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AP Human Geography Cultural Geography Review
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1
“Little Sweden” in Lindsborg, Kansas is a good example of
tribalism
neolocalism
placelessness
globalization
2
The fact that popular culture proceeds from large urban centers to progressively smaller cities
relocation diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
independent invention
3
Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of
assimilation
cultural appropriation
neolocalism
cultural persistence
4
Buddhist pilgrimages to Bodh Gaya are focused on
the birthplace of Sidharta Gautama
a Shrine to Krishna
a Bhodi tree under which the Buddha taught
the grave of the Buddha
5
Leopoldville, Congo becomes Kinshasa & Salisbury, Zimbabwe becomes Harare These are examples of
post-colonial toponym
descriptive toponym
colonial toponyms
migration effects
6
The pagoda is the style of building most often associated with
Hinduism
Shintoism
Buddhism
Shikism
7
Pop culture can be reproduced by people in the context of their local culture. This is called:
global homogenization
reterritorialization
the MTV effect
cultural appropriation
8
The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape is known as:
the hand of man
urban renewal
the cultural landscape
sprawl
9
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called
a sound shift
an isogloss
cultural boundary
an international border
10
In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York, and Milan are referred to as
capitals
world cities
trend-setters
hearths
11
The French government has _________ to protect French language and culture.
banned foreign words in advertising on radio & television
established the Académie Française to standardize language
all of the above
passed a law levying fines on those using foreign terms
12
Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose from the confrontation between Hinduism and
Buddhism
British colonial officials
Islam
Christianity
13
Which is an example of an intrafaith (boundary) conflict?
Former Yugoslavia
Northern Ireland
Nigeria
Israel—Palestine
14
Jerusalem is a sacred place for
all of the above
Jews
Christians
Muslims
15
Nigeria chose __________ as its official language upon independence.
northern Hausa
southwestern Yoruba
southeastern Ibo
English
16
Which country is divided with Flemish speakers in the north & Walloon speakers in the south?
Denmark
Belgium
Luxembourg
the Netherlands
17
Which development helped with the rise of national languages beginning in the 14th century?
Celtic migrations
invention of the printing press
all of the Roman Empire
agricultural revolution
18
_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous population, & typically rural
popular
material
local
folk
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The language tree diagram of language divergence has branches with dead ends. These represent
extinct languages
standardized or non-changing languages
isolated languages
anguage subfamilies
20
Dialects are most often marked by actual differences in
syntax
accents
vocabulary
pronunciation
21
A language that allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate is a
standardized language
common language
creolization
lingua franca
22
Many former African colonies have taken as their official language
an invented language with no historical connections
an Austronesian and therefore neutral language
the most widely-spoken indigenous language
the language of the former colonial power
23
Cultural appropriation profit (e.g., naming a beer for a Lakota chief) is referred to as
cultural imperialism
ethnic insensitivity
product branding
commodification
24
Over 425 Hutterite communities exist in each of the following states and provinces
except
:
North Dakota
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Arkansas
25
Latin
octo
(8) became Italian
otto,
Spanish
ocho,
and French
huit.
This is an example of a
deterioration
sound shift
isogloss shift
dialect development
26
The world’s largest dominantly Islamic state is
Pakistan
Egypt
Iran
Indonesia
27
The youngest major religion is
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
28
The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called
namology
deep reconstruction
lexicography
toponymy
29
Hinduism arose in the _____________ River valley
Krishna
Brahmaputra
Indus
Ganges
30
The most residentially segregated metropolitan area for African Americans is
Birmingham, Alabama
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Atlanta, Georgia
Seattle, Washington
31
The term which describes the American landscape & is related to the spread of pop culture is
popular landscape
placelessness
cultural landscape
blight
32
One of the unique characteristics of Hinduism is that it
is so young
has so few followers
emerged without a prophet, scriptures, or a bureaucracy
is a very simple religion
33
David Harvey refers to the increasing speed by which innovations in popular culture diffuse as
time-space compression
distance decay
space-adjusting techniques
cultural diffusion
34
The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly ____ languages spoken.
200
15
25
400
35
Gov't efforts to discourage native practice & languages in the US & Canada were attempts to
eradicate native groups
assimilate native groups
protect native groups
segregate native groups
36
The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, was perhaps the 1st Indian religious leader to
reject the eating of meat.
acknowledge sacred animals, such as cattle
speak out against the Hindu caste system
accept Karma
37
The largest constituency of Christianity is
Roman Catholic
Coptic
Protestant
Eastern Orthodox
38
The rise of secularism and decline of religious membership are found in
Europe
Southeast Asia
Africa south of the Sahara
Southwest Asia
39
The
diaspora
of the Jews resulted from
he Arab-Israeli conflict
Moses decision to leave Egypt
the European holocaust of the Nazis
the Roman destruction of Jerusalem
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The ________ culture of a group of people includes the things they construct.
folk
pop
non-material
material