On a map of the U.S. that depicts what Americans call refreshing, carbonated beverages, what is represented in an area where it changes from pop to soda?

• toponymy

• isogloss

• distance decay

• transculturation

• lingua franca

Which of the following carry a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture?

• multiculturalism

• diasporas

• animism

• symbols

• creole

Which of the following religions has more adherents than any other?

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Which of the following religions is gaining adherents at a faster rate than any other?

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Which of the following are the three main universalizing religions?

• Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism

• Islam, Buddhism, and Sikhism

• Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity

• Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism

• Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Which of the following is an example of a culture landscape?

• a coral reef

• a stand of pine trees

• a tropical jungle

• a terraced field on a mountainside

• a glacier

Which of the following was not one of the earliest ancient cultural hearths?

• Nile Valley

• Indus Valley

• Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates)

• Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)

• East Asia (Huang He River)

Globalization has encouraged the diffusion of

• popular culture

• ethnic regions

• linguistic fragmentation

• folk culture

• ethnocentrism

A European who refers to China as the “far east” is reflecting a form of

• cultural relativism

• ethnocentrism

• assimilation

• animism

• humanism

In contrast to societies that are strongly influenced by popular culture, folk societies are

• more likely to obtain and use building materials from outside of their environment

• less likely to promote religious values

• less likely to change (their culture)

• more inclined to tolerate a variety of social customs and behaviors

• more likely to place a strain on natural resources