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Human Geography- Culture: Regions, Language, Religion
Human Geography- Culture: Regions, Language, Religion
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Which of these is in the correct order of largest to smallest in regard to Language?
Language, Group, Branch, Family, Dialect
Branch, Dialect, Group, Language
Dialect, Language, Group, Family, Branch
Family, Branch, Group, Language, Dialect
2
The belief in many gods which are all extensions of one universal power is known as __________.
Monotheism
Panentheism
Nontheisitic
Polytheism
3
Most of the Middle East/North Africa is predominately what branch of Islam?
Kurdish
Sunni
Shia
Sufi
4
Why are there so many languages in Africa?
so many years of isolated tribal groups
invasions by outsiders
frequent migration between tribes
colonization by foreign powers
5
English is part of which language family?
Romance
North Germanic
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
6
Which language has the most native speakers in the world?
Arabic
Mandarin
Russian
English
7
Cultural diffusion is ___________________.
the spread of culture traits from one group to another
the idea that your own culture is superior to others
the isolation of a culture from the rest of the world
the innovation of a cultural trait
8
What type of Cultural Region is shown in this map?
Language Regions
Food Regions
Popular Culture Regions
Religion Regions
9
Which of the following would be a good example of a counterculture?
Carolina Panther fans
Surfer culture
Gang culture
Bodybuilding culture
10
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
An universalizing religion seeks converts from other areas.
An universalizing religion is usually very difficult to join
An universalizing religion is people can only be born into
None of these
11
Values, traditions, and beliefs are all examples of
material culture
cultural relativism
customs
Non-material culture
12
A cultural region is an area on earth where ___________.
certain natural geographic features exist.
people live in the same climate zone
religion or ethnic conflict exists
People share a common physical and/or social trait
13
The Torah is the holy text of what major religion?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
14
The highest concentration of Buddhists are located in this region of the world.
Middle East/ North Africa
Southeast/East Asia
India
Central/ Western Asia
15
All of the following countries are predominately Protestant Christian,
EXCEPT
__________.
Spain
Australia
South Africa
United States
16
All of the following are ethnic religions except __________.
Confucianism
Hinduism
Animism
Islam
17
Which of the following religions celebrates the holy month of Ramadan?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
18
Which of the following religions believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God?
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
19
What is a lingua franca?
mutually understood by people w/ different native languages
a language with many close relatives in its family
most spoken native language in the world
an extinct language that has been revived
20
British and American English differ in all of these ways except...
spelling
vocabulary
alphabet
pronunciation
21
The largest, fundamental division within a religion is known as a __________.
Denomination
Branch
Sect
Group
22
__________ is a term referencing an indifference to or rejection of religious ideas.
Animism
Fundamentalism
Secularism
Monotheism
23
Which of the following religions believes in Karma and the Eightfold Path as a major tenet?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
24
What is a symbol that represents a word rather than a sound?
Isogloss
Creole
Ideogram
Dialect
25
South America is predominately what branch of Christianity?
Protestant
Mormon
Eastern Orthodox
Catholic
