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This country has over 850 languages, making it the most linguistically diverse on the planet.
Indonesia
India
China
Papua New Guinea
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The process of the less dominant culture adopting the traits of the more dominant culture
cultural diffusion
transculturation
acculturation
syncretism
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Mecca, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem are examples of
sacred sites
lingua francas
cremation sites
isoglosses
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This photograph is most expressive of which of the following?
diffusion of popular culture
diffusion of folk clothing
Elvis impersonators
globalization of 1950s fashion
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Beliefs on the origin of the universe are known as
hierarchical diffusion
cosmogony
autonomous religion
ethnic religions
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This New England style of vernacular architecture is known as
front wing and gable
None of these
Cape Cod
saltbox
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Nigeria has a religious regionalism with Christianity in the south and _____ in the north
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
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A single attribute of culture that is often not confined to a single area
culture complex
culture trait
culture system
culture region
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The precepts of Islam constituted, in many ways, a revision of ____________ beliefs
Christian and Buddhist
Judaic and Muslim
None of these
Christian and Judaic
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One way to construct an individual or group identity is by
all of these can be used in constructing identities
gender
race
identifying against
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If ethnocentrism were associated with one word, it would most likely be:
resonant
judgmental
voracious
empathetic
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School of thought that posits social culture as entirely developed by a people’s surroundings
environmental perception
environmental determinism
possibilism
cultural determinism
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Which supports the following: English will remain as the global lingua franca in 2100
Non-English languages diffuse more on the web
Growth rates among English-speaking peoples are low.
English is the international language of business
Linguistic revival movements are occurring worldwide
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Regional differences for names of soft drinks (e.g., soda, pop, cola, etc.) are a type of
isogloss
syncretism
toponym
creole
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The diffusion of ____culture may threaten the survival of __culture in many places.
popular, folk
eastern, western
western, eastern
folk, popular
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Any common language spoken in an area with multiple languages is called a/an:
pidgin language
lingua franca
monolingual language
official language
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Christianity spread through
Hierarchical diffusion
Relocation diffusion
All of the above
Contagious diffusion
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In Maori society, tattoos are seen as
indicative of one’s position in society
indicative of one’s personal achievements
indicative of one’s genealogy
all of these
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Which of the following represents a commemorative toponym?
Milwaukee
Boulder
Palestine
Chicago
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The presence of many fast food restaurants tends to make a cultural landscape more
cohesive
heterogeneous
religious
homogeneous
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The language with the most native speakers in the world today is:
Spanish
Mandarin
Hindi
English
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These religions all worship the same God
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
Confucianism, Shintoism, Hinduism
Judaism, Christianity, Pantheism
Islam, Hinduism, Baha’i
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Sunnis and Shiites are the two main branches of
Judaism
Christianity
Roman Catholicism
Islam
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Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Basques?
Basque language is spoken by app. 666,000 in the Pyrenees
Their separatist movement wanting independence from Spain
Their language is an isolated pre-Indo-European language
They are hoping to unite politically with Portugal soon
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The most widely used Indo-European language below is:
Romanian
German
Spanish
French
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Which of these lists of religions best describes these religions from most to fewest followers?
Islam – Christianity – Hinduism – Judaism – Confucianism
Christianity – Hinduism – Islam – Sikhism - Judaism
Christianity – Islam – Hinduism – Buddhism - Sikhism
Buddhism – Christianity – Islam – Hinduism - Sikhism
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The Romance language family includes
Russian
English
German
French
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Marriage is an example of an independent invention. Independent inventions are
trait that develops in hearths without outside interaction
the spread of a trait from folk to popular culture
trait that diffuses from homogeneous to heterogeneous areas
the spread of a trait from one place to another
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Which of the following is INCORRECT about culture?
No two cultures are exactly alike
Culture is genetically inherited
Cultures are never static, but do change at different rates.
One change in a trait can affect other parts of the culture.
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Poorly illustrated example demonstrates the diffusion of which language?
English
Spanish
French
Portuguese
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The difference between British and American English is known as
language convergence
patois
lingua franca
language divergence
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Hypothesis that Indo-European language spread through agricultural trade
None of These
Sedentary Farmer
Kurgan Migration
Mongol Migration
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New Zealand’s official language, which is only spoken by 5% of the population, is
English
Spanish
Esperanto
Maori
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A landscape that comes about through the use of people over time
toponymic landscape
vernacular landscape
commemorative landscape
designed landscape
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What is the English language in the United States?
Standard language
Official language
Pidgin language
Creole language
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Most followers of this religion live in Punjab in India.
Baha’i
Hinduism
Sikhism
Islam
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The diffusion of fast-food restaurants
has been done without franchising of stores
is most prevalent in areas dominated by folk cultures
is dependent upon large numbers of elderly customers
has caused homogenization of the landscape
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Buddhism is apatheistic, meaning
Buddhists do not place importance on a god or gods
Buddhists worship multiple gods
Buddhists do not have any holidays or importance places
Buddhists are monotheistic
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English is a member of the ___________ subfamily of languages.
Celtic
Romance
Germanic
Slavic
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A language which has been simplified or modified
Esperanto
lingua franca
pidgin
isogloss
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Where is the cultural hearth of Buddhism located?
Palestine
Japan
China
India
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The number of languages spoken in the world today
approximately 100
approximately 1,000
approximately 500
approximately 7,000
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Cultural Relativism could best be described as:
seeing a culture through the eyes of that culture
interpreting culture with empirical data like census numbers
interpreting culture by using topographic maps of an area
seeing a culture through one’s own way of life