APHG Unit 3 Exam Review

Which of the following is true of popular culture?

• 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

Cultural Landscape can be defined as...

• types of art, music,dance, and theater in one place.
• the ways people see different culture
• the forms superimposed on the physical environment
• a geographic region dedicated to cultural activites

The world's 3 major monotheistic religions originated from...

• East Asia
• Southwest Asia
• Eastern Europe
• Africa

Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?

• Islam
• Mormonsim
• Buddhism
• Judaism

The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the

• modification of Earth's surface
• behavioral traits within a group
• spread of an idea or innovation
• assimilation of a minority

Assimilation can be defined as

• when one becomes more like the dominant culture.
• when a person refuses to learn the dominant culture
• when a culture is practice all over the world
• when a culture is similar to another culture

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

• The Norman Conquest

• Viking Explorations of the New World

• British Colonialism

• The Internet

This chart is evidence that English is a

• pidgin language

• official language

• dialect

• lingua franca

Why is the extinction of languages a problem?

• it isn't; it would be better if everyone spoke English

• It isn't, it would be better if everyone spoke Chinese

• It is better if you can't understand what some people say

• When a language dies, part of the culture dies with it

What is monotheism?

• The belief or worship of more than one god.
• The belief of the existence of only one god.
• The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
• The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.