Introduction to Geography People, Places & Environment 6th Edition Carl H. Dahlman – Test Bank

Introduction to Geography People, Places & Environment 6th Edition Carl H. Dahlman – Test Bank

Introduction to Geography, 6e (Dahlman/Renwick)
Chapter 7 Cultural Geography

1) Culture is
A) genetically derived.
B) an attribute of a society that deals specifically with art and music.
C) learned behavior.
D) derived only from contact with other societies.
E) an attribute found only among folk of less developed countries.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: How Cultures Change
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 10. Human Systems: The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics
Learning Outcome: 1. Explain cultural evolution

2) The founder of historical materialism was
A) Karl Marx.
B) Friedrich Engels.
C) Charles Darwin.
D) Arnold Toynbee.
E) Walter Lippmann.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: How Cultures Change
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 10. Human Systems: The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics
Learning Outcome: 1. Explain cultural evolution

3) The process where aspects of culture move from their area of innovation to other areas is called
A) acculturation.
B) dispersion.
C) diffusion.
D) cultural diversity.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: How Cultures Change
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 10. Human Systems: The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics
Learning Outcome: 2. Describe cultural diffusion

4) Humankind has adapted itself to varying conditions through the evolution of
A) environmental determinism.
B) culture and technology.
C) avoiding racial interbreeding.
D) living in temperate environments.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: How Cultures Change
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analysis
Nat Geo Standard: 10. Human Systems: The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics
Learning Outcome: 1. Explain cultural evolution

5) What was Varro’s sequence of cultural stages?
A) savage-barbarian-civilized
B) hunter/gatherers-pastoral nomads-settled agriculture
C) peasants-merchants-kings
D) warriors-statesmen-clergymen
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: How Cultures Change
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 10. Human Systems: The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics
Learning Outcome: 1. Explain cultural evolution

6) Environmental determinism
A) states that culture groups utilize the natural environment as they see fit.
B) explains the economic and social conditions in Russia at this time.
C) is the simplistic belief that human cultures can be explained as a result of the physical environment.
D) is the guiding philosophy of this textbook.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: How Cultures Change
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 16. Environment and Society: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources
Learning Outcome: 1. Explain cultural evolution

7) When considering that in the past human societies developed in greater isolation from one another than today, each of the following statements is true EXCEPT:
A) Each group evolved its own distinct culture.
B) The extraordinary diversity of cultures testifies to human ingenuity.
C) Different peoples living in very similar environments, but isolated from one another, developed astonishingly different lifestyles.
D) Some aspects of cultures that have developed in different physical environments are startlingly similar.
E) One can easily assume a direct cause-and-effect relationship between a physical environment and an aspect of culture.
Answer: E
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: How Cultures Change
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analysis
Nat Geo Standard: 16. Environment and Society: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources
Global Sci LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
Learning Outcome: 1. Explain cultural evolution