Many people living in west and central African countries speak French. Which best explains this pattern?

France got many African countries from decisions in the Berlin Conference

What is a cultural hearth?

Where a cultural aspect originated

Amish families choose to live without electricity. This choice is because of:

B. Wanting to follow traditional culture

How does this image reflect the cultural composition of Louisiana?

Showcases the multilingual ethnic cultural heritage

How has religion affected laws and customs?

Islam heavily influences government law in some countries

Answer the question in the image.

The loss of folk culture and heritage

How was the culture of Africans impacted by interaction with people from Europe and the Middle East?

They began practicing universalizing religions over their ethnic religions

How did the Berlin conference affect ethnic groups in Africa?

Caused ethnic conflict since borders didn't consider existing relationships

Why might the beef consumption levels be low in India?

Religious taboos against eating beef

What is religious fundamentalism?

Strict adherence/literal interpretation of basic principles of a religion

What was the major conflict in the Rhwandan genocide?

Ethnic conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis

Which is an example of cultural relativism?

Trying other foods and learning about the culture associated with it

Hebrew is an example of a revived language. Which of the following could not explain how a language could be revived?

One family speaking the language

Many developing countries fear the loss of folk culture because

Western perspectives may become more dominant

A popular preference for a new clothing style is more likely than a folk custom to

rapidly diffuse through modern communication and transportation

What is time-space convergence?

Ease of communicating and spreading culture from technological advancements

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1
Many people living in west and central African countries speak French. Which best explains this pattern?
France got many African countries from decisions in the Berlin Conference
French originated in west-central Africa and diffused to Europe.
Muslims brought the French language into Africa from France.
Slaves freed in France relocated to current Niger& Central African Republic
2
Which of the following religions is represented by blue?
Orthodox
Methodist
Catholic
Lutheran
3
“Dry creek bed” is used near Dallas, but most people in westernTexas say “arroyo”. What is this an example of?
Dialects
Isoglosses
Adages
Cultural differences
4
Which of the following best explains how cultural conflict can lead to balkanization?
D
A
B
C
5
What is a cultural hearth?
The primary place where a universalizing religion spreads to
A fireplace of culture
Where a cultural aspect originated
The last place a cultural trait spread to
6
Which of the following is a term for word usage boundary?
Vernacular Region
Denomination
Dialect
Isogloss
7
Amish families choose to live without electricity. This choice is because of:
D. Both A and C
B. Wanting to follow traditional culture
A. Them choosing to follow popular culture
C. They conform to the general national ideal
8
How does this image reflect the cultural composition of Louisiana?
Shows conflict over languages
It’s a marketing technique, and has no cultural value
It was established by colonists
Showcases the multilingual ethnic cultural heritage
9
How has religion affected laws and customs?
Hinduism has made it illegal to eat meat in India
Atheism has led to no national holidays related to a religions in any way
Christianity in the U.S has led Christians to get all the benefits
Islam heavily influences government law in some countries
10
Why might someone move to a neighborhood with primarily the same ethnicity as them?
Can find elements of their original home(certain foods)
All of the above
It prevents discrimination
It’s more comforting(can relate and speak to each other in other languages)
11
Which of the following could be an effect of religion on the lifestyle of adherents?
They'll be ethnocentric and think adherents of other religions are inferior
They'll avoid certain foods because of religious taboos
All of above
They'll go to a place of religious worship weekly
12
Answer the question in the image.
The tribe suddenly diminishes in population
The tribe, as a collective, moves out of the rainforest
The loss of folk culture and heritage
There would be no effect
13
What would Christmas in the U.S be an example of?
None of the above
Ethnic separatism
Centripetal Force
Centrifugal Force
14
How was the culture of Africans impacted by interaction with people from Europe and the Middle East?
They began practicing universalizing religions over their ethnic religions
They all started wearing ripped jeans
They started practicing a monotheistic religion over polytheistic religions
They stopped practicing Africanism and became Christian
15
Which of the following are ethnic religions? 1. Islam 2. Judaism 3. Hinduism 4. Presbyterianism
2, 3, and 4
1 and 4
2 and 3
1 ,2, and 3
16
Playing cricket in India is a centripetal force
True
False
17
Answer the question in the image below.
Neighborhoods being predominantly white or predominantly African American
The American Civil War
Real estate workers making lots of money
Detroit’s white population dropped over a million in 50 years
18
How did the Berlin conference affect ethnic groups in Africa?
Caused ethnic conflict since borders didn't consider existing relationships
Promoted the creation of new languages
Promoted peace between the ethnic groups
Created borders that all groups agreed with
19
Which of the following is NOT a cultural trait?
Skin Color
Architecture
Land Use
Food
20
Why might the beef consumption levels be low in India?
There are not many cows in India
Religious taboos against eating beef
The idea of eating beef has not diffused to India
The government has prohibited it
21
What is religious fundamentalism?
An abandonment of the fundamentals of a religion
A religion that is completely different from all others
A religion that combines the fundamentals of each religion into one
Strict adherence/literal interpretation of basic principles of a religion
22
Someone from Somalia, living in the United States, speaks English in America but Somali to his friends from Somalia is?
Ethnic relativism
Acculturation
Assimilation
Ethnic separatism
23
Religious diversity can be a centrifugal force
True
False
24
Which of the following is not a lingua franca?
Turkish
English
Swahili
Hindi
25
What was the major conflict in the Rhwandan genocide?
Colonialism leading to Belgium trying to wipe out all Hutus and Tutsis
Tutsis and Hutus united for genocide against the ethnic group of Rhwandians
Religious conflict of Hutus wanting to wipe out all followers of Tutsi
Ethnic conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis
26
Where would immigrants most likely migrate to(when they’re going to the U.S)?
The city or suburbs
A white-dominant neighborhood
Ethnic enclaves(ex. Chinatown)
A squatter settlement
27
Answer the question in the image below.
Stimulus diffusion
Relocation diffusion
Contagious diffusion
None of the above
28
Under which 2 language families do 2/3 of world languages fall? 1. Sino-Tibetan2. Indo-European3. Afro-Asiatic4. Altaic
2 and 3
1 and 2
2 and 4
1 and 3
29
Which is an example of cultural relativism?
Mocking accents
Laughing at another person’s traditional garments
Thinking negatively at someone eating with their hands
Trying other foods and learning about the culture associated with it
30
What religion does this architecture reflect/represent?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Shinto
Christianity
31
Hispanic is a race(according to the US census)
True
False
32
How did tattoos diffuse through the U.S?
Contagious Diffusion
Relocation Diffusion
Reverse Hierarchical Diffusion
Hierarchical Diffusion
33
The English language can lead to cultural convergence
True
False
34
Which of the following are included in culture?
Shared practices
Attitudes/Behaviors
Technologies
All of the above
35
Hebrew is an example of a revived language. Which of the following could not explain how a language could be revived?
One family speaking the language
An internet website promoting it
Creating a dictionary for the language with translations to English
Political promotion/movement
36
Many developing countries fear the loss of folk culture because
Western clothing styles are less comfortable
They do not want to preserve traditional values
Western perspectives may become more dominant
They want to avoid political disputes
37
Which of the following help culture spread through urbanization and globalization?
Technological advancements
All of the above
Media
Economics
38
A popular preference for a new clothing style is more likely than a folk custom to
reflect the unique characteristics of the physical landscape
rapidly diffuse through modern communication and transportation
have an unknown source of origin
evolve rapidly owing to the isolation of different groups
39
In the image, which of the following elements of the cultural landscape are present?
Shinto Shrines
Hindu Temple
Buddhist Pagodas
Trees near the ocean
40
What is time-space convergence?
The loss of culture due to globalization
Ease of communicating and spreading culture from technological advancements
Places physically moving closer together as a result of tectonic plates
When ideas combine

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