geo 114 - exam 2 review

the survival of any language relies on cultural strength of its speakers; power (cultural and political)

rapid diffusion of pop. culture

diffusion of pop. customs can adversely impact environmental quality in what ways:

an isogloss is

the world's largest universalizing religion is

cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

Celtic languages is still here and spoken

popular culture

the geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good ex. of

For most of the past 2,000 years, most jews have been

Folk Cultures are spread primarily through

a universalizing religion does seek converts

where do most popular customs most frequently originate?

what linguistic factor accounts for the fact that both Americans and British use different dialects of English

the distribution of the subjects of art in the Himalayas show how folk cultures

the large # of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from

in which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low

animists believe that everything has a spirit/soul

marija gimbutas' theory points to the first speakers of the Indo-European language as the ancient nomad warriors

typically, popular culture is more globalized

according to Colin Renfrew's Anatolian hearth theory, how did Indo-European languages diffuse across Europe

The Icelandic language has changed less than any other Germanic language because of

a lingua franca is

The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that

according to your book, what three things influence the choice of clothing in western countries

a creolized language is

British and American English differ how?

the most widely spoken indo-european language is

worlds largest ethnic religion is

an ethnic religion does seek converts

today, house types in the U.S. are distinguished by all but time periods, placelessness

Americans' preferences for beverages and snacks:

ppl who speak a given language migrate to a different location & become isolated-this creates another language(2 mixed)

what are the characteristics of a hierarchical religion

holidays in most universalizing religions

The diffusion of jeans is a good ex. primarily of

language spoken by the greatest # of native speakers in the world is

baptist are clustered in the ___ united states

unlike other universalizing religions, buddhism

terrier refers to

which of the following is an example of revived language

taboo against pork is characteristic of which religious groups?

which of the following are true about the english language today?

which historic factor accounts for the fact that both Americans and the British use different dialects of English

religion is particularly good ex. of tension between globalization and local diversity because

Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult religious conflict to resolve because

the significant impact of pop. culture is to more likely to spread through hierarchical diffusion