Unit 3 (Culture, Language Religion) Review

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Which of the following is the best example assimilation?

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The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers.

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What would be one reason that India has an advantage over China regarding the locations of customer consumer centers?

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The English language legacy of British colonialism in India

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Swahili in East Africa and English in global commerce are examples of

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lingua franca

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The world’s three major monotheistic religions originated in which of the following regions? East Asia, Eastern Europe, Southwest Asia, Western Europe

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Southwest Asia

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Which change is a direct result of the diffusion of popular American chain restaurants throughout the world?

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The cultural landscapes of commercial areas have become similar.

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Which historical event had the greatest impact on the culture of South America? Options: The immigration of laborers from Asia, The completion of the Panama canal, The rise of Marxist revolutionaries, The arrival of Spanish conquerors

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The arrival of Spanish conquerors

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To actively seek converts because they view themselves as offering belief systems, universal appropriateness, and appeal. Few in number and of recent origin. EX) Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam

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universalizing religions

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Adherents are born into the faith and converts are not actively sought. Spatially concentrated, except for Judaism. EX) traditional religions in Africa and SA. Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Shintoism

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ethnic religion

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Which of the following is true of popular culture? Options: It is practiced among one group in the world., It is practiced less than folk culture, It spreads primarily by relocation diffusion, It diffuses quickly to other places

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It diffuses quickly to other places

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Why is English the most widely spoken language in Canada and the U.S.?

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British Colonialism