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Unit 3, Part 1: Cultural Patterns and Processes
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Unit 3, Cultural Patterns & Processes, LVHS, APHuG
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1
Which cultural phenomenon below is not an example of syncretism?
Tex-Mex cuisine.
Japanese capitalism.
Snowboarding
Nordic skiing .
2
Where all elements of society are interwoven with the dominant culture is
cultural determinism
cultural diffusion
cultural integration
cultural assimilation
3
Stimulus diffusion is
rapid&widespread diffusion throughout the populatio
None of these are examples of stimulus diffusion
the spread of an idea from persons of power to other persons
the spread of an underlying principle or idea.
4
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
Chinese
English
French
Arabic
5
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 English to the British Colonies.
The spread of Roman Catholicism to Latin America
6
Which of the following areas would be considered a cultural transition zone?
Eastern Ontario-Western Quebec.
Southwest USA-Northern Mexico
All of these
Southern Florida.
7
A pidgin language
is a simplified language based on two separate languages.
has a limited vocabulary.
has few, if any, grammar rules.
All of these
8
All of the following are Latin-based Romance languages except
Spanisjh
French
English
Italian
9
A geographic assemblage of related culture regions is
a culture hearth.
a culture realm.
a cultural environment.
a cultural homeland.
10
Studying religions is important to understanding a culture because
it is key to understanding the role of women in a culture
major religions can be directly linked toa cultural homeland
religions do not have any impact on the built landscape.
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture.
11
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.
Each country can only have one official language.
are always spoken by the majority of citizens of a country
12
One culture that uses an ideographic method of writing is
English
India
China
Arabic
13
The principal concentration of French-speaking North Americans is in
Maine
Quebec
Haiti
Nova Scotia
14
A creole language
is a mixture of French and another language.
C) has few, if any, grammar rules.
is not the first language of an individual.
is a pidgin language evolved to become a group’s1st language
15
The language used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade & commerce
pidgen language.
revived language.
lingua franca.
relict language.
16
Hierarchical diffusion is
the spread of an idea from persons of power to other persons
rapid & widespread diffusion throughout the population.
the spread of an underlying principle or idea.
none of these
17
Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The South.
The Bible Belt.
The Rocky Mountain Region
The Gulf Coast
18
Approximately how many countries use English as an official language?
80
60
50
40
19
The idea that an environment influences how a culture interacts with the environment is
environmental possibilism
environmental determinism.
cultural possibilism.
cultural environmentalism
20
Problems with multi-lingual states include
someplaces are identified differently in different languages
All of these
antagonism between speakers of the different languages.
cost o printing gov't signs&literature in multiple languages
21
A Cultural transition zone is an area
of great cultural diversity.
between 2 culture regions that exhibits traits from both
where cultures are divided.
where one cultural boundary abruptly ends & another begins.
22
Which of the following areas is not considered a cultural realm?
New England.
Latin America.
Western Europe
sub-Saharan Africa.
23
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.
24
All of the following are creole languages
except
Afrikaans.
Swahili.
Bazaar Malay.
Bantu.
25
Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family
Niger-Congo
Germanic
Japanese
Indo-European.
26
A regional variant of a language is known as a
language branch.
language family.
language group.
language dialect.
27
The theory that the physical environment causes social and cultural development is called
cultural determinism.
environmental ecology.
environmental determinism.
cultural ecology.
28
Which of the following is an example of stimulus diffusion?
Spread of drive-thru windows from fast food to liquor stores
The spread of English language to British colonies.
Cell phones spread from upper class to middle/lower classes
29
Which of the following cultural traits is important to Americans?
A strong state religion.
Ancestor veneration and worship.
A sense of equality and fairness.
A focus on social order over individual rights.
30
Which statement about culture is true?
Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group of people
all of these statements are true
Cultures are dynamic and always changing.
It's learned behavior that's passed through generations
31
Languages in a lang branch sharing common origin&have few differences in grammar&vocabulary is
Language family
Language tree
Language group
dialect
32
All of these are true about vernacular language
except
It has become synonymous with less education.
Used to facilitate trade by speakers of2 different languages
It has relaxed grammar rules
it's spoken mostly by the lower class.
33
Cultural ecology is
the study of human-environment relationships.
the study of human attitudes towards the cultural landscap
the study of human interaction with animals
the study of environmental culture traits.
34
One culture that uses an ideographic method of writing is
Empty choice
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35
Differences between American and British English include all of the following except
different pronunciation of words.
different spelling of words.
different language of origin.
different vocabulary for some objects.
36
Culture is spread by
television and other media.
all of these
trans-national corporations.
war and occupation
37
Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
vocabulary.
pronunciation.
all of these
speed at which the language is spoken.
38
Early English was influenced by all of the following groups except the
Basques.
Vikings.
Saxons.
French.
39
According to the Core-Domain-Sphere model
all of these
influence of a culture decreases as one travels in & around
cultural influence decreases the further one isfrom the core
part of the sphere model impacted most by a culture.
40
A group of related cultural traits is a
culture complex.
cultural hearth
cultural region
culture realm
41
The process by which a less dominant culture adopts some traits of a more dominant culture
Cultural assimilation.
Transculturation.
Acculturation.
Syncretism
42
An area around the boundary between two culture regions that exhibits traits from both cultures
Cultural hearth
Lingua franca
Vernacular region
Cultural transition zone
43
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion
The spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe.
The spread of laptops from the upper class to middle clas
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America.
The spread of Wal-Mart from Arkansas to the rest of the US
44
Problems with the Chinese ideographic writing systems include
each dialect has its own symbols for writing.
many symbols no longer have meaning.
symbols must match pronunciation of the word it represents.
to be literate, a person must memorize thousands of symbols.
45
An obvious ways for a culture to exert its influence on the landscape in an urban area is to
make sure business leaders join the chamber of commerce
make sure business signs are written in their language.
take out loans from bankers.
make sure that their children go to public schools.
46
American English has adopted extensive vocabulary from which of the following languages?
all of these, including French language
Spanish language.
Yiddish language.
Native American languages.
47
A language that no longer has native speakers is considered
an endangered language.
an extinct language.
a preserved language.
a lingua franca.
48
All of the following are examples of a functional or nodal region except
the broadcast area of a radio station.
the circulation of a daily newspaper.
the area know as the “South”.
the area served by a Walmart
49
Which of the following regions is considered a vernacular culture region?
Anglo-America.
East Asia.
South America.
The American South.
50
Which of the following is an example of a revived language?
Hebrew.
Latin.
Swahili.
Celtic.
51
Which of the following statements about Spanglish is
false
?
Spanglish has developed new grammar rules & new vocabulary.
Spanglish is a mixing of Spanish and English.
Spanglish is an example of hierarchical diffusion.
Spanglish involves converting English words toSpanish forms.
52
An isogloss is
a form of a language spoken in a local area.
the transition zone between cultures.
a boundary between language regions.
a collection of unique words.
53
When groups of speakers of a single language are isolated from each other, each group may
develop unique vocabulary.
develop new grammar rules.
develop different pronunciations of words.
All of these
54
Which of the following is not an example of expansion diffusion?
Stimulus diffusion.
Contagious diffusion.
Hierarchical diffusion
Relocation diffusion.
55
A single attribute of culture is called a
culture trait.
culture complex.
culture landscape.
culture hearth.
56
Relocation diffusion is
Ideas spread thru movement of people from 1 place to another
the rapid &widespread diffusion throughout the population.
the spread of an underlying principle or idea
the spread of an idea from persons of power to other persons
57
Cultural diffusion is
the idea that your own culture is superior to others
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.
58
The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the
amount of power the French wielded over its colony.
concept of lingua franca.
desire to adopt all the official languages of the U.N.
work of French Catholic missionaries.
59
The best example of cultural integration in the United Stated is
the Amish country in Pennsylvania.
the Spanish influence in the southwest.
the Mormon culture region.
the upland South.
60
Which statement about the English language is correct?
It has been largely influenced by the French language
It is the official language of the United States
It has been largely influenced by the French language
It is a member of the Latin language branch
