Cultural Geography Quiz

Which of the following is the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures?

• Ethos

• Prejudice

• Ethnocentrism

• Stereotyping

• Acculturation

Which of the following best explains how Christianity became the dominant religion in the Philippines?

• Christianity was brought to the Philippines through relocation diffusion when the Spanish colonized the Philippines in the sixteenth century

• Christianity entered the Philippines through the ministry of representatives from the Russian Orthodox church

• A secondary hearth for Christianity arose in the Philippines in the twelfth century, and since that time Christianity has remained the dominant religion in the Philippines

• Christianity entered the Philippines through contagious diffusion because of its proximity to Indonesia

• Export-oriented logging companies from Japan brought Christianity to the Philippines during the twentieth century

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of

• large heterogeneous groups

• indigenous groups

• groups that have little interaction with other groups

• small homogeneous groups

• groups living in isolated areas

Which of the following describes the process of creolization?

• The mix of Native American, African, and European influences to create new cultural forms

• The representations of Spanish, Portuguese, and French linguistic culture on the landscape of Latin America

• The layering of the European cultural landscape over the Native American landscape

• The exchange of crops and animals between the Old World and the New World

• The adoption of Native American toponyms for place-names of European settlements

Cultural differences within a country’s population, such as different religions, languages, and ethnicities, have political impacts and can best be described as

• centripetal forces within a state

• centrifugal forces within a state

• the effects of diffusion on the state

• the effects of imperialism on the state

• globalizing forces within a state

Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?

• Coastal wetland

• Cloud forest

• Stand of mangrove trees

• Eroded shoreline

• Adobe ruins

Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?

Which of the following correctly pairs a global religion described with its hearth region of origin?

• Buddhism and East Asia

• Christianity and Latin America

• Islam and Central Asia

• Hinduism and South Asia

• Judaism and eastern Europe

Which of the following best exemplifies the diffusion of popular culture throughout the world in contemporary society?

• The increasing popularity of a fashion trend that originates in a large city, such as New York, and spreads to small rural towns

• The spread of an Internet meme via social media applications

• The spread of a religion through the migration of adherents of the religion

• The increasing popularity of a new band that spends a year touring cities around the world

• The spread of new slang that becomes widely used in government-funded schools

The English language initially diffused to North America through the process of relocation diffusion. A number of colonies were established and settled by people from Great Britain.

• The English language diffused throughout North America through the process of hierarchical diffusion. The language was initially spoken in cities and was gradually adopted by people living in rural areas.

• The English language diffused to North America through the process of contagious diffusion. Christian missionaries were responsible for the spread of the language among the indigenous population.

• The English language was established as the official language of all of the British colonies in North America. Over time, it diffused throughout the population from the colonial leadership to the population.

• The English language became a widely spoken language in North America in the twentieth century. This primarily occurred as a way of unifying the immigrant populations in both the United States and Canada.