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- Q1
This house in Chinatown, Manhattan, is painted red, a sacred color for the Chinese people.
Everything is a part of the cultural landscape. Which statement best explains how this image is a part of the cultural landscape?
The umbrella on a sunny day reflects a cultural response to the physical environment.
The absence of vegetation shows a cultural adaptation to urbanization.
The sidewalks are a way to make the neighbor-hood more pedestrian-friendly.
Street signs act as cultural markers.
Both Chinese writing and English writing are used on the front of the building. Answers
120s - Q2
This structure was built in 1785, prior to this neighborhood becoming Chinatown. The owners and the builders were not Chinese, but as the neighborhood changed, the building and its sig-nificance changed. This is best explained by the term
chain migration
cultural marker
sequent occupancy
secularization
economic landscape
120s - Q3
This townhouse is a mixture of Georgian and Federal styles and is an official New York City landmark. Which statement best explains the importance of this to the cultural land-scape?
Agriculture can be a key component of the landscape.
Ethnicities can help shape the use of space in communities.
Religious iconography helps us understand the cultural landscape.
Attitudes toward gender shape how space is used in society.
Architecture holds information about a place's heritage and past.
120s - Q4
The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) best illustrates the importance of which of the following factors in the shaping of these early cities?
belief systems
topography
economics
gender
technology
60s - Q5
Cultural landscape can be defined as
the types of art, music, dance, and theater practiced in a particular region
the ways that people in differing cultures perceive the environment
the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans
the diversity of distinctive cultures within a particular geographic area
a particular area within a geographic region dedicated to cultural activities
60s - Q6
Which of the following is a cultural landscape?
coastal wetland
cloud forest
stand of mangrove trees
eroded shoreline
adobe ruins
60s - Q7
Which of the following features is most useful for describing the cultural landscape shown in the image?
the ethnicity of the people in the image
the dragon that the people are holding
the French language on the banner hanging from the building
the density of the crowd
the clothing of the people participating in the parade
60s - Q8
Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?
cultural ecology
nonmaterial culture
environmental determinism
physical environment
built environment
60s - Q9
An ethnic neighborhood is best described as which of the following?
An involuntary community where people with similar values reside.
A rural community where people with similar backgrounds are required to live.
A voluntary urban community where people of similar origin reside.
An area in the inner city where certain groups are forced to live.
A city neighborhood that is undergoing population change due to migration.
60s - Q10
In the late nineteenth century, a large proportion of Swedish immigrants that came to the United States settled in rural areas of Minnesota. Descendants of these communities remain in Minnesota today, as shown on the map. Which of the following best describes the pattern of Swedish-American ethnicity within Minnesota’s cultural landscape?
A diffused pattern of Swedish ethnicity evenly distributed across the state.
A clustered pattern of Swedish ethnicity.
A Swedish ethnic majority in the northern half of the state.
A Swedish ethnic majority throughout the state.
A single remnant area with a high percentage of Swedish ethnicity.
120s
