Jordan's Fundamentals of the Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography Second Edition Test Bank

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CHAPTER 1
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY: AN INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Multiple-Choice
1. The word “geography” comes from a Greek word meaning
a. to understand culture.
*b. to describe the land.
c. to build monuments.
d. to farm the earth.
(p. 2)
2. The word “geography” means
*a. earth description.
b. earth discovering.
c. earth graphics.
d. world mapping.
(p. 2)
3. A grouping of similar places, or places with similar characteristics, is a(n)
*a. region.
b. culture.
c. space.
d. ethnoburb.
(p. 2)
4. We would not need geography if
a. all countries had common boundaries.
*b. every place on Earth were identical.
c. geological structures were different.
d. all regions were significantly heterogeneous.
(p. 2)
True/False
5. Every place on Earth is unique.

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*a. True
b. False
(p. 2)
6. Concerns with the practical aspects of geography originated with the ancient Greeks,
Romans, Mesopotamians, and Phoenicians.
*a. True
b. False
(p. 2)
7. If every place on Earth were identical, we would not need geography.
*a. True
b. False
(p. 2)
8. Geographers seek an integrated, holistic view of humankind.
*a. True
b. False
(p. 2)
WHAT IS CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY?
Multiple-Choice
9. The idea that cultural geography is “the study of differences among peoples” can be
attributed to
a. Domosh.
b. Relph.
*c. Gumilev.
d. Tuan.
(p. 3)
10. The idea that culture is a “local, customary way of doing things” can be attributed to
a. Walter Christaller.
b. Lewis Mumford.
*c. Yi-Fu Tuan.
d. Kay Anderson and Fay Gale.
(p. 2)

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11. Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?
*a. genetics
b. ideology
c. value systems
d. livelihood
(p. 2)
12. Learned collective human behavior is known as:
a. instinct.
b. husbandry.
*c. culture.
d. mores.
(p. 2)
13. Which would NOT be studied by cultural geography?
a. religion
b. language
c. government
*d. anatomy
(p. 3)
14. Which of the following topics would a cultural geographer find most interesting?
a. the history of volcanic eruptions on a South Pacific island
b. the climate of northern Europe
c. ocean currents and temperatures
*d. trade along the ancient Silk Road
(p. 3)
15. Which topic would NOT be studied by physical geography?
a. climate
b. terrain
*c. government
d. vegetation
(p. 3)
16. Which of the following topics would a physical geographer find most interesting?

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a. the marriage traditions of a group of islands and how they affected trade among the
people
b. the languages used in modern-day Africa and how they relate to ancient tribal
organizations long before Africa was colonized by European powers
*c. the processes by which an earthquake ruptures a continent and causes a part of it to
float off into the sea of a period of millions of years
d. the religious traditions of Muslims and how these affect diet and social interactions in
the Middle East
(p. 3)
17. Wheat cultivation is correlated with all of the following factors EXCEPT
a. good soil.
b. level terrain.
c. midlatitude climate.
*d. volcanic activity
(p. 3)
18. Most wheat cultivation in the United States is concentrated in
*a. the Great Plains.
b. Ohio and Illinois.
c. the Southwest.
d. New England.
(p. 4)
19. In order to investigate the spatial pattern of wheat production in the world, a
geographer would investigate
1) climate and soil characteristics.
2) available technology.
3) cultural preferences.
4) food taboos.
5) government policies.
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 3, 4, and 5
*d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
(pp. 3–4)

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