CHAPTER 1
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY: AN INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY?
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
2. The word “geography” means:
*a. earth description
b. earth discovering
c. earth graphics
d. world mapping
3. The idea that cultural geography is “the study of differences among peoples” can be
attributed to:
a. Domosh
b. Relph
*c. Gumilev
,d. Tuan
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.
5. Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?
*a. genetics
b. ideology
c. value systems
d. livelihood
6. Learned collective human behavior is known as:
a. instinct
b. husbandry
*c. culture
d. mores
7. Which would NOT be studied by cultural geography?
a. religion
,b. language
c. government
*d. anatomy
8. Which would NOT be studied by physical geography?
a. climate
b. terrain
*c. government
d. vegetation
9. Cultures are always internally homogenous because individual humans never think in
exactly the same manner.
a. True
*b. False
10. Ultimately, agricultural patterns cannot be explained by the characteristics of the land
and climate alone.
*a. True
b. False
11. Nongeographers know nothing about geography.
a. True
*b. False
, 12. Cultural geography is the study of the relationships between space, place, environment,
and culture.
* a. True
b. False
13. Agricultural patterns are based, in part, on cultural preferences.
*a. True
b. False
14. If every place on the earth were identical, we would not need geography.
*a. True
b. False
15. Geographers seek an integrated, holistic view of humankind.
*a. True
b. False
16. World crop distributions can be explained by land and climate characteristics alone.
a. True
*b. False
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY: AN INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY?
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
2. The word “geography” means:
*a. earth description
b. earth discovering
c. earth graphics
d. world mapping
3. The idea that cultural geography is “the study of differences among peoples” can be
attributed to:
a. Domosh
b. Relph
*c. Gumilev
,d. Tuan
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.
5. Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?
*a. genetics
b. ideology
c. value systems
d. livelihood
6. Learned collective human behavior is known as:
a. instinct
b. husbandry
*c. culture
d. mores
7. Which would NOT be studied by cultural geography?
a. religion
,b. language
c. government
*d. anatomy
8. Which would NOT be studied by physical geography?
a. climate
b. terrain
*c. government
d. vegetation
9. Cultures are always internally homogenous because individual humans never think in
exactly the same manner.
a. True
*b. False
10. Ultimately, agricultural patterns cannot be explained by the characteristics of the land
and climate alone.
*a. True
b. False
11. Nongeographers know nothing about geography.
a. True
*b. False
, 12. Cultural geography is the study of the relationships between space, place, environment,
and culture.
* a. True
b. False
13. Agricultural patterns are based, in part, on cultural preferences.
*a. True
b. False
14. If every place on the earth were identical, we would not need geography.
*a. True
b. False
15. Geographers seek an integrated, holistic view of humankind.
*a. True
b. False
16. World crop distributions can be explained by land and climate characteristics alone.
a. True
*b. False
