Duplicate of AP Human Geography Culture

Question 1

All of the following are Latin-based Romance languages except

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English

Question 2

The Shi’ite Muslim population is concentrated in

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Iran and part of Iraq

Question 3

Cultural ecology is

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The study of human-environment relationships

Question 4

Which of the following areas would be considered a cultural transition zone?

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All of the above

Question 5

Most English-speaking countries around the world speak British English because

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British colonized many areas around the world.

Question 6

Religions’ influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all following ways except

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commercial districts

Question 7

Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?

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Hinduism and Judaism

Question 8

Which statement about the English language is correct?

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It has been largely influenced by the French language

Question 9

Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?

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Arabic

Question 10

Which of the following regions is considered a vernacular culture region?

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The American South

Question 11

The principal concentration of French-speaking North Americans is in

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Quebec

Question 12

The process by which a less dominant culture adopts some of the traits of a dominant culture

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Acculturation

Question 13

A single attribute of culture is called a

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culture trait

Question 14

Which of the following religions is NOT a popular religion in India?

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Christianity

Question 15

A group of related cultural traits is a

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Culture complex

Question 16

Examples of non-material aspects of culture include all of the following except

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clothing

Question 17

In large cities, people with the same culture often live in segregated areas called

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ethnic enclaves

Question 18

The area of origin of a culture is called

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culture hearth

Question 19

Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except

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Hinduism

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?

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The Bible Belt

Question 21

Which statement about culture is true?

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All of the above

Question 22

One of the most obvious ways for a culture to exert its influence on the landscape is to

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make sure business signs are written in their language

Question 23

The idea that cultures will modify the natural landscape to fit their needs is known as the

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cultural landscape

Question 24

Ethnic religions

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All of the above

Question 25

Studying religions is important to understanding a culture because

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religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture

Question 26

People often practice their folk customs instead of pop culture because

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They want to preserve their traditional cultures

Question 27

Numerically speaking, which of the following religions has the smallest number of adherents?

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Judaism

Question 28

Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?

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Both of the above

Question 29

Early English was influenced by all of the following groups EXCEPT the

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Basques

Question 30

Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family

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Indo-European

Question 31

Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their

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All of the above

Question 32

Which statement about the diffusion of the English and Chinese languages is true?

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English is worldwide, & Chinese is spoken mostly in China

Question 33

Islam diffused across the Eastern Hemisphere through

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All of the above

Question 34

Problems with multi-lingual states include

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All of the above

Question 35

Which pair of religions are both considered hierarchical religions?

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Roman Catholicism and Mormonism

Question 36

A geographic assemblage of related culture regions is

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a culture realm

Question 37

Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world

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largest # of Muslims is in South Asia and Southeast Asia

Question 38

Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born in

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Nepal

Question 39

Which of the following would be considered a sacred site for Christians?

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Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem

Question 40

Which of the following areas is not considered a cultural realm?

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New England

Question 41

A regional variant of a language is known as a

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language dialect

Question 42

A language that no longer has native speakers is considered

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an extinct language

Question 43

All of the following reflect a popular cultural landscape except

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homogeneous population

Question 44

Which religion is currently the most important religion in its area of origin?

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Islam

Question 45

Numerically speaking, which of the following Christian groups is the largest?

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Roman Catholic

Question 46

Roman Catholics in North America are largely concentrated in

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All of the above.

Question 47

Popular culture is rapidly diffused around the world by

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all of the above

Question 48

The largest concentration of Protestants in the world is in

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North America

Question 49

All of the following are characteristics of folk cultures except

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folk cultures are spread hierarchically

Question 50

Which statement about official languages is TRUE?

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Official lang. are used by the govt for use daily business

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