. formal (p. 4) 43 . Because cultures overlap and mix, formal region boundaries are often a. sharp . b. clearly delineated . c. geometric . *d. fuzzy . (p. 6) 44 . The Amish people live mostly in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas. The people of this religious group are known for their simple lifestyle and their rejection of modern conveniences. A map showing the distribution of Amish in Pennsylvania would help to define a(n) a. vernacular culture region . b. urban culture region . *c. formal culture region . d. functional culture region . (pp. 4 – 6) True/False 45. The formal region is relatively heterogeneous with regard to six or more cultural traits. a. True *b. False (p. 4) 46 . Formal culture regions are defined by border zones rather than sharp edges.

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    10 *a. True b. False (p. 6) 47 . Formal regions are defined by border zones rather than sharp edges. *a. True b. False (p. 6 ) Functional Culture Region Multiple - Choice 48 . Which of the following is NOT an example of a functional culture region? *a. religion b. county c. city d. precinct (pp. 6 – 8) 49 . Which type of culture region is organized to operate politically, socially, or economically as one unit? a. vernacular culture region b. continental culture region c. formal culture region *d. functional culture region (p. 7) 50. The city of Omaha, Neb raska is best described as a(n) a. vernacular culture region . b. urban culture region . c. formal culture region . *d. functional culture region . (pp. 6 – 8) 51 . Each state within the United States, and each state wit hin Canada, can be considered a a. vernacular culture region .

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    11 b. continental culture region . c. formal culture region . *d. functional culture region . (pp. 6 - 8) 52 . Which statement is NOT true of functional culture regions? a. Their borders may or may not be clearly defined. *b. Their interpretation varies widely. c. They generally do not coincide spatially with formal culture regions. d. They are concrete rather than abstract entities. (pp. 7 – 8) 53 . State capitals and city halls are both examples of a. core activities . *b. nodes . c. peripheral functions . d. possibilistic architecture . (p. 7) 54 . Texas, New Hampshire, a nd Illinois are all examples of a. vernacular culture regions . b. urban culture regions . c. formal culture regions . *d. functional culture regions . (pp. 6 – 8) True/False 55 . A functional culture region is culturally homogeneous. a. True *b. False (p. 7) 55 . Functional regions are characterized by functional homogeneity. a. True *b. False (p. 7)

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    12 56 . While functional regions have a core and periphery, formal regions do not. a. True *b. False (p. 7) 57 . Functional regions always need to be culturally homogenous. a. True *b. False (p. 7) 58 . Not all functional regions have fixed precise borders. *a. True b. False (p. 7) 59 . A good example of a functional node is your state capital. *a. True b. False (p. 7) 60 . Formal and functional regions generally coincide spatially. a. True *b. False (p. 7) 61 . When you go to your college campus, you are visiting a node in a functional region. *a. True b. False (pp. 6 – 8) 62. Many functional regions have clearly defined borders. *a. True b. False (p. 7)

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    13 Vernacular Culture Regions Multiple - Choice 63 . At a basic level, the vernacular region grows out of * a. people’s sense of belonging. b. cultural homogeneity. c. popular culture nodes. d. functional organization. (p. 8) 64 . A culture region that is perceived t o exist by its inhabitants is a *a. vernacular culture region b. continental culture region c. formal culture region d. functional culture region (p. 8) 65 . In a large city with multiple neighborhoods at different elevations, one part of the city is located at a higher altitude, and the people living in that neighborhood call it “The Hills. ” The Hills is an example of a *a. vernacular culture region . b. continental culture region . c. formal culture region . d. functional culture region . (p. 8) 66 . All of the following are true of ver nacular culture regions, EXCEPT *a. t hey are synonymous with functional culture regions. b. t hey generally lack sharp borders. c. t hey tend to grow out of people’s sense of belonging to and identification with a particular region. d. t he inhabitants of a vernacular culture region may accurately claim residence in more than one such region. (pp. 8 – 9) 67 . The Far West and the Deep South are a. formal regions. b. nodal regions.

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    14 c. physical regions. *d. vernacular regions. (pp. 8 – 9) True/False 68 . Vernacular culture regions are usually homogenous. a. True *b. False (pp. 8 – 9) 69 . A vernacular culture region is sometimes centered on a single urban node. *a. True b. False (p. 9) 70 . Vernacular culture regions, like most regions, generally lack sharp borders. *a. True b. False (pp. 8 – 9) CULTURAL DIFFUSION Multiple - Choice 71 . The process by which learned ideas, innovations, and attitud es spread throughout an area is *a. diffusion . b. interaction . c. ecology . d. teleology . (p. 10) 72 . It is believed that a certain plant was domesticated in two different parts of the world, at two different times, by two cultures that never had contact with each other. The domestication of this pl ant can be considered a case of a. relocation diffusion . *b. independent invention .

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    15 c. nodal interaction . d. contagious diffusion . (p. 10) 73 . ________ invention occurs when the same or very similar innovation is separately developed at different places by different peoples. a. Relocation *b. Independent c. Expansion d. Contagious (p. 10 ) 74 . Through the study of ________________ , the geographer can begin to understand how spatial patterns in culture emerged and evolved. a. specific parts of Western Europe b. twentieth century American history and independent invention c. permeable barriers and Western European history *d. diffusion (p. 10) 75 . Sushi originated in Japan, but today many countries have restaurants that serve sushi. This illustrates the concept of a. independent invention . b. contagious diffusion . c. formal region evolution . *d. cultural diffusion . (p. 10) Types of Diffusion Multiple - Choice 76 . The migration of Europeans into the W estern H emisphere included those people introducing Christianity into the Americas, thereby illustrating the process of this type of diffusion. a. stimulus b. hierarchical c. contagious *d. relocation (p. 10)

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