ACP Prep Review

What is the best description of the hydrologic cycle?

• Ice melts and increases only the ocean volume, causing flooding

• Ice seeps into the ground, doubling the size of aquifers.

• Water dries out in certain regions but floods in others.

• Water evaporates usually into the atmosphere and returns as precipitation.

Which element of culture involves the person or people who hold power?

• Economy

• Government

• Language

• Tradition

A learned system of shared beliefs, goals, and ways of doing things:

• culture region

• ethnicity

• diversity

• culture

Cultural diffusion is

• a certain belief about a group of people

• how people worship a God in a culture

• the spread of a cultural trait from one group to another frequently

• always the movement of traditions

Taking existing technology and resources and creating something new is _____________________.

• diffusion

• innovation

Geographic information system (GIS) technology can be used to —

• analyze data for decisions on future land use

• find the wreckage of a plane crash

• find directions from one place to another

• take topographic pictures from space

Which of the following is a shared belief of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?

• Ancestor worship

• Papal supremacy

• Reincarnation

• Monotheism

Which concept is best illustrated by these examples?

• Human cultures are shaped by the physical environments in which they develop.
• Civilization depends on the farmers who grow surplus crops.
• Most forms of primitive art are closely related to religious beliefs.
• Human culture is greatly affected by a society�s level of technology.

The cartoons demonstrate that the Israel/Gaza conflict is �

• complicated by media reports
• supported by the international community
• viewed differently by each side
• concerned more with food distribution than peace efforts

Religious festival are celebrated in several countries, including Mexico, the US, and India However festivals in individual countries are characterized by different costumes, religions, and foods. This highlights that the character of a place is: (5A)�

• Focused on populated areas
• Based on outside influences
• Related to cultural elements
• Determined by other countries