the study of how place names reflect the culture & heritage

People often practice their folk customs instead of pop culture because

they want to preserve their traditional cultures.

Assimilation is when a minority culture

has completely adopted the traits of a host culture into the

Cultural diffusion is

spread of culture traits from one group to another.

Stimulus diffusion is

the spread of an underlying principle or idea.

Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world?

Largest # of Muslims are in South Asia and Southeast Asia

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1
All of the following are Latin-based Romance languages except
Spanish
English
Italian
French
2
The theory that the physical environment causes social and cultural development is called
cultural determinism.
environmental determinism.
cultural ecology.
environmental ecology.
3
The three major religions with the largest # of adherents
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism
Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
Islam, Christianity, judaism
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
4
The idea that cultures will modify the natural landscape to fit their needs is known as the
cultural environment.
cultural situation.
cultural landscape.
culture traits.
5
Toponymy is
the study of globalization of culture traits.
the study of how place names reflect the culture & heritage
the study of elevation change on maps.
that regions are interconnected through culture
6
A language that no longer has native speakers is considered
an endangered language.
a preserved language.
a lingua franca.
an extinct language.
7
Folk culture is transmitted from one location to another primarily through
Contagious diffusion
relocation diffusion.
religion.
trans-national corporations.
8
People often practice their folk customs instead of pop culture because
they want to preserve their traditional cultures.
they do not want to harm their environment.
popular cultural items are often expensive to buy.
a lack of exposure to popular culture.
9
Which two cities in the United States often serve as hearths for popular culture?
New York and Chicago.
Los Angeles and Detroit.
New York and Los Angeles.
New York and Miami.
10
The area of origin of a culture is called
culture hearth.
cultural homeland.
cultural environment.
cultural landscape.
11
In large cities, people with the same culture often live in segregated areas called
cultural exclaves.
the suburbs.
ethnic enclaves.
ethnic agglomeration.
12
Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The South.
The Bible Belt.
The Gulf Coast.
The Rocky Mountain Region.
13
Assimilation is when a minority culture
has completely adopted the traits of a host culture into the
segregates themselves from the host culture into their cultu
has adopted some traits of a host culture into their culture
has completely rejected the traits of all other cultures.
14
Cultural diffusion is
isolation of a culture from the rest of the world.
innovation of a cultural trait.
idea that your own culture is superior to others.
spread of culture traits from one group to another.
15
What is the term for a group of people who identify with their cultural and biological history
Ethnicity.
Nationality.
Nation.
Race.
16
Which of the following regions is considered a vernacular culture region?
The American South.
East Asia.
Anglo-America.
South America.
17
A regional variant of a language is known as a
language branch.
language group.
language dialect.
language family.
18
Popular Culture is characterized by all of the following except
globalization.
homogeneous population.
urban population.
quickly changing attributes.
19
Stimulus diffusion is
he spread of an idea or trait through the physical movement
the spread of an idea from persons of power to other persons
the spread of an underlying principle or idea.
the rapid and widespread diffusion of a characteristic
20
Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world?
Largest # of Muslims are in South Asia and Southeast Asia
Largest # of Muslims are in W Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
Largest # of Muslims are in SW Asia and East Asia
largest # of Muslims are in the Middle East & North America
21
Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?
Christianity and Islam.
Judaism and Christianity.
Islam and Hinduism.
Hinduism and Judaism.
22
according to environmental determinism , which of the following would be most productive
Mountain Regions
Temperate Regions
Arctic Regions
Tropical Regions
23
Which of the following is not an example of expansion diffusion?
Stimulus diffusion.
Contagious diffusion.
Relocation diffusion.
Hierarchical diffusion.

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