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Duplicate of AP Human Geography Unit 3
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This quiz is to help review Unit 2 Population geography and Unit 3 Cultural geography.
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Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family.
Niger-Congo
Indo-European
Germanic
Japanese
2
Thetwo largest language families in the world are
Afro-Asiaticand Sino-Tibetan.
Indo-Iranianand Balto-Slavic.
Altaicand Nilo-Saharan.
Sino-Tibetanand Indo-European
3
Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world?
equally divided between Middle East, S. Asia, & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in S.W. Asia and E. Africa
Largest # is in the Middle East and North Africa
Largest # is in S. Asia & S.E. Asia
4
Culture is spread
war and occupation
trans-national corporations
migrants
all of the above
5
Mahayanists,in contrast to Theravadists, emphasize Buddha's
renouncing of worldly goods
compassion
wisdom
Life of self-help
6
Arelatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a
sect
branch
dialect
denomination
7
Which of these is an ethnic religion?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
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Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The Rocky Mountain Region
The South
The Bible Belt
The Gulf Coast
9
Popular culture is characterized by all of the following
except
globalization
urban population
homogeneous population
quickly changing attributes
10
Thespatial distribution of soccer during the twentieth century is an example of
Habit
Popular culture
Taboo
Folk culture
11
The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the
desire to adopt all the official languages of the UN
concept of lingua franca
work of French Catholic missionaries
amount of power the French wielded over its colony
12
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?
spread of laptop computers from the upper class to middle
Spread of Wal-Mart from Arkansas to the rest of the U. S.
Spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America
13
Folkcultures are spread primarily by
relocationdiffusion.
contagiousdiffusion.
hierarchicaldiffusion
stimulusdiffusion.
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Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
vocabulary
pronunciation
all of the above
spelling
15
Thesecond-largest language family is
Sino-Tibetan
Dravidian
Indo-European
Afro-Asiatic
16
Ataboo against pork is a characteristic of
Judaism & Buddhism
Judaism & Islam
Christianity & Buddhism
Christianity & Hinduism
17
Alingua franca is
anEnglish word that has entered the French language
used in trade by people with different native languages
extinctlanguage that has been revived.
languageused by French colonial administrations
18
Religions' influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all the following ways
except
burial grounds
places of worship
shrines
commercial districts
19
Terroirrefers to
act of violence a reaction against globalization.
agroup's sense of place.
agroup's food taboos
sum of the effects of the local environment on a food item.
20
Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
21
Which is an example of a folk cultural landscape in the United States?
Log cabins in Appalachia
Amish communities in Pennsylvania
Pueblo communities in New Mexico
All of the above
22
Americans'preferences for beverages and snacks
donot vary from one region of the country to another.
donot vary according to religious differences
Allof these answers are correct
varyaccording to what is produced locally.
23
Studying religion is important to understanding a culture because
religions don't have any impact on the built landscape
religions are key to understanding the role of women
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
major world religions can be linked to a cultural homeland
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1 of the most obvious ways 4 a culture to exert its influence on the landscape in an urban area
it to make sure that their children go to public schools
is to make sure business signs are written in their language
it to take out loans from bankers
make sure business leaders join the chamber of Commerce
25
Whichof the following is not a Romance language?
Bulgarian
Portuguese
Italian
Romanian
26
Whichof the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?
Black
White
Japanese
Hispanic/Latino
27
The best example of cultural integration in the United States is
the Pacific Northwest
the upland South
the Amish country in Pennsylvania
the Mormon culture region
28
Theracist laws that divided South Africans were known as
apartheus
apartheid
apomatox
secessionist
29
Which two cities in the United States often serve as hearths for popular culture?
New York and Los Angeles
New York and Chicago
New York and Miami
Los Angeles and Detroit
30
What is the process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities?
Ethnic cleansing
Genocide
Balkanization
Urbanization
31
Geographers study thesites where religions started & how they diffused. This shows
lackof spatial connections in religion
roleof history in the social sciences.
spatialconnections in religion
geo-religiouslinkages of culture
32
A group of languages that share a common origin but have evolved intoindividual languages is a
dialect.
language group
languagebranch.
language family
33
Which of the following is an example of a revived language?
Hebrew
Latin
Swahili
Greek
34
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
English
French
Spanish
Arabic
35
Englishis part of which language branch?
Indo-European
Northern
Western
Germanic
36
Themost populous ethnic group in the United States
American Indians
Asian Americans
African Americans
Latinos/Hispanics
37
Which language family contains English?
Afro-Asiatic
Indo-European
Japanese
Niger-Congo
38
Problems with multi-lingual states include
place names are identified differently in different language
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
All of the above
increased costs for printing government signs & literature
39
Where are Asian Americans distributed in the U.S.?
West
Midwest
North
Southeast
40
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
It remains within the culture where they started
A universalizing religion is one into which people are born.
is for one group of people
A universalizing religion is usually easy to join.
41
Ethnicidentity for U.S. descendants of European immigrants is primarily preservedthrough
schoolsand education
religionand food
neighborhoodsand locations.
language.
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Theworld's largest universalizing religion is
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
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How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?
Both religions believe in a rigid class system
Both religions believe in magic and divination.
Both religions believe in judgement day & rewards in heaven
Both religions believe in the principle of non-violence
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Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is
true
?
Backlash against Western culture has resulted in violence
All of these are true
Many foreign cultures have adoped Western traits.
Areas of the world have actively resisted Western culture
