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1
All of the following are traits common to Muslim regions of the world EXCEPT
pilgrimage.
Sharia law.
fasting.
polytheism.
2
Which of the following religions did NOT originate in the Indian subcontinent?
Sikhism
Jainism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
3
All of the following are examples of iconic, secular landscapes EXCEPT
the Dome of the Rock.
the Eiffel Tower.
Yosemite Valley.
the Lincoln Memorial.
4
The 2 largest language families in the world, in terms of absolute numbers of speakers, are
Japanese-Korean and Niger-Congo
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
Amerindian and Malayo-Polynesian
Afro-Asiatic and Austro-Asiatic
5
2 prominent French ethnic islands in N. Am. are historically located in whcih of the areas?
Utah and Ontario
Louisiana and Quebec
New Brunswick and California
Minnesota and Newfoundland
6
Which of the following best illustrates a landscape of consumption?
A business district.
A theme park.
An oil refinery.
A wheat field.
7
Which of the following provides the clearest example of a dialect landscape?
A rural, cultivated landscape
A gentrified, urban landscape
A suburban, residential landscape
An abandoned, industrial landscape
8
Which of the following terms refers to one culture's dominance over another culture by force.
Gerrymandering
Acculturation
Cultural imperialism
Assimilation
9
A Hindu temple located in Texas is most likely the result of which kind of diffusion?
Contagious
Expansion
Relocation
Hierarchical
10
Historically, cultural diffusion patterns in the U.S. have tended to flow in which direction?
Northwest to Southwest
North to South
West to East
East to West
11
Which of the following folk architecture styles is ideally suited for a diurnal climate?
Adobe house
Log cabin
Garrison house
New York Dutch House
12
Which of the following sacred places is most closely associated with animism?
Sistine Chapel
Ayers Rock
Hagia Sophia
Mecca
13
The concept of nirvana is most closely associated with which of the following religions?
Islam
Buddhism
Animism
Confucianism
14
In which of the following countries are inhabitants subject to Sharia law?
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Ethiopia
Turkey
15
Which of the following is a sacred place in the Hindu religion?
Sahara Desert
Mount Fiji
Ganges River
Dead Sea
16
The term
topophilia
is defined as
place of kinship.
absence of place.
love of place.
place of exile.
17
The place or area where a cultural practice originates is known as a
hearth
frontier
edge
cosmos
18
The term
white flight
is associated with all fo the following EXCEPT
the presistence of de facto racial segregation.
processes of economic restructuring and urban decay.
processes of gentrification.
processes of suburban and exurban expansion.
19
All of the following belong to the Indo-European language family EXCEPT
Farsi
Bengali
Mandarin
Hindi
20
The largest branch of Islam, to which as many as 80% of all Muslims belong, is called
Sunni.
Shiite.
Berber
Meccan
21
A dialect is best classified as which of the following?
Cultural complex
Language group
Language branch
Cultural trait
22
All of the following are artifacts of folk culture in North America EXCEPT
Amish horse carriages.
bluegrass gospel songs.
Quebec cabins.
angled-rail or snake fences.
23
A social decline in religious adherence is referred to as
partisanship.
wyncretism.
fundamentalism.
secularism.
24
In Islam the religious practice of "sacred struggle" is known as
jihad.
Shabbat.
hajj.
Ramadan.
25
Compared to popular culture, folk cultures are
more contagious
more homogeneous
more diffuse
more cosmopolitan
26
The prohibition that forbids Hindus from slaughtering or consuming beef is an example of a(n)
ethnic conflict
secular belief
Sharia law
religious proscription
27
The Sunbelt and New England are two examples of which kind of culture region?
Municipal
Functional
Formal
Vernacular
28
Which of the following religions is most closely associated with proselytism?
Christianity
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism