Unit 3 Culture

Question 1

The modern game of soccer spread to many parts of the world because of British colonization.

Accepted Answer

relocation diffusion

Question 2

Regionalization would best explain the characteristics of the study of ...

Accepted Answer

folk culture

Question 3

Which of the following is the largest proselytizing religion?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 4

The following structure would most likely be found in which country?

Accepted Answer

Thailand

Question 5

Which of the following is the best example of a polytheistic religion?

Accepted Answer

Shintoism

Question 6

The two primary Eastern religions of Hinduism and Buddhism each have their hearths located ?

Accepted Answer

Northern India

Question 7

What percentage of the world's languages are expected to die out within the next century?

Accepted Answer

90%

Question 8

A good example of a monolingual country would be

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 9

Which language has become the world's primary lingua franca?

Accepted Answer

English

Question 10

The following structure would most likely be found in which country?

Accepted Answer

Saudi Arabia

Question 11

Many Islamic countries combine religion and government totally. This is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

Theocracy

Question 12

Where is the hearth of country music?

Accepted Answer

Nashville, TN

Question 13

Which distinctive cultural region of the US shares a boarder with Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Tex-Mex

Question 14

Which of the following is the best example of folk food?

Accepted Answer

Blowfish in Japan

Question 15

What is the world's fastest growing religion?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 16

What language is known as the lingua franca of Eastern Africa?

Accepted Answer

Swahili

Question 17

As the soviets took over parts of Siberia what happened to the native languages?

Accepted Answer

Economic, political and cultural pressures eliminated them.

Question 18

Where in the United States does Roman Catholicism dominate?

Accepted Answer

Southwest

Question 19

Which of the following best exemplifies folk culture?

Accepted Answer

cajun or zydeco music

Question 20

When Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca, which of the five pillars are they observing?

Accepted Answer

Hajj

Question 21

Colonizers and Native Americans developed a language to ease translation for both groups called

Accepted Answer

trade language

Question 22

Yom Kippur is the most important holiday in which religion?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Questions 22