geo 114 - exam 2 review

religion is particularly good ex. of tension between globalization and local diversity because

what linguistic factor accounts for the fact that both Americans and British use different dialects of English

The Icelandic language has changed less than any other Germanic language because of

the large # of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from

which of the following is an example of revived language

the world's largest universalizing religion is

rapid diffusion of pop. culture

the geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good ex. of

which of the following are true about the english language today?

The diffusion of jeans is a good ex. primarily of

baptist are clustered in the ___ united states

typically, popular culture is more globalized

a creolized language is

according to Colin Renfrew's Anatolian hearth theory, how did Indo-European languages diffuse across Europe

Americans' preferences for beverages and snacks:

animists believe that everything has a spirit/soul

marija gimbutas' theory points to the first speakers of the Indo-European language as the ancient nomad warriors

terrier refers to

Folk Cultures are spread primarily through

The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that

today, house types in the U.S. are distinguished by all but time periods, placelessness

where do most popular customs most frequently originate?

according to your book, what three things influence the choice of clothing in western countries

the most widely spoken indo-european language is

the survival of any language relies on cultural strength of its speakers; power (cultural and political)

ppl who speak a given language migrate to a different location & become isolated-this creates another language(2 mixed)

British and American English differ how?

in which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low

which historic factor accounts for the fact that both Americans and the British use different dialects of English

a lingua franca is

cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

an isogloss is

the significant impact of pop. culture is to more likely to spread through hierarchical diffusion

holidays in most universalizing religions

worlds largest ethnic religion is

For most of the past 2,000 years, most jews have been

an ethnic religion does seek converts

Celtic languages is still here and spoken

taboo against pork is characteristic of which religious groups?

the distribution of the subjects of art in the Himalayas show how folk cultures

diffusion of pop. customs can adversely impact environmental quality in what ways:

popular culture

unlike other universalizing religions, buddhism

language spoken by the greatest # of native speakers in the world is

Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult religious conflict to resolve because

what are the characteristics of a hierarchical religion

a universalizing religion does seek converts