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Which Asian country has a high reliance on the sea due to limited farmland?
China
Japan
India
Mongolia
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What is one effect humans have on their environment?
Halting agricultural activities.
Preservation of all ecosystems.
Increase in wild animal populations.
Pollution of natural resources.
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BONUS: easy - What is a staple?
I don't know
A store
what you put inside a stapler
the main food of a culture
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What is an example of a complex institution?
Individual friendships
Extended family
Local market
Sports club
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Which is NOT a major advance in early cultures according to scientists?
Invention of tools
Beginning agriculture
Development of internet
Control of fire
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What did the Industrial Revolution trigger?
Return to hunting and gathering.
Increase in production and inventions.
Decrease in technology.
Population decrease.
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How do social classes work in societies like India?
They are based on personal relationships.
They have a caste system with no mobility.
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They allow for mobility.
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What is organized religion considered in complex societies?
A minor aspect of culture
A complex institution.
A seasonal gathering.
A simple institution
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Which social unit is considered the most basic in any society?
Family
Community
Nation
Extended family
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What does domestication refer to?
A cultural festival.
A hunting technique
The taming of animals for work.
A form of artistic expression.
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What marks the beginning of full-time crafts in Africa and Asia?
Creation of governments and storage of information.
Invention of the wheel.
Development of written language.
Arrival of foreign traders.
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What cultural aspect is NOT influenced by religion?
Moral guidelines
education
Community activities
Beliefs and practices
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What is one result of the Agricultural Revolution?
Decrease in food supply.
Creation of surplus food.
Abandonment of communities.
Seasonally nomadic lifestyles.
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In developing nations, extended families are more common because:
They prefer living alone.
Economic and social support needs.
All family members are wealthy.
They have no social customs.
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What role does religion play in culture?
It is unimportant to people.
It helps people make sense of the world.
It is only a form of entertainment.
It is solely a political tool.
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What is a cultural landscape?
A type of natural scenery.
A landscape that is untouched by human activities.
Parts of the environment shaped by people.
A group of historical landmarks
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What is culture primarily described as?
A form of entertainment.
A way of life of people, including beliefs and customs.
A type of clothing or fashion.
A physical location where people meet.
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How is culture primarily passed from one generation to the next?
Through written records only.
By random chance.
Through parents to children.
Through government policies.
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What significant cultural advancement involved the control of fire?
Beginning of agriculture
establishment of the internet
Development of clothing
major advances in early cultures
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Which of the following is an advanced culture characteristic?
Development of civilizations
Abandonment of writing
Absence of technology
Isolation from other groups
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How do geographers view the connection between environment and culture?
Environment exclusively determines culture.
Culture is only influenced by historical events.
Environment affects culture, but it doesn’t dictate it.
Environment has no impact on culture.
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What do social cultures within a society encompass?
Organized relationships among groups
Physical locations only.
Only family connections.
A single person's relationships
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What do some social classes have that allow movement?
Fixed hierarchy
unwritten rules
Caste system
Class mobility
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What is an example of a material cultural element?
Clothing
Language
Government
Spiritual beliefs
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Which type of family unit is most commonly found in developed nations?
Community-based families
Nuclear family
Matriarchal families
Extended family
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Which of the following is NOT an easy-to-see element of culture?
clothing
sports
spiritual beliefs
food
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What is a cultural trait?
A cultural festival.
An element passed on through generations, like ideas and practices.
A historical event that shaped a society.
A technological invention.
