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Cultural Geography Unit Review (Mills)
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Identity, Culture, Religion, and Language
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1
Religion in the Middle East has often
brought about lasting peace between opposing groups.
caused most Jews to want to give Israel back to the Arabs.
divided people into opposing groups.
opened the way for Hindus to worship in Mecca.
2
French Creole is a(an) _______ that combined two simplified languages to form a new language.
official language
isolated language
logogram
pidgin language
3
Which one of the following was a Germanic speaking people that influenced the English language?
Russians
Italians
Angles
Bulgarians
4
When Muslims go on a pilgrimage they often try to visit the city of
Rome in Italy.
Islamabad in Pakistan.
Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Cairo in Egypt.
5
Based on the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, the way is end suffering is to
end desire through the Ten Commandments.
end desire through the Five Pillars.
bath in the Ganges River.
end desire through the Eightfold Path.
6
Which of the following was an extinct language, but has since been revived?
Gaelic
Hebrew
Gothic
Greek
7
Why is the extinction of languages a problem?
It isn't; it would be better if everyone spoke English.
It is better if you can't understand what some people say.
When a language dies, part of the culture dies with it.
It isn't, it would be better if everyone spoke Chinese.
8
This map shows the linguistic diversity in Nigeria that resulted from all BUT
length of time.
literacy.
isolation.
distance decay.
9
When Catholics and Protestants disagree, this is known as
an interfaith conflict.
a cultural conflict.
an intrafaith conflict.
a language conflict.
10
Which language is often used as a second language in India, Africa, and South America.
English
French
Mandarin
Arabic
11
If someone from Rolling Meadows visited Argentina, he would likely say that he was from
Chicago.
Rolling Meadows.
the United States.
Illinois.
12
The difference between ethnicity and race is that
race is about common culture and ethnicity is about looks.
race is assigned and ethnicity is chosen.
race is chosen and ethnicity is assigned.
race is about nationality and ethnicity is about skin color.
13
Which one of the following is a non-material trait in the USA?
the freedom of speech
the American flag
the statue of liberty
the bald eagle
14
Popular culture is different than folk culture in that it
is changeable and agrarian-based.
is unchanging and agrarian-based.
is unchanging and urban-based.
is changeable and urban-based.
15
Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?
Romanian
Portugese
Italian
Greek
16
This chart is evidence that English is a
lingua franca
official language
pidgin language
dialect
17
A creolized language results from
literary traditions.
homogeneity.
acculturation.
extinction.
18
As distance increases between people, interaction between them decreases and leads to
distance decay.
barrioization
placelessness.
increased intimacy.
19
If a country passes a law that mandates the use of one language in all of its documents, then
it wants multilingualism.
it want to endorse other languages.
it wants to preserve its heritage.
it embraces globalism.
20
Traditional gender roles would endorse
men doing laundry and women shoveling snow.
men shoveling snow and women doing laundry.
men becoming nurses and women becoming doctors.
men taking care of children and women doing factory work.
21
Mahayana and Theravada are branches of___that diffused to Eastern Asia.
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
22
Islam initially spread out with its Arabic army from Saudi Arabia into
Southern Europe and Central Asia.
Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Southeast Asia and North Africa.
Eastern Europe and North Southwest Asia.
23
Christians believe that the way to heaven is through a relationship with
Muhammad.
Jesus.
Buddha.
Moses.
24
Hollywood movies, hamburgers, and things that are "cool" are all examples of
folk culture.
Amish culture.
local culture.
popular culture.
25
The political boundaries of Europe follow linguistic boundaries, which follow _____boundaries.
cultural
racial
physical
economic
26
Buddhism and Hinduism both began in the territory know as
Japan.
Saudi Arabia.
India.
China.
27
What has caused a decrease in church attendance in America?
the religious revival caused by secularism
government policies that punish church attendance
new obligations and social factors other than religion
the fact that their is no religion in America
28
When Muslim armies conquered Greek Orthodox lands in Turkey, this demonstrated
peace between religions.
a solely political conflict.
an intrafaith conflict.
an interfaith conflict.
29
Why are some French concerned about the emergence of Franglais?
They don't like the internet.
They are easily confused.
They just want to abolish English.
They feel it is a corruption of their language.
30
What language family is French a member of?
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
Autronesian
Altaic
31
Most Jews believe that the way to salvation from sin is through
the Five Pillars.
the Ten Commandments.
a relationship with Jesus.
the Four Noble Truths.
32
People of a culture share common
beliefs, oceans, and buildings.
beliefs, mountains, and behaviors.
beliefs, objects, and behaviors.
buildings, oceans, and mountains.
33
When the cultural landscapes of cities in a country begin to look alike, this is known as
placelessness.
religious diffusion.
cultural growth.
globalization.
34
What is NOT a factor in the creation of different dialects?
pronunciation
clothing
vocabulary
spelling
35
Having an official language in a country often
revives extinct languages.
leads to confusion in the words used in government forms.
divides people despite their linguistic diversity.
unites people despite their linguistic diversity.
36
Why is English the most widely spoken language in Canada and the U.S.?
Viking Explorations of the New World
The Internet
The Norman Conquest
British Colonialism
37
Which of the following is not an accurate early combination of language and religion?
Germanic/Protestant
English/Catholic
Hebrew/Judaism
Arabic/Islam
38
What is the second largest language family?
Afro-Asiatic
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
Austronesian
39
What branch of the Indo-European language family does English belong to?
Germanic
Indo-Iranian
Slavic
Romance
40
English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French are spoken languages in South America because of
colonization.
immigration from Asia.
language creation.
indigenous languages.
