Semester Exam Review

Predict the future population growth of this country.

• Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

• Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

• Growth (the population will definitely grow)

• Fast Growth (the population will explode)

What population is displayed on the RIGHT side of this pyramid?

• Children

• Women

• Men

• Elderly

Wide base shows a...

• large number of young people

• small number of young people

• large number of old people

• small number of old people

Cultural diffusion occurs when

• cultures disappear.

• cultural elements spread from one area to another area.

• cultures come into conflict.

• cultures lose their characteristics.

Forcing a group to give up their native culture is

• ethnocentrism

• cultural relativism

• nationalism

• assimilation

Which of the following is the best example assimilation?

• Hinduism diffused from India to Bali, where it blended with traditional Balinese beliefs to create a form of Hinduism unique to Bali.

• The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers.

• Despite the large number of historic churches in France, many French identify as nonreligious and believe that religion is a private matter.

• A family immigrates to a new country, settles near others from their homeland, and conducts most of their day-to-day activities within their ethnic neighborhood.

What is acculturation?

• When you accept one culture while keeping your own

• When you keep your culture and reject the new one

• When you don't addapt to a new culture

• When you adopt one culture and retain your own.

Relating to or characteristic of a “town or a city”

• Rural

• Suburban

• Urban

• Pastoral

relating to or characteristic of the “countryside”

• Urban

• Suburban

• Metropolis

• Rural

What is monotheism?

• The belief in 100 gods.
• The belief in many gods.
• The belief in one god.
• The belief that there is no god.