A cultural trait is sustainable when...

It continues to solve a problem

The Fertile Cresent is

one of the first cultural hearths

How does culture begin?

Someone finds a solution to a local environmental problem

What do cultural ecologists study?

Effects of people on the landscape and landscape on people

Which of the following is NOT a component of popular music?

It teaches cultural values shares cultural traits

Define cultural system.

a combination of several cultural complexes

How does culture become popular?

When it leaves its native environment

What is a cultural hearth?

place where important cultural traits begin

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Culture Review

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Review the basics of culture and how it relates to geography.

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1
A cultural trait is sustainable when...
it has at least 10 material traits
It continues to solve a problem
it exists for at least 3 years
2
The Fertile Cresent is
an area where rainbows are common
one of the first cultural hearths
a piece of land in South America
a place where culture is absent
3
The cultural trait where Muslims pray five times a day is a
custom
taboo
habit
ritual
4
The farther from its hearth the more likely cultural traits are to suffer from____________
transcultration
distance decay
accultration
cultural convergence
5
How does culture begin?
Someone finds a solution to a local environmental problem
Cultures are not created, they have always existed
Someone starts a new religious tradition
The landscape changes
6
What technology do dictators use to spread their message?
smart phones
American movies
internet
television
7
The adoption of cultural traits follows a/an_________shape
C
U
S
T
8
What do cultural ecologists study?
The customs of people around the world
Effect of plate tectonics on the atmosphere
Effect of social media on governments
Effects of people on the landscape and landscape on people
9
Which of the following was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent?
rice
wheat
yam
pigs
10
Which of the following is NOT an example of stimulus diffusion?
American football
snowboarding
golf
skateboarding
11
Which environmental theory do human geographers adopt?
Possibilism
Cultural Determinism
Environmental Determinism
12
What type of diffusion is this?
contagious
hierarchical
relocation
stimulus
13
Which of the following is NOT a component of popular music?
It is written by specialists for commercial distribution
It uses familiar musical instruments
It teaches cultural values shares cultural traits
It deals primarily with love and relationships
14
What kind of diffusion is shown in this diagram?
Stimulus
Relocation
Hierarchical
Contagious
15
Define cultural system.
incorporates uniform cultural traits
all cultural traits combined into one culture complex
a single attribute of a culture
a combination of several cultural complexes
16
Which is a type of cultural divergence used by marginalized groups?
firewalls that block certain types of information
terrorist attacks
control of the media
limiting movement by building walls
17
The migration of Chinese to San Francisco created a unique
cultural landscape
unique
natural environment
uniform
18
What is material culture?
Intangible cultural traits
Language, religion
Tangible cultural traits
Political Institutions, family structures
19
What is folk culture?
things that are trending on social media
local, specific, unique
globalized culture
20
How does culture become popular?
When you can read about it on Google
When it leaves its native environment
When it stays in its native environment
When the government says so
21
Which example of American cultural imperialism is also primarily hierarchical in nature?
American Corporations
American movies
American music
American Social Media
22
What is a cultural hearth?
place where cultural traits die
place where important cultural traits begin
place where culture is hard to find
place where culture does not exist
23
What are the two parts of culture?
material and non-material
religious and non-material
tangible and religious
material and spiritual
24
Who was responsible for expanding the study of geography to include cultural ecology?
Jared Diamond
Carl Sauer
George Perkins Marsh
Ptolemy
25
Why is globalization increasing?
New technology
Greater world peace
Less education
Government mandates

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