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How did Christianity spread?
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How did Christianity spread?
Caravans
art
by music
Missionaries and Rome Empire
2
WHat is another name for MDCs
Third world
Modern economies
Hi
Developed countries
3
where do most Buddhists live
Japan and Mongolia
China and Southeast Asia
Tibet and Nepal
India and Sri Lanka
4
what are the 4 MOST common language families
Indo-European, Celtic, Latin, Greek
Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan, Austronesian, Afro-Asiatic
Germanic,Romance,INdo-Afro,Slavic
Arabic, Mandarin,Hindi, Spanish
5
what index is used to measure development
CPI
GDP
HDI
GEM
6
Which American country has more than one official language?
Mexico
Canada
US
Brazil
7
what is a religious branch
a religious practiced in one country
a minor group with different customs
a large and fundamental division within a religion
a split from a political group
8
where are MDCs mostly found
Africa
South America
North America and Europe
Asia
9
Who controlled the region before WW1 for 1000 years
French
Roman Empire
British
Ottoman Empire
10
who controlled Palestine after WW1
British
Africa
Ottoman Empire
France
11
Who claims Palestine/ Israel as ancestral homeland
Egyptian and Kurds
Chritian and Muslims
Jews and Arabs
Turks and Stains
12
2 type of Buddism
Mahayana and Shinto
Taoist and Zen
Theravada and Mahayana
Vendic and Sikh
13
which are universalizing religions
Islam, Shinto, Sikhism
Hinduism,Judasim, Animism
Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism
Christianity, Islam,Buddhism
14
Which of the following is NOT a factor of HDI
life expectancy
Education
GDP
Religion
15
indicator of GEM
Birthrate and Death rate
education level of men only
Technical jobs held by women, political office, income
marriage age
16
Where are southern accents fading?
Charleston
Cities like Atlanta and Austin
Rural Alabama
Mississippi Delta
17
When Islam begin
1947
100 BC
530 BC
600 AD
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What is the 2nd most practiced religion today?
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
19
which sector includes Manufacturing
Quaternary
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
20
what is a standard language
a regional slang
A hybrid of two language
official language sustained by state in form state examination for teachers
A spoken dialect with no writing
21
What is a Ghetto
City area restricted to Jews in middle ages
A jewish plae of worship
A rueal village
Modern housing community
22
which are ethnic religions
Hinduism, Judaism, Animism
Buddism,Sikhism
Jainism, Buddhism
Christianity, Islam
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Who plays a role in standardizing language?
Teachers
Students
Authors
Government
24
what is denomination
a holy city
religious coinage
a ritual name
a division within a religious branch
25
what is a linga franca
a made up language
a mother tongue
language used for trade between speakers of different languages
a language of religion
26
what does GDI stand for
Gender- related Development index
Gross Domestic Inequality
Global development index
General demographic indicator
27
That is a language subfamily
language without grammar rules
language without alphabets
ancient languages no longer spoken
a further division of language groups.
28
Characteristics of ethnic religions?
universal appeal
spread by missionaries
Unknown source, local focus, based on climate/agriculture
Founder is a prophet
29
What is the main difference between Pidgin and Creole?
No difference
Creole is less structured
Pidgin is older
Pidgin is for trade, Creole is a native complex language
30
What happens when a language goes extinct?
It becomes the base of another language
It is reconstructed using sound shifts
It can never be recovered
It change into dialect
31
What kind of religion is Hinduism?
Monotheistic
Rooted in
Ethnic with beliefs in reincarnation, karma, and yoga
Universalizing
32
what is the holy text of Islam
Koran
Torah
Vedas
Bible
33
what determines HDI
GDP, literacy, education, Life expectancy
Religious value
Military streanth
only income
34
What is animism?
belief in a lot of god
worship of saints
belief in one god
belief that all things are animated or possess spirit and a conscious life
35
name the indicator of health and welfare development
religion
diet and healthcare access
climate
acces to shopping
36
Who consumes more clories
equally
don't matter
LDCs
MDCs
37
where did Christianity originate
Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem and Bethlehem
Rome
Egypt
38
Where are LDCs also called
Developing countries
Growing states
Emerging markets
MDCs
39
what is polytheism
belief in one god
belief in spirit only
belief many gods
belief very thing have sprits
40
What is the Diaspora?
Scattering of Jews outside Israel
Spread of Christianity
A type of worship
Hindu migration
41
When and where did Buddhism begin?
India, 2000 BC
China, 600 AD
Near modern Nepal, around 530 BC
Japan, 1200 AD
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what does GEM do
Rates school system
tracks migration
Measures religious
Measures gender income and power differences
43
Sacred sites in Hinduism?
Forrest
Temples
Mountains
Coastlines and Riverbanks
44
what are the 2 major division of islam
Sunni and Shia
Orthodox and Reform
Sunni and Sufi
rfjfk and fjf
45
Give an example of an LDC
High HDI
Urbanized
tertiary jobs
Low HDI
46
what is more effective development approach for LDCs
International trade
a
traditional economy
Self sufficiency
47
What are the 5 pillars of Islam
Faith, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage
meditation,service,silence,worship
only prayer and pilgrimage
five dietary rules
48
when did the UN partition Palestine
1947
48392
1747
1898
49
Characteristics of universal religions
practice in secret
focused on land and water
only in one place
Appeal to all have founder holidays from founder's life
50
What does the secondary sector involve
teaching
farming
manufactutring
minging
51
What is the main focus of development in Geo
Improving health care
Improving material condition through knowledge and technology
population growth
expanding religious influence
52
Which language has the most native speakers?
Hindi
Mandarin
Bengali
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53
Describe languages of Africa.
B. 1,000 spoken languages, many unwritten
Few dialects, mostly English
Only official languages used
Primarily Indo-European
54
What is the definition of a dialect?
A formal version of a language
A type of alphabet
A language spoken by ancient people
. A variant of a standard language by region or ethnicit
55
Why do people change toponyms?
for fun
for better pronunciation
to erase the past and reflect new identity
to confuses outsiders
56
Reasons for changing toponyms?
After decolonization
After revolutions
To memorialize or brand
All of the above
57
what does productivity measure
workers per factory
total number of employees
energy use
value added per capita
58
What kind of Job is in the tertiary sector
Education
Farming
Factory work
mining
59
How is language distributed?
Through tourism
by cultural rtiuals
Migration, trade, colonialism, printing press, interaction
by things
60
What is the most practiced religion in the world today?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
61
What is language divergence?
When a language becomes extinct
When two languages merge
the differentiation that takes place over time and distance.
The simplification of grammar
62
what is considered a consumer good
wheat
cars,phones,TV
Factory machines
livestock
63
when were Jews forced out of Israel
70 AD
600 AD
530 BC
1948
64
What is secularization
Process of people calming no religious allegiance
Becoming more religious
Strict religious interpretation
Mixing politics with religions
65
What does a high literacy rate show
low GDP
Good education
Strong agriculture
High population
66
Which sector includes farming,Fishing and mining
Secondary
Tertiary
Primary
Informal
67
What is the mother tongue?
Tongue-the first language spoken by Homo sapiens about 200,000 years ago.
The language of the oldest known civilization
The language of one’s mother
A written form of ancient language
68
Largest Indo-European language?
Hindi
English
Bengali
Spanish
69
Where did Islam originate
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Iraq
70
Which are Indo-European language branches?
Romance, Celtic, Indo-Turkic
Germanic, Romance, Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian
Semitic, Afro-Asiatic, Slavic
Bantu, Germanic, Romance, Arabic
71
what is a sect
a type of worship
a group of prests
an ancient tradition
A relatively small denominate group broken away from an established church.
72
what does GEM stand for
Gender Equality Metric
Gender empowerment Measure
Global economic Measure
General Education Module
73
Which group is more productive
LDCs
MDCs
74
What is a toponym
A place name
A type of map
A language family
A native word
75
What is the definition of language
a religious symbol
a group of dialects
a set of sounds combination of sounds,and sybols used for communication
a group of cultural practices
76
U.S. region with most streets named after MLK?
Midwest
Southeast
Northeast
West Coast
77
What is the set of beliefs for religion?
Science-based understanding of life
Worship of ancestors only
Higher power, origin explanation, rituals, festivals, and space
Belief in natural phenomena
78
what is an isogloss
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature is found
a patteren
a religious symbol
a map showing language routes
79
What are the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?
Life is suffering, caused by desire can escape via Eightfold Path
Commands from the gods
Moral rules for monks
Guidelines for temples
80
What is Karma
a type of prayer
a god in Buddism
past action determine reincarnation progress
the circle of medication
81
Who proposed the hearth theory near the Fertile Crescent?
Colin Renfrew
Walter Christaller
Jared Diamond
Albert Einstein
82
What is a language family
a group of languages descended from a single, earlier tongue
a slang variation
A regional group of dialects
a language used only by one country
83
Why does Texas have the most non-English speakers in the U.S.?
in near Canada
it is highly populated
its border with Mexico and high immigration
large cities
84
What is Fundamentalism
Belief in science
No religious beliefs
Strict belief in one interpretation of worship
Multiple interpretation of religion
85
Describe languages of China.
Ancient and spoken by the largest contiguous population
Mostly European
Few native speakers
few people
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what is cosmogony
river and mountain is spirit
Belief in reincarnation
belief in only one god
religious belief about the origin of the universe
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What is monotheism?
Belief in one god
Belief in spirits
Belief in no god
Belief in many gods
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Which Canadian province has the most French speakers?
Manitoba
Quebec
Alberta
Ontario
89
what is GDP per capita
GDP divided by population
imports per person
Income of the richest
total population
90
Which region likely has the lowest motor vehicles per 1000 persons
Sub Saharan Africa
Southeast Asia
Eastern Europe
South America
