Unit 3 Test

What term refers to a group of people with a common background?

• Majority group

• Ethnic group

• Dialect

• Minority group

What is it called when some people in the US refer to a beverage as 'soda' and others call it 'pop'?

• Urbanization

• Ethnic group

• Syntax

• Dialect

Which of the following describes a custom?

• Doing your homework

• Shaking hands when you greet someone

• Not littering

• Studying geography

Which statement about globalization is correct?

• Globalization is always smooth.

• Only a few world cultures exist due to globalization.

• Globalization spreads ideas and innovations.

• Everyone welcomes globalization.

What describes a dictatorship?

• Government run by people.

• Ruled by a king or queen.

• One person has absolute power.

• Citizens elect officials.

English, Spanish, Russian, and Hindi are all part of which language family?

• Indo-European

• Austronesian

• Sino-Tibetan

• Afro-Asiatic

Indo-European languages owe a large part of their success to...

• Popularity

• Colonization

• Origins

• Population numbers

What are the two major sects in Islam?

• Sunnis

• Shiites

• Anglicanism

• Eastern Orthodoxy

• Calvinism

Housing appearance is influenced by materials, environment, and the culture of the time.

• Blocking

• Framework

• Architecture/ Building

• Molding

When people relocate, they spread ideas.

• Relocation diffusion

• Emigration

• Relative location

• Absolute location