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What is the definition of a dialect?
what is a sect
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what is a sect
a group of prests
A relatively small denominate group broken away from an established church.
a type of worship
an ancient tradition
2
What is the definition of a dialect?
A language spoken by ancient people
A formal version of a language
. A variant of a standard language by region or ethnicit
A type of alphabet
3
What does the secondary sector involve
minging
teaching
manufactutring
farming
4
where do most Buddhists live
China and Southeast Asia
India and Sri Lanka
Tibet and Nepal
Japan and Mongolia
5
Which language has the most native speakers?
ljklkd
Mandarin
Bengali
Hindi
6
What is animism?
worship of saints
belief in a lot of god
belief in one god
belief that all things are animated or possess spirit and a conscious life
7
Which are Indo-European language branches?
Bantu, Germanic, Romance, Arabic
Romance, Celtic, Indo-Turkic
Germanic, Romance, Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian
Semitic, Afro-Asiatic, Slavic
8
Describe languages of Africa.
Primarily Indo-European
Only official languages used
Few dialects, mostly English
B. 1,000 spoken languages, many unwritten
9
what are the 2 major division of islam
Sunni and Shia
rfjfk and fjf
Sunni and Sufi
Orthodox and Reform
10
Largest Indo-European language?
Spanish
English
Bengali
Hindi
11
which sector includes Manufacturing
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
Quaternary
12
Who claims Palestine/ Israel as ancestral homeland
Jews and Arabs
Turks and Stains
Egyptian and Kurds
Chritian and Muslims
13
name the indicator of health and welfare development
acces to shopping
diet and healthcare access
climate
religion
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Who consumes more clories
MDCs
LDCs
don't matter
equally
15
What is monotheism?
Belief in many gods
Belief in one god
Belief in spirits
Belief in no god
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what does GEM do
Measures religious
tracks migration
Rates school system
Measures gender income and power differences
17
What happens when a language goes extinct?
It can never be recovered
It change into dialect
It is reconstructed using sound shifts
It becomes the base of another language
18
What is a Ghetto
Modern housing community
City area restricted to Jews in middle ages
A rueal village
A jewish plae of worship
19
Characteristics of ethnic religions?
Founder is a prophet
spread by missionaries
universal appeal
Unknown source, local focus, based on climate/agriculture
20
What is the mother tongue?
A written form of ancient language
The language of one’s mother
Tongue-the first language spoken by Homo sapiens about 200,000 years ago.
The language of the oldest known civilization
21
what is a religious branch
a religious practiced in one country
a split from a political group
a large and fundamental division within a religion
a minor group with different customs
22
what is a standard language
A hybrid of two language
a regional slang
official language sustained by state in form state examination for teachers
A spoken dialect with no writing
23
what does GEM stand for
Gender empowerment Measure
Gender Equality Metric
General Education Module
Global economic Measure
24
Who controlled the region before WW1 for 1000 years
Roman Empire
French
British
Ottoman Empire
25
What are the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?
Commands from the gods
Moral rules for monks
Guidelines for temples
Life is suffering, caused by desire can escape via Eightfold Path
26
Which sector includes farming,Fishing and mining
Tertiary
Primary
Informal
Secondary
27
Which region likely has the lowest motor vehicles per 1000 persons
Eastern Europe
Southeast Asia
South America
Sub Saharan Africa
28
Why does Texas have the most non-English speakers in the U.S.?
in near Canada
its border with Mexico and high immigration
it is highly populated
large cities
29
what does productivity measure
value added per capita
energy use
total number of employees
workers per factory
30
which are ethnic religions
Hinduism, Judaism, Animism
Jainism, Buddhism
Christianity, Islam
Buddism,Sikhism
31
when were Jews forced out of Israel
1948
530 BC
70 AD
600 AD
32
Reasons for changing toponyms?
All of the above
After decolonization
After revolutions
To memorialize or brand
33
Which group is more productive
LDCs
MDCs
34
what determines HDI
Military streanth
only income
Religious value
GDP, literacy, education, Life expectancy
35
What is the main focus of development in Geo
Improving material condition through knowledge and technology
expanding religious influence
population growth
Improving health care
36
What is Karma
the circle of medication
past action determine reincarnation progress
a type of prayer
a god in Buddism
37
That is a language subfamily
a further division of language groups.
language without alphabets
language without grammar rules
ancient languages no longer spoken
38
when did the UN partition Palestine
1898
1947
48392
1747
39
U.S. region with most streets named after MLK?
West Coast
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
40
Where are southern accents fading?
Rural Alabama
Cities like Atlanta and Austin
Charleston
Mississippi Delta
41
What is language divergence?
When two languages merge
the differentiation that takes place over time and distance.
When a language becomes extinct
The simplification of grammar
42
What is the set of beliefs for religion?
Belief in natural phenomena
Worship of ancestors only
Science-based understanding of life
Higher power, origin explanation, rituals, festivals, and space
43
who controlled Palestine after WW1
Africa
British
Ottoman Empire
France
44
What is secularization
Mixing politics with religions
Becoming more religious
Strict religious interpretation
Process of people calming no religious allegiance
45
what is polytheism
belief many gods
belief very thing have sprits
belief in spirit only
belief in one god
46
Describe languages of China.
few people
Mostly European
Ancient and spoken by the largest contiguous population
Few native speakers
47
what is cosmogony
river and mountain is spirit
Belief in reincarnation
belief in only one god
religious belief about the origin of the universe
48
Sacred sites in Hinduism?
Coastlines and Riverbanks
Forrest
Temples
Mountains
49
what is more effective development approach for LDCs
Self sufficiency
traditional economy
International trade
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50
Who plays a role in standardizing language?
Teachers
Students
Authors
Government
51
what is GDP per capita
GDP divided by population
Income of the richest
imports per person
total population
52
What is a language family
a slang variation
A regional group of dialects
a language used only by one country
a group of languages descended from a single, earlier tongue
53
What is the Diaspora?
Spread of Christianity
Hindu migration
Scattering of Jews outside Israel
A type of worship
54
Where did Islam originate
Iran
Iraq
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
55
Who proposed the hearth theory near the Fertile Crescent?
Albert Einstein
Jared Diamond
Walter Christaller
Colin Renfrew
56
What is the 2nd most practiced religion today?
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
57
Where are LDCs also called
MDCs
Emerging markets
Growing states
Developing countries
58
what is a linga franca
language used for trade between speakers of different languages
a mother tongue
a made up language
a language of religion
59
What are the 5 pillars of Islam
five dietary rules
only prayer and pilgrimage
Faith, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage
meditation,service,silence,worship
60
2 type of Buddism
Taoist and Zen
Vendic and Sikh
Mahayana and Shinto
Theravada and Mahayana
61
which are universalizing religions
Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism
Hinduism,Judasim, Animism
Islam, Shinto, Sikhism
Christianity, Islam,Buddhism
62
what is denomination
a holy city
religious coinage
a division within a religious branch
a ritual name
63
When Islam begin
600 AD
1947
530 BC
100 BC
64
Which American country has more than one official language?
Canada
Brazil
US
Mexico
65
where did Christianity originate
Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem and Bethlehem
Egypt
Rome
66
What does a high literacy rate show
Strong agriculture
High population
low GDP
Good education
67
What is a toponym
A place name
A language family
A native word
A type of map
68
what does GDI stand for
Global development index
General demographic indicator
Gender- related Development index
Gross Domestic Inequality
69
what are the 4 MOST common language families
Arabic, Mandarin,Hindi, Spanish
Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan, Austronesian, Afro-Asiatic
Indo-European, Celtic, Latin, Greek
Germanic,Romance,INdo-Afro,Slavic
70
WHat is another name for MDCs
Third world
Modern economies
Developed countries
Hi
71
Give an example of an LDC
Urbanized
tertiary jobs
Low HDI
High HDI
72
What is the main difference between Pidgin and Creole?
Pidgin is older
Pidgin is for trade, Creole is a native complex language
Creole is less structured
No difference
73
what is considered a consumer good
wheat
cars,phones,TV
livestock
Factory machines
74
what index is used to measure development
HDI
GDP
GEM
CPI
75
Which of the following is NOT a factor of HDI
Religion
GDP
Education
life expectancy
76
Characteristics of universal religions
only in one place
focused on land and water
Appeal to all have founder holidays from founder's life
practice in secret
77
where are MDCs mostly found
South America
Asia
Africa
North America and Europe
78
what is the holy text of Islam
Bible
Vedas
Koran
Torah
79
what is an isogloss
a map showing language routes
a patteren
a religious symbol
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature is found
80
What is the most practiced religion in the world today?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
81
What is Fundamentalism
Multiple interpretation of religion
Strict belief in one interpretation of worship
Belief in science
No religious beliefs
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What kind of Job is in the tertiary sector
mining
Farming
Factory work
Education
83
Why do people change toponyms?
to erase the past and reflect new identity
to confuses outsiders
for fun
for better pronunciation
84
How did Christianity spread?
by music
Missionaries and Rome Empire
Caravans
art
85
How is language distributed?
Through tourism
by cultural rtiuals
by things
Migration, trade, colonialism, printing press, interaction
86
Which Canadian province has the most French speakers?
Quebec
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
87
What is the definition of language
a group of cultural practices
a set of sounds combination of sounds,and sybols used for communication
a group of dialects
a religious symbol
88
What kind of religion is Hinduism?
Ethnic with beliefs in reincarnation, karma, and yoga
Universalizing
Monotheistic
Rooted in
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indicator of GEM
Technical jobs held by women, political office, income
Birthrate and Death rate
marriage age
education level of men only
90
When and where did Buddhism begin?
China, 600 AD
Near modern Nepal, around 530 BC
Japan, 1200 AD
India, 2000 BC
