geo 114 - exam 2 review

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

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

popular culture

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

the most widely spoken indo-european language is

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

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

rapid diffusion of pop. culture

an ethnic religion does seek converts

a creolized language is

unlike other universalizing religions, buddhism

an isogloss is

holidays in most universalizing religions

a universalizing religion does seek converts

baptist are clustered in the ___ united states

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

The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that

cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

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

British and American English differ how?

The diffusion of jeans is a good ex. primarily of

a lingua franca is

which of the following is an example of revived language

Celtic languages is still here and spoken

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

what are the characteristics of a hierarchical religion

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

in which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low

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

animists believe that everything has a spirit/soul

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

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

the world's largest universalizing religion is

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

worlds largest ethnic religion is

terrier refers to

Americans' preferences for beverages and snacks:

Folk Cultures are spread primarily through

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

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

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

typically, popular culture is more globalized

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

taboo against pork is characteristic of which religious groups?

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

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

where do most popular customs most frequently originate?