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Cultural Geography Flashcards

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What is the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures?

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Ethnocentrism

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Identify what concepts or processes is symbolized by the pagoda

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Cultural trait

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Cultural differences within a country’s population, such as different religions, languages, and ethnicities, have political impacts and can best be described as…

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Centrifugal forces within a state

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Comparing both photographs, shows the significance of temples, religious statuary, and iconography on the…

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Cultural landscape

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The temples, combined with the surrounding scenic physical landscape, have become centers of pilgrimage and tourism. These factors combine to result in enhanced religious expression and local…

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Placemaking

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Cultural landscape can be defined as…

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the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

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What is an example of a cultural landscape?

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Adobe ruins

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What features is most useful for describing the cultural landscape shown in the image?

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The French language on the banner hanging from the building

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Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to what?

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Built environment

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Identify the cultural trait that influences the architecture of the cultural landscape

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Religion

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What term best describes the food preferences, architecture, and land-use practices found in a particular region?

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Culture traits

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An ethnic neighborhood is best described as what?

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A voluntary urban community where people of similar origin reside

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What is most accurate with regard to food preferences and taboos?

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Some foods are avoided for religious or cultural reasons even at the expense of a balanced diet.

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The photograph shows a road sign in the Republic of Ireland. Which of the following best describes the sign’s significance within the cultural landscape?

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The sign promotes the use of traditional language among citizens of the Republic of Ireland.

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A world map of hog (Pig) production per capita would reveal the lowest values in what region?

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The Middle East

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16
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The principal religion of Central and South America is…

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Roman Catholicism

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What best defines Carl Sauer’s concept of cultural landscape?

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It is the outcome of interactions between humans and their natural environment.

18
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What does NOT act as a centrifugal force for a state?

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Linguistic homogeneity

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Define culture

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The beliefs, values, practices, behaviors, and technologies shared by a society

20
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What is the Iceberg Model

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Implies that the vast majority of cultural traits are hidden from view and not explicitly stated. Most of one’s culture is understood unconsciously or tactically and imbued with deep emotions

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Define ethnocentrism

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The [practice of judging another culture by one’s own standards.

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Define centripetal

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Forces that tend to unify people

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Define centrifugal

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Forces that separate people

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What is cultural diffusion

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The spreading of cultural elements, artifacts, and ideas

25
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What is the Walmart Effect

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A phenomenon where the vast majority of people in society are completely dependent on technologies they themselves cannot produce

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What is social marginalization

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This is when a person or minority group is treated as an outsider and isolated from a larger group because of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, etc…

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What is assimilation

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The process of becoming more and more like the dominant social group and/or changing your culture to fit into the culture of those in control

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What are ethnic stereotypes

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Generalize and demeaning representation of an ethnic group

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Define cultural landscape

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The human imprint on a landscape. It offers clues to a places history and other cultural traits.

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