Unit 3 Cultural Patterns and Processes

Question 1

Native American & African religions believe in a natural world w/ spirits, it's reffered to as

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animism

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example of a cultural landscape in pop culture?

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Shopping Mall

Question 3

A folk song is best defined as a

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stories of custom and tradition, daily activities (farming)

Question 4

The hearth and spiritual center of islam is at

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mecca

Question 5

An ethnicity is defined as

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group of people with a common cultural history

Question 6

Literary rates vary by

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all of these answers

Question 7

an ethnic group that lives in a city area near a nuclear waste facility. This is an example of

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ghetto

Question 8

_____religions, community, common history, are intertwined with spiritual beliefs

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ethnic

Question 9

in the 1990's the U.S

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saw dramatic changes in it's ethnic composition

Question 10

The world's most widespread religion is

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christianity

Question 11

All evangelical religions are also

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universal religions

Question 12

Process by which the English language diffused through India under British colonial rule was

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Hierarchical Diffusion

Question 13

Which of the following world religions is one that actively seeks converts?

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buddhism

Question 14

the cultural hearth of Christianity is in

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rome

Question 15

When an Ethnic Group completely blends with the larger society, it is called

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Assimilation

Question 16

cultural traditions,like xmas are _____ since they borrow from the past & are reinvented

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syncretic

Question 17

Cultural Geography is the study of

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the spacial distribution of cultural traits

Question 18

What are folk houses usually constructed of

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available resources based on environmental conditions

Question 19

which is the best statement characterizing folk culture?

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they have a subsistence economy

Question 20

The standardization of location that erases cultural variety can result in

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placelessness

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