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This quiz is to help review Unit 2 Population geography and Unit 3 Cultural geography.
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1
Which of the following is an example of a revived language?
Hebrew
Greek
Latin
Swahili
2
Popular culture is characterized by all of the following
except
homogeneous population
globalization
urban population
quickly changing attributes
3
Mahayanists,in contrast to Theravadists, emphasize Buddha's
renouncing of worldly goods
compassion
Life of self-help
wisdom
4
Which is an example of a folk cultural landscape in the United States?
Pueblo communities in New Mexico
Log cabins in Appalachia
All of the above
Amish communities in Pennsylvania
5
Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world?
equally divided between Middle East, S. Asia, & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in S. Asia & S.E. Asia
Largest # is in the Middle East and North Africa
Largest # is in S.W. Asia and E. Africa
6
Whichof the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?
Japanese
Black
White
Hispanic/Latino
7
Which language family contains English?
Japanese
Indo-European
Niger-Congo
Afro-Asiatic
8
Terroirrefers to
agroup's food taboos
sum of the effects of the local environment on a food item.
act of violence a reaction against globalization.
agroup's sense of place.
9
Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
10
Which two cities in the United States often serve as hearths for popular culture?
New York and Miami
New York and Los Angeles
Los Angeles and Detroit
New York and Chicago
11
A group of languages that share a common origin but have evolved intoindividual languages is a
languagebranch.
language group
dialect.
language family
12
Theracist laws that divided South Africans were known as
apomatox
apartheus
secessionist
apartheid
13
How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?
Both religions believe in the principle of non-violence
Both religions believe in magic and divination.
Both religions believe in judgement day & rewards in heaven
Both religions believe in a rigid class system
14
Thetwo largest language families in the world are
Indo-Iranianand Balto-Slavic.
Sino-Tibetanand Indo-European
Altaicand Nilo-Saharan.
Afro-Asiaticand Sino-Tibetan.
15
Folkcultures are spread primarily by
hierarchicaldiffusion
relocationdiffusion.
stimulusdiffusion.
contagiousdiffusion.
16
Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
The Rocky Mountain Region
The Gulf Coast
The South
The Bible Belt
17
Thesecond-largest language family is
Dravidian
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
Afro-Asiatic
18
Religions' influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all the following ways
except
burial grounds
shrines
places of worship
commercial districts
19
The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the
concept of lingua franca
desire to adopt all the official languages of the UN
amount of power the French wielded over its colony
work of French Catholic missionaries
20
Theworld's largest universalizing religion is
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
21
Culture is spread
all of the above
war and occupation
trans-national corporations
migrants
22
Ethnicidentity for U.S. descendants of European immigrants is primarily preservedthrough
language.
schoolsand education
neighborhoodsand locations.
religionand food
23
Themost populous ethnic group in the United States
American Indians
Latinos/Hispanics
Asian Americans
African Americans
24
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
Arabic
Spanish
English
French
25
Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
vocabulary
spelling
pronunciation
all of the above
26
Arelatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a
sect
dialect
denomination
branch
27
Ataboo against pork is a characteristic of
Christianity & Hinduism
Christianity & Buddhism
Judaism & Islam
Judaism & Buddhism
28
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
is for one group of people
A universalizing religion is usually easy to join.
It remains within the culture where they started
A universalizing religion is one into which people are born.
29
What is the process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities?
Ethnic cleansing
Genocide
Balkanization
Urbanization
30
Geographers study thesites where religions started & how they diffused. This shows
lackof spatial connections in religion
roleof history in the social sciences.
geo-religiouslinkages of culture
spatialconnections in religion
31
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?
Spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe
spread of laptop computers from the upper class to middle
Spread of Wal-Mart from Arkansas to the rest of the U. S.
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America
32
Whichof the following is not a Romance language?
Italian
Bulgarian
Portuguese
Romanian
33
1 of the most obvious ways 4 a culture to exert its influence on the landscape in an urban area
make sure business leaders join the chamber of Commerce
it to make sure that their children go to public schools
it to take out loans from bankers
is to make sure business signs are written in their language
34
Problems with multi-lingual states include
place names are identified differently in different language
All of the above
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
increased costs for printing government signs & literature
35
Where are Asian Americans distributed in the U.S.?
North
Midwest
West
Southeast
36
Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family.
Japanese
Indo-European
Niger-Congo
Germanic
37
Studying religion is important to understanding a culture because
major world religions can be linked to a cultural homeland
religions are key to understanding the role of women
religions don't have any impact on the built landscape
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
38
Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is
true
?
Backlash against Western culture has resulted in violence
All of these are true
Many foreign cultures have adoped Western traits.
Areas of the world have actively resisted Western culture
39
Englishis part of which language branch?
Northern
Western
Germanic
Indo-European
40
Americans'preferences for beverages and snacks
donot vary from one region of the country to another.
varyaccording to what is produced locally.
donot vary according to religious differences
Allof these answers are correct
41
The best example of cultural integration in the United States is
the Pacific Northwest
the upland South
the Amish country in Pennsylvania
the Mormon culture region
42
Alingua franca is
extinctlanguage that has been revived.
languageused by French colonial administrations
used in trade by people with different native languages
anEnglish word that has entered the French language
43
Which of these is an ethnic religion?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
44
Thespatial distribution of soccer during the twentieth century is an example of
Folk culture
Taboo
Habit
Popular culture
