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Example Question #1 : Concepts Of Culture
Which of these countries have highly variable rates of literacy in different regions of the country?
Possible Answers:
Portugal
Brazil
The United Kingdom
Japan
China
Correct answer:
Brazil
Explanation:
Sometimes national literacy rates can be very deceiving when trying to study the literacy of individual countries. In some countries the experience of the people living in one part of the country could not be more culturally distinct from the experience of the people living in another part. Brazil is one such country. In the south, where Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo are located the literacy rates are fairly close to ninety six percent; however, in the northeast, the poorest region of the country, literacy rates are closer to eighty percent. China has much less variable rates of literacy, but is nonetheless significantly variable by region. In developing countries with a large population that is spread over a large geographic area large variations in literacy are extremely common.
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Example Question #1 : Concepts Of Culture
How did environmental determinism affect the support or opposition to European colonialism?
Possible Answers:
It suggests that social traditions are largely unaffected by environmental conditions and that no society has the right to claim cultural superiority; providing opposition to European racist colonialism.
It suggests that American culture is superior to European culture; providing support for the replacement of European cultural hegemony with American cultural hegemony.
None of these answers are correct; the idea of environmental determinism did not emerge until after the end of the era of European colonialism.
It suggests that people in hot or challenging climates are less industrious and possess inferior cultural traditions; providing support for European racist colonialism.
It suggests that European culture was inferior to the culture of much of the rest of the world because it was detached from nature and environmental concerns and focused on industrialization to the overall detriment of humanity.
Correct answer:
It suggests that people in hot or challenging climates are less industrious and possess inferior cultural traditions; providing support for European racist colonialism.
Explanation:
“Environmental determinism” is a theory of cultural geography that states that cultural traditions, and the differences between various cultures, are informed by environmental concerns. This had racial connotations during the age of European colonialism. It suggests that people in hotter and more challenging climates (most of the world, compared to Europe) possess cultures that are inherently different, and inferior, than European culture. This was used as an academic support for European colonialism.
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Example Question #633 : Ap Human Geography
When a cultural geographer describes a cultural tradition as dynamic they most nearly mean that it is __________.
Possible Answers:
likely to change in the future
unlikely to change in the future
ablend of cultural traits from several different sources
highly resistant to external sources and influences
subject to change over time
Correct answer:
subject to change over time
Explanation:
Cultural traditions are a unified collection of ideas and customs that are unique or specific to certain societies or regions of the world. They are often called “syncretic” which means a mix of cultural traits from a variety of sources, or “dynamic” which means subject to change over time. You could say that a “dynamic” tradition is likely to change in the future but this is not as close to the correct meaning as the other answer choice.
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Example Question #1 : Concepts Of Culture
In the Caste System how can an Indian move up to a better caste?
Possible Answers:
Through prayer and self-sacrifice
Through obedience to the state and industrious living
By living virtuously and attaining good karma
By making money and giving as much of it as possible to the temple
By converting others to the Hindu faith
Correct answer:
By living virtuously and attaining good karma
Explanation:
The Caste System is a part of Indian and Hindu culture that affixes an individual within a certain social group, from birth. The group an individual is a part of can affect anything from the type of work he can get, where he can live, whom he can marry, and how other people treat him. A Hindu can move up the Caste System by living virtuously and attaining good karma. After several lifetimes of good karma a Hindu can achieve eternal salvation and emerge from the cycle of life.
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Example Question #1 : Culture Traits
Which concept refers to a method aimed to improve the genetic quality of human populations through selective breeding and sterilization?
Possible Answers:
Eugenics
Abstinence
Variation
Embroyonics
Genetics
Correct answer:
Eugenics
Explanation:
"Eugenics" is a set of beliefs and practices aimed to improve the genetic quality of human populations through selective breeding and sterilization. "Genetics" refers simply to inherited traits or characteristics or the study of such traits."Abstinence" refers to the practice of foregoing sexual intercourse.
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Example Question #1 : Culture Traits
Which of the following best describes the theory of environmental determinism?
Possible Answers:
The physical environment plays a decisive role in social and cultural development
A region's culture can be affected by environmental conditions
The physical environment plays a decisive role in regional economic development
Regional sociocultural development will affect local environmental conditions
Correct answer:
The physical environment plays a decisive role in social and cultural development
Explanation:
Environmental determinism is the theory that theenvironmentdetermines, plays a decisive role, or causes social and cultural development. "A region's culture can be affected" is not as strong a characterization as a theory of determinism requires, and is in fact the theory of environmental possibilism. "Regional sociocultural development will affect local environmental conditions" gets the theory backwards, suggesting that culture determines the environment, while environmental determinism is a theory of cultural development, not economic development.
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Example Question #1 : Diffusion Patterns
What type of diffusion occurs when people move from their original location to another and bring their innovations with them?
Possible Answers:
Hierarchical diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Relocation diffusion
Expansion diffusion
Correct answer:
Relocation diffusion
Explanation:
This is the definition of relocation diffusion. Stimulus, contagious, and hierarchical diffusion are all kinds of expansion diffusion. Expansion diffusion is when innovations spread to new places while staying strong in their original locations. For example, Islam has spread throughout the world, yet stayed strong in the Middle East, where it was founded.
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Example Question #2 : Diffusion Patterns
Which of the following citiesis not an example of a modern cultural hearth?
Possible Answers:
Mexico City
Tokyo
New York City
Los Angeles
London
Correct answer:
Mexico City
Explanation:
A “modern cultural hearth” is defined as a global center of culture and economics with a worldwide influence (i.e. Tokyo, Paris, London, New York City, and Los Angeles). Despite its large population, Mexico City’s culture and economic exports do not match those of cities described as modern cultural hearths. Generally, a modern cultural hearth is a highly populated city in an extremely wealthy and culturally influential country (i.e. the United States, Japan, and China).
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Example Question #11 : Concepts Of Culture
A cultural hearth is best described as __________.
Possible Answers:
asociety whose cultural traditions are largely drawn from external sources
afactor that encourages the widespread dissemination of a cultural trend
an insular society whose culture is vastly different than the culture of other nearby societies
None of these answers are correct.
aplace of origin for a widespread cultural trend
Correct answer:
aplace of origin for a widespread cultural trend
Explanation:
A “cultural hearth” is a place of origin for a widespread cultural trend. For example modern “cultural hearths” include New York City, Los Angeles, and London because these cities produce a large amount of cultural exports that are influential throughout much of the modern world. Ancient cultural hearths include, Mesopotamia, the Nile River Valley, and the Wei-Huang River Valley.
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Example Question #1 : Diffusion Patterns
The farthest reach of a city’s social and economic influence is known as its __________.
Possible Answers:
toponym
fracture
cleaving point
breaking point
outlier
Correct answer:
breaking point
Explanation:
All cities, particular large metropolises like New York City and Paris, exert a pull on the area around them. This influence is social, economic, and political. People are drawn to large cities because of the abundance of opportunity that comes with having so many people in such a relatively small space. The farthest reach of a city’s social and economic influence is known as its “breaking point.” For example, London’s breaking point is probably the north coast of France, after which the influence of Paris far exceeds the influence of London.
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