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English is the Lingua Franca
False
True
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Which of these languages spread globally as a result of religious diffusion?
Arabic
All of the above
French
Spanish
3
All of the following are characteristics of folk culture except
folk cultures have a homogeneous population
folk cultures are spread hierarchically
folk cultures eat mostly foods that are locally available
folk culture populations are usually small
4
The process by which the English language diffused throughout colonial India
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
expansion diffusion
assimilation
5
Which statement about the English language is correct?
It has only two separate dialects: British and American
It is a member of the Latin language branch
It is the official language of the United States
It has been largely influenced by the French and German languages
6
Pop culture spreads
quickly
through folk culture
slowly
it does not spread
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Problems with multilingual states include
confusion, as some place names are identified differently
increased costs for printing govt. signs in different languages
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
All of the above
8
Which of the following best exemplifies folk culture
Suburban kids purchasing rap music
The burial of the dead
Traditional dance of the Cherokee
Eating Chinese food in Paris
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Which statement about culture is true?
Cultures are dynamic and always changing
Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group of people
Cultural traits are a reflection of a group’s values
All are correct
10
A regional variant of a language is known as a
language branch
language group
language dialect
language family
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Examples of non-material aspects of culture include all of the following except
practices
belief systems
clothing
traditions
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Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world
largest # of Muslims is in West Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa
largest # of Muslims is in South Asia and Southeast Asia
largest # of Muslims is in Southwest Asia and East Africa
largest # of Muslims is in the Middle East and North Africa
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A geographic assemblage of related culture regions is called a
culture hearth
cultural environment
cultural homeland
culture realm
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Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family
Germanic
Indo-European
Japanese
Austronesian
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Why did the modern game of football/soccer spread to different parts of the world under Britich colonialism?
Relocation
Expansion
Contagious
Hierarchical
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A language that no longer has native speakers is considered
a preserved language
a creole language
a lingua franca
an extinct language
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Studying religions is important to understanding a culture because
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
religions are key to understanding the role of women in culture
major religion can be directly linked to cultural homeland
religions do not have any impact on the built landscape
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The woorlds most widespread religion is
Hinduism
Christianity
Scientology
Islam
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Folk culture is what type of diffucion?
stimulus
contagious
extinct
relocation
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A single attribute of culture is called a
culture complex
culture trait
culture hearth
culture landscape
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Social differences between men and women according to the culture is called
identity
gender
sexism
recism
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What is cultural adaption?
stratagies that make people adapt to the prevailing culture
new people adapt to the culture of a preexisting people
the succession of one race into another
culture changing to fit the new peoples ideals
23
Specific traits assigned to a gender are know as
gender norms
gender attributes
gender differences
gender traits
24
The process by which a less dominate culture adopts some of the traits of a dominate culture is called
Migrant diffusion
Acculturation
Transculturation
Cultural assimilation
25
Popular culture is rapidly diffused around the world by
The Internet
all of the above
Hollywood movies
TV shows
26
Gender norms change over time
False
True
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What is a cultural realm?
The group of traits that define a particular culture
New York City
the entire region for which a culture represents
The contact and interaction of one culture to another
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When an ethnic group completely blends with the larger society, it is called
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
assimilation
expansion diffusion
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The idea that cultures will modify the natural landscape to fit their needs is known as the
cultural landscape
cultural traits
cultural environment
cultural situation
