Classroom Response System Questions

Chapter 4: Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes

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1) Geographers might be interested in the Tata Corporation in Hyderabad, India (Fig. 4.1) because

a) the Tata family are members of the Parsi religion and are struggling to preserve their culture.b) popular culture helps understand how people like the Tata family define themselves.c) the Tata Corporation building reflects material culture.d) the number of Parsi people in India is dwindling.e) all of the above

2) This map (Fig. 4.5)

a) indicates that Montana and South Dakota have fewer Hutterite colonies than Minnesota and North Dakota.

b) indicates that there are between 10 and 30 Hutterite colonies in the United States.

c) suggests that Hutterites live in major cities.d) suggests that the Hutterite culture hearth is in central Canada.e) suggests that Hutterites and the Amish live in the same locations.

3) This photograph (Fig. 4.6)

a) Illustrates illegal whale hunting.b) Shows an environmentalist protesting the hunting of gray

whales.c) Reflects the Makah American Indian’s desire to re-create

and solidify their local culture.d) Reflects the Makah American Indian’s disregard for U.S. and international law.e) All of the above

4) This photograph (Fig. 4.7)

a) reflects cultural imperialismb) reflects what Steven Schnell refers to as cultural biasc) reflects what James Shortridge refers to as neolocalismd) illustrates how Americans are being assimilated into Swedish societye) illustrates the tradition use of horses in Swedish marketing campaigns

5) This photograph (Fig. 4.9) of Sun City, South Africa

a) celebrates traditional South African culture.b) raises questions about the authenticity of places.c) portrays South Africa as backward and poor.d) portrays the site as a global place.e) all of the above

6) This map (4.11)

a) reflects two centuries of Irish migration.b) reflects high levels of alcohol consumption per person.c) reflects the global trade in illegal beverages.d) illustrates the diffusion of Irish Pubs designed by the Irish Pub

Company.e) illustrates the relationship between cold climates and alcoholconsumption.

7) Renren (Fig. 4.14) a) is the Chinese version of Facebook.b) has over 165 million registered users.c) was launched by Wang Xing who also developed Chinese versions of Twitter

and Groupon.d) is an example of how culture diffuses.e) all of the above

8) A geographer might be interested in the Dave Matthews Band (Fig. 4.17) because

a) Dave Matthews was a geography major.b) the Dave Matthews Band is from Alaska but rarely plays concerts

there.c) the band only plays in cities that have university with over one-

hundred geography majors.d) of how the band created a culture hearth with concert locations.e) of how the band used culture to attract baby boomers to concerts.

9) This photograph (Fig. 4.22) of Roseville, Minnesota is a good illustration of

a) the assimilation of Italian culture in Minnesota.b) the cultural landscape.c) distance-decay.d) how fast food is replacing home-cooked meals.e) the cultural preference for beef over chicken in Minnesota.

10) These photographs (Fig. 4.26a, b, c) illustrate a) the importance of gondolas in traditional Italian, American and Chinese

cultures.b) folk culture in Europe, North America, and Asia.c) the process of glocalization.d) the diffusion of Italians around the world.e) none of the above.