Review: Culture in AP Human Geography

What is the primary purpose of a lingua franca in global communication?

• To preserve ancient languages

• To facilitate trade and business

• To standardize educational systems

• To promote cultural diversity

Which of the following religions is monotheistic?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Shintoism

Which of the following best exemplifies a syncretic religion?

• Christianity in Latin America incorporating indigenous beliefs

• The strict adherence to Islamic principles in the Middle East

• The practice of Buddhism in countries where it originated

• The uniformity of Confucian teachings in East Asia

The term "diaspora" refers to:

• The process of a community adopting a new language

• The dispersion of any people from their original homeland

• The concentration of a particular ethnicity in a small area

• The migration patterns of nomadic groups

What type of Cultural Diffusion?

• Stimulus

• Relocation

• Hieararchial

• Contagious

Globalization of culture means:

• The restriction of cultural expressions to their countries of origin

• The spread of a single culture worldwide

• The integration and interaction of different cultures around the world

• The dominance of Western culture globally

What role does technology play in cultural globalization?

• It has no significant impact on cultural exchanges.

• It primarily leads to the loss of local cultures.

• It facilitates the rapid spread and adaptation of cultures across the globe.

• It only affects the economic aspects of globalization, not the cultural ones.

Actions involving the whole world and increasing connections between people, corporations, and/or organizations is BEST known as

• unilaterialism

• globalization

• multiculturalism

• milieu

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunk of the tree represents

• dialects

• language groups

• language families

• creolized languages

Which of the following was NOT a Germanic speaking people that influenced the English language?

• Angles

• Saxons

• Jutes

• Normans