Unit 6 Culture

Race is based on a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or cultural hearth.

The presence of ethnic neighborhoods like Chinatown in San Francisco is due to

There is a neighborhood in Meixico City that is home to a small Japanese population who shaped the cultural landscape.

Ethnic cleansing involves policies designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violence another group.

The Carlisle Indian Schools in the United States were created to

Islam is the only religion to originate in Southwest Asia

Celebrities that promote fashion and technology contribute to

Popular culture diffuses quickly accross heterogeneous populations.

More than 95% of Bislama words are of English origin but the langauge also incorporates French and Vanuatu languages.

A country with significant cultural differences among its population will likely experience centripetal forces.

The spread of an idea or innovation from its source is called

Ethnocentrism can best be described as

Which of the following might act as a barrier to diffusion of cultural concepts?

The idea that values, beliefs, practices, etc. of a culture shouldn't be judged is called

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is an example of placemaking.

A situation in which humans have superimposed their culture onto the physical environment is called a/an

Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a _______.

English is present throughout the British Isles due to a history of economic and political control by England.

Subway has spread globally due in part to franchising efforts by the company to promote brand recognition.

Islam is a universalizing religion.

Eating pork is considered taboo among which of the following religions?

Ethnicity is based on a group of people who are percieved to have a shared physical trait such as skin color.

As Africans were brought to the Americas as slaves their traditions blended with Christianity and indigenous customs.

Hinduism is the only religion to originate in South Asia

Which of the following best explains the presence of Hindu religious sites in Southeast Asia?

Christianity is an ethnic religion.

Mandarin (language from China) is the most frequently spoken language other than English in U.S. homes.

Which of the following is considered a lingua franca on the global stage?

Which of the following terms refers to the idea that a region's physical geography can influence the taste of food?

The map shows racial distribution in Brazil. Which of the following terms applies to the situation in Brazil?

Where did the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam originate?

As colonial empires were dismantled in the decades after WWII, former colonies abandoned the languages of the colonizers

Where is the top non-English language spoken in U.S. homes most likely to be found?

The further away a people are from a cultural hearth, the less likely the innovation will reach them. This is called