Cultural Geography
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Course Introduction
Cultural Geography explores the ways in which culture comprising beliefs, practices, languages, symbols, and social norms shapes and is shaped by the geographical environments people inhabit. The course examines themes such as cultural diffusion, identity, landscapes, and the spatial distribution of religions, languages, and traditions. Students analyze the interactions between human societies and their environments, gaining insights into concepts like globalization, migration, and cultural diversity. Through real-world examples and case studies, the course encourages critical thinking about how cultural processes influence spatial organization and identities at local, regional, and global scales.
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World Regions in Global Context Peoples Places and Environments 5th Edition by Sallie A. Marston
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Chapter 1: World Regions in Global Context
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Q1) A group of people sharing common elements of culture,such as language and religion is called a nation-state.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Today,195 states make up the totality of global sovereign entities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) How do commodity chains begin?
A)the extraction and production of raw materials
B)the manufacture and export of commodities
C)high wage,semi-skilled assembly of consumer products
D)the delivery and consumption of finished commodities
E)none of these
Answer: E
Q4) Continental climates are typically dry and often have long cold winters.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Europe
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Q1) Spain and ________ used gold and silver from the Americas to increase their wealth during the colonial period.
A)Portugal
B)England
C)France
D)Germany
E)Italy
Answer: A
Q2) Deep,bowl-shaped basins on mountainsides which are shaped by ice action are called:
A)moraines
B)cirques
C)fjords
D)tarns
E)alluvial fans
Answer: B
Q3) Slavic languages dominate southern Europe.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 3: The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the
Transcaucasus
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Q1) In 1904,most of the residents of the Russian Empire were not ethnic Russians.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which vegetation type found in the Russian Federation represents a cold-resistant,coniferous forest?
A)steppe
B)tundra
C)taiga
D)volga
E)none of these
Answer: C
Q3) The Russian Plain extends from ________ in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east.
A)Turkmenistan
B)Armenia
C)Belarus
D)Vladivostok
E)Novosibirsk
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Middle East and North Africa
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Q1) Which of the following countries was never colonized by Europe?
A)Libya
B)Turkey
C)Algeria
D)Morocco
E)Libya,Turkey,Algeria,and Morocco were all colonized by Europe.
Q2) When did the domestication of plants occur?
A)3000 to 5000 B.C.
B)5000 to 7000 B.C.
C)7000 to 9000 B.C.
D)7000 to 9000 A.D.
E)none of these
Q3) Another term for irrigation is "wet farming."
A)True
B)False
Q4) The "Cedars of Lebanon" no longer exist due to extensive deforestation.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Q1) The discovery of quinine partly controlled bilharziasis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What was the purpose of the South African "Pass Law"?
A)control public movements of non-whites
B)eliminate further entry of South Asians into the country
C)prevent interracial marriage
D)register non-whites to vote in national elections
E)none of these
Q3) This is the major river system in Central Africa.
A)Niger
B)Zambezi
C)Congo
D)Nile
E)Okavango
Q4) Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest rural population in the world.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The United States and Canada
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Q1) In both Canada and the United States,________ was far and away the most influential of the four colonial powers.
A)France
B)Great Britain
C)Spain
D)the Netherlands
E)none of these
Q2) ________ is a formerly glaciated landscape that contains fertile soils and an abundance of lakes and rivers.
A)The Canadian Shield
B)The Interior Lowlands
C)The Great Plains
D)Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain
E)none of these
Q3) The 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico is the world's largest accidental oil spill to date.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Latin America and the Caribbean
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Q1) Brazil is a major exporter of ethanol.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Brazil is one of the primary exporters of drugs to the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most people in Latin America speak Spanish or:
A)Portuguese
B)French
C)English
D)Italian
E)German
Q4) Which of the following is(are)true of liberation theology?
A)It focused on the poor and disadvantaged.
B)It is informed by the perceived preference of Jesus for the poor and helpless.
C)It was influenced by the writings of Karl Marx and other revolutionaries.
D)It was espoused by the Second Vatican Council,called by Pope John XXIII in 1962.
E)All of these are true.
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Chapter 8: East Asia
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Q1) Which one of the following areas did Japan annex in 1895?
A)Russia
B)China
C)Taiwan
D)none of these
E)Russia,China,and Taiwan
Q2) ________ was a sustained attack on Chinese traditions and cultural practices.
A)The Long March
B)The Great Leap Forward
C)The Cultural Revolution
D)The Four Modernizations
E)none of these
Q3) What desert takes up a good portion of Mongolia?
A)Sahara
B)Gobi
C)Huang He
D)Loess
E)Thar
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Chapter 9: South Asia
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Q1) Kashmir has a predominately ________ population.
A)Muslim
B)Hindu
C)Buddhist
D)Christian
E)none of these
Q2) The main conflict within Sri Lanka is between the Buddhist majority and the ________ minority.
A)Hindu
B)Sikh
C)Christian
D)Assamese
E)none of these
Q3) What region was described as the "breadbasket of India"?
A)Punjab and Haryana
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Kerala
D)Bengal
E)Karnataka
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Chapter 10: Southeast Asia
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Q1) The "Proton" is the national car of which country?
A)Vietnam
B)Burma
C)Singapore
D)Malaysia
E)Thailand
Q2) In a tropical deciduous forest,the trees drop their leaves in response to:
A)a dry season
B)a wet season
C)a cold season
D)a hot season
E)Trees do not drop their leaves in a tropical deciduous forest.
Q3) This country has had a socialist form of government since a military coup in 1962.
A)Malaysia
B)Indonesia
C)Thailand
D)Burma
E)East Timor
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Chapter 11: Australia, new Zealand, and the South Pacific
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Q1) The high islands of the Pacific are usually atolls.
A)True
B)False
Q2) New Zealand's immigration policy prior to World War II discriminated against what particular group?
A)Germans
B)Swedish
C)French
D)none of these
E)Germans,Swedish,and French
Q3) The White Australia Policy was an immigration policy that sought to maintain a "European look" by allowing only northern and southern Europeans to migrate to Australia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The total number of cows and sheep outnumber the population of New Zealand.
A)True
B)False
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