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7 Reading Cultural Landscapes: Methods and Cases Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions
01
Choose one
1 point

A researcher asks how religious practices and local language shape access to a landscape. Which choice gives the clearest boundary for a case study?

  1. A

    A list of every religious site in the region, without a defined area or period

  2. B

    A defined pilgrimage route, with an explanation of how it helps answer the research question

  3. C

    A collection of unrelated interviews from several countries

  4. D

    A description of the landscape that excludes local practices

02
True or false
1 point

True or false: A cultural landscape is understood only as a physical setting, separate from people’s memories and meanings.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

03
Choose one
1 point

A researcher compares a sacred mountain and a cultivated terrace landscape. What should they do first to avoid flattening local meanings?

  1. A

    Apply the same checklist immediately, so local differences do not affect the comparison

  2. B

    Understand each case on its own terms before comparing them

  3. C

    Assume that similar landscape features have identical meanings

  4. D

    Choose whichever interpretation is easiest to measure across both cases

04
Written response
1 point

What fieldwork method compares observations, interviews, and documents to strengthen an interpretation? Enter the method as a short term.

05
Fill in the blank
1 point

To keep direct observations distinct from interpretations and questions for further investigation, a fieldworker should separate from those other parts of the notes.

06
Choose all
1 point

A researcher wants to build a contextual account of how people use a landscape. Select all fieldwork approaches that can provide complementary evidence.

  1. A

    Observe routes, boundaries, and how people use places

  2. B

    Treat one person’s account as sufficient evidence for the entire case

  3. C

    Interview residents, practitioners, land users, or local officials

  4. D

    Examine maps, photographs, planning documents, or other material evidence

  5. E

    Exclude evidence that differs from the researcher’s first interpretation

07
Choose one
1 point

During a field project, the researcher plans to change how some information may be used. Which response best follows the ethical guidance?

  1. A

    Explain the project only after publication

  2. B

    Assume consent for interviews also covers every later use of information

  3. C

    Explain the project and revisit consent as the work develops

  4. D

    Seek consent only if a participant objects to a research activity

08
True or false
1 point

When interview accounts and documents disagree, the difference may reveal competing histories or unequal authority rather than merely an error.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

09
Written response
1 point

Which CARE principle highlights Indigenous authority over Indigenous data and knowledge? Enter its name as a short term.

10
Fill in the blank
1 point

In research involving living heritage, transparent collaboration should be accompanied by ongoing, .

11
Choose all
1 point

A planning map omits a boundary that residents describe as customary. When interpreting the map, select all questions the researcher should ask about the record itself.

  1. A

    Ask who produced the record

  2. B

    Assume an official record includes all customary boundaries

  3. C

    Ask what purpose the record was produced for

  4. D

    Consider what the record leaves out

  5. E

    Treat every record as a neutral account of the landscape

12
Open ended
1 point

A researcher learns that a location important to an Indigenous community may be harmed if its exact position is published. Describe how the researcher should decide whether to document or share that location, and what safeguards to use.

13
Choose one
1 point

A researcher wants to analyze how decisions made by households and communities connect to government policies and global forces. Which comparative dimension best fits this question?

  1. A

    Compare only the landscape’s physical size

  2. B

    Examine how household, community, state, and global forces interact

  3. C

    Replace local evidence with a global summary

  4. D

    Study a single household without considering wider forces

14
True or false
1 point

True or false: A cultural landscape can hold overlapping meanings, such as spiritual significance and economic use.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

15
Choose one
1 point

During a landscape walk, you find a gate locked. Which field note best separates direct observation from interpretation?

  1. A

    Record that residents avoid the route because they distrust officials.

  2. B

    Record that the gate was locked at the time of the walk, then note possible reasons separately as interpretations.

  3. C

    Record that the route is forbidden to outsiders.

  4. D

    Record only the researcher's conclusion about who controls the path.

16
Written response
1 point

What is the method of comparing observations, interviews, and documents to strengthen an interpretation called?

17
Choose one
1 point

A researcher examines how household routines, community decisions, state policies, and global tourism interact in one landscape. Which comparison dimension is central to this analysis?

  1. A

    Place

  2. B

    Time

  3. C

    Scale

  4. D

    Case boundary

18
Choose one
1 point

When using an official map to study a landscape, which approach best helps assess what the map can and cannot show?

  1. A

    Ask who produced each map, for what purpose, and what it omits.

  2. B

    Treat the map as a complete account if it is an official document.

  3. C

    Use the map only to confirm the researcher's existing interpretation.

  4. D

    Assume that all maps represent customary boundaries equally.

19
Choose one
1 point

A researcher wants to compare how religious practices and local language shape access to landscapes. Which step best establishes a sound comparative case study?

  1. A

    Choose the largest available areas so that every possible feature is included.

  2. B

    Define each case's boundaries and explain how the cases can illuminate the focused research question.

  3. C

    Select cases only because they have similar names.

  4. D

    Begin comparing the cases before deciding what places or periods they include.

20
Written response
1 point

Which CARE principle highlights Indigenous authority over Indigenous data and knowledge?