World Cultural Regions Quiz Review

The region of the world that consists of Northern Africa and SW Asia is often referred to as

• Middle Earth

• The Sun Belt

• The Rust Belt

• Middle East

What is a cultural region?

• a section of the Earth where people share similar way of life such as language, religion, economic system and values.

• a geographical boundary between 2 different cultures

• An area of land that has 1 or more common characteristics

• belief, customs, institutions, technology and social structure

What is the common language spoken in the cultural region of SW Asia?

• Islamic

• Arabic

• Hindi

• English

What region was not influenced by colonization?

• Sub-Sahara Africa

• Europe

• North America

• Latin America

What is the primary language of North Africa?

• French

• Berber

• Arabic

• Spanish

What is not a religion in South Asia?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Zoroastrianism

• Hindi

The main language of Latin America is...

• Latin

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• French

• Spanglish

Which CULTURE REGION is predominantly the ISLAMIC religion and ARAB ethnicity?

• Russia & the Eurasian Republics
• Southeast Asia
• Southwest Asia & North Africa
• South America

In which CULTURE REGION would you MOST likely see people practicing Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism?

• Sub-Saharan Africa
• East Asia
• Russia & the Eurasian Republics
• Australia & the Pacific Realm

One out of every 5 people on Earth lives in this CULTURE REGION...

• East Asia
• North America
• Europe
• Southwest Asia & North Africa