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Unit 3, Part 1: Cultural Patterns and Processes
Unit 3, Part 1: Cultural Patterns and Processes
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Unit 3, Cultural Patterns & Processes, LVHS, APHuG
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1
The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the
work of French Catholic missionaries.
amount of power the French wielded over its colony.
desire to adopt all the official languages of the U.N.
concept of lingua franca.
2
Most English-speaking countries around the world speak British English because
most people don't like Americans so they refuse to copy them
American English is not considered proper English
American English is considered vulgar bymost educated people
British colonized many areas around the world.
3
Languages in a lang branch sharing common origin&have few differences in grammar&vocabulary is
dialect
Language tree
Language group
Language family
4
According to the Core-Domain-Sphere model
cultural influence decreases the further one isfrom the core
influence of a culture decreases as one travels in & around
part of the sphere model impacted most by a culture.
all of these
5
Which of the following cultural traits is important to Americans?
A strong state religion.
Ancestor veneration and worship.
A focus on social order over individual rights.
A sense of equality and fairness.
6
The idea that an environment influences how a culture interacts with the environment is
environmental determinism.
cultural possibilism.
environmental possibilism
cultural environmentalism
7
An isogloss is
a boundary between language regions.
the transition zone between cultures.
a form of a language spoken in a local area.
a collection of unique words.
8
The principal concentration of French-speaking North Americans is in
Haiti
Maine
Quebec
Nova Scotia
9
A single attribute of culture is called a
culture trait.
culture landscape.
culture complex.
culture hearth.
10
Which of the following statements about Spanglish is
false
?
Spanglish involves converting English words toSpanish forms.
Spanglish is a mixing of Spanish and English.
Spanglish has developed new grammar rules & new vocabulary.
Spanglish is an example of hierarchical diffusion.
11
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America.
The spread of laptops from the upper class to middle clas
The spread of Wal-Mart from Arkansas to the rest of the US
The spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe.
12
Which of the following areas would be considered a cultural transition zone?
Southern Florida.
Eastern Ontario-Western Quebec.
All of these
Southwest USA-Northern Mexico
13
A Cultural transition zone is an area
of great cultural diversity.
where cultures are divided.
where one cultural boundary abruptly ends & another begins.
between 2 culture regions that exhibits traits from both
14
Which of the following is an example of stimulus diffusion?
Spread of drive-thru windows from fast food to liquor stores
Cell phones spread from upper class to middle/lower classes
The spread of English language to British colonies.
15
Which statement about official languages is true?
are used by the government for use in its daily business.
are the language of the largest cultural group of a country.
are always spoken by the majority of citizens of a country
Each country can only have one official language.
16
Early English was influenced by all of the following groups except the
Basques.
Saxons.
French.
Vikings.
17
All of the following are Latin-based Romance languages except
French
English
Spanisjh
Italian
18
Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The Rocky Mountain Region
The Bible Belt.
The South.
The Gulf Coast
19
Which statement about the English language is correct?
It has been largely influenced by the French language
It is a member of the Latin language branch
It has been largely influenced by the French language
It is the official language of the United States
20
A language that no longer has native speakers is considered
an endangered language.
an extinct language.
a preserved language.
a lingua franca.
21
American English has adopted extensive vocabulary from which of the following languages?
Yiddish language.
all of these, including French language
Native American languages.
Spanish language.
22
The theory that the physical environment causes social and cultural development is called
environmental ecology.
environmental determinism.
cultural ecology.
cultural determinism.
23
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
Chinese
French
Arabic
English
24
Problems with multi-lingual states include
All of these
antagonism between speakers of the different languages.
cost o printing gov't signs&literature in multiple languages
someplaces are identified differently in different languages
25
All of the following are creole languages
except
Bantu.
Afrikaans.
Bazaar Malay.
Swahili.
26
Which of the following is an example of relocation diffusion?
All of these are examples of relocation diffusion
The spread of baseball to Japan.
The spread of Roman Catholicism to Latin America
The spread of English to the British Colonies.
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Relocation diffusion is
the spread of an idea from persons of power to other persons
the spread of an underlying principle or idea
the rapid &widespread diffusion throughout the population.
Ideas spread thru movement of people from 1 place to another
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An area around the boundary between two culture regions that exhibits traits from both cultures
Vernacular region
Lingua franca
Cultural hearth
Cultural transition zone
29
Differences between American and British English include all of the following except
different pronunciation of words.
different language of origin.
different spelling of words.
different vocabulary for some objects.
30
Which of the following areas is not considered a cultural realm?
Latin America.
New England.
sub-Saharan Africa.
Western Europe
31
One culture that uses an ideographic method of writing is
dia
Empty choice
32
Stimulus diffusion is
rapid&widespread diffusion throughout the populatio
the spread of an idea from persons of power to other persons
the spread of an underlying principle or idea.
None of these are examples of stimulus diffusion
33
Cultural ecology is
the study of human interaction with animals
the study of human-environment relationships.
the study of human attitudes towards the cultural landscap
the study of environmental culture traits.
34
Which statement about culture is true?
It's learned behavior that's passed through generations
Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group of people
Cultures are dynamic and always changing.
all of these statements are true
35
A regional variant of a language is known as a
language branch.
language dialect.
language group.
language family.
36
Studying religions is important to understanding a culture because
major religions can be directly linked toa cultural homeland
it is key to understanding the role of women in a culture
religions do not have any impact on the built landscape.
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture.
37
Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family
Japanese
Indo-European.
Germanic
Niger-Congo
38
Which cultural phenomenon below is not an example of syncretism?
Snowboarding
Tex-Mex cuisine.
Nordic skiing .
Japanese capitalism.
39
A group of related cultural traits is a
cultural hearth
culture realm
cultural region
culture complex.
40
A geographic assemblage of related culture regions is
a cultural homeland.
a culture realm.
a cultural environment.
a culture hearth.
41
All of the following are examples of a functional or nodal region except
the broadcast area of a radio station.
the area served by a Walmart
the area know as the “South”.
the circulation of a daily newspaper.
42
Approximately how many countries use English as an official language?
80
50
40
60
43
The best example of cultural integration in the United Stated is
the Amish country in Pennsylvania.
the Mormon culture region.
the upland South.
the Spanish influence in the southwest.
44
A pidgin language
has few, if any, grammar rules.
All of these
has a limited vocabulary.
is a simplified language based on two separate languages.
45
Hierarchical diffusion is
the spread of an underlying principle or idea.
none of these
the spread of an idea from persons of power to other persons
rapid & widespread diffusion throughout the population.
46
Where all elements of society are interwoven with the dominant culture is
cultural diffusion
cultural assimilation
cultural integration
cultural determinism
47
An obvious ways for a culture to exert its influence on the landscape in an urban area is to
make sure that their children go to public schools.
make sure business signs are written in their language.
take out loans from bankers.
make sure business leaders join the chamber of commerce
48
Which of the following is not an example of expansion diffusion?
Hierarchical diffusion
Contagious diffusion.
Stimulus diffusion.
Relocation diffusion.
49
Cultural diffusion is
the innovation of a cultural trait.
the spread of culture traits from one group to another.
the isolation of a culture from the rest of the world.
the idea that your own culture is superior to others
50
One culture that uses an ideographic method of writing is
India
English
Arabic
China
51
Culture is spread by
television and other media.
trans-national corporations.
all of these
war and occupation
52
When groups of speakers of a single language are isolated from each other, each group may
All of these
develop new grammar rules.
develop unique vocabulary.
develop different pronunciations of words.
53
All of these are true about vernacular language
except
It has relaxed grammar rules
Used to facilitate trade by speakers of2 different languages
it's spoken mostly by the lower class.
It has become synonymous with less education.
54
A creole language
C) has few, if any, grammar rules.
is not the first language of an individual.
is a mixture of French and another language.
is a pidgin language evolved to become a group’s1st language
55
The language used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade & commerce
relict language.
lingua franca.
pidgen language.
revived language.
56
The process by which a less dominant culture adopts some traits of a more dominant culture
Cultural assimilation.
Transculturation.
Acculturation.
Syncretism
57
Which of the following is an example of a revived language?
Swahili.
Hebrew.
Celtic.
Latin.
58
Which of the following regions is considered a vernacular culture region?
Anglo-America.
South America.
The American South.
East Asia.
59
Problems with the Chinese ideographic writing systems include
symbols must match pronunciation of the word it represents.
to be literate, a person must memorize thousands of symbols.
many symbols no longer have meaning.
each dialect has its own symbols for writing.
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Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
speed at which the language is spoken.
pronunciation.
vocabulary.
all of these
