WG Unit 1 Practice Culture/Map Projections/Lang

Which statement about culture is the most accurate?

• Most members of a culture has the same social status.

• Culture is characterized by democratic government.

• The people in a culture always practice the same form of religion.

• Culture includes a people’s language, religion, land uses, and customs.

What is the term for a group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin?

• culture region

• ethnic group

• language family

• ethnic enclave

The spread of material and non-material characteristics from one culture to another is ______________.

• culture

• ethnic group

• cultural diffusion

• cultural convergence

A focused geographic area where important innovations are born and from which they are spread

• Cultural Hearth

• Minority Religion

• An Ethnic Group

• Universalizing Religion

The area of origin of a culture is called

• cultural environment.

• cultural homeland.

• culture hearth.

• cultural landscape.

• culture realm.

Cultural diffusion is

• the idea that your own culture is superior to others.

• the spread of culture traits from one group to another.

• the isolation of a culture from the rest of the world.

• the innovation of a cultural trait.

• none of the above

When two people who speak different languages use English to conduct business, we can consider English a(n)

• Assimilated language

• Lingua Franca

• Pidgin Language

• Creole Language

Ethnicity is associated with _____ ancestry, while race is associated with _____ ancestry. 

• cultural: biological 
• biological: cultural 
• cultural: religious 
• religious: cultural 

In terms of diffusion, what is a hearth?

• The point of origin
• The final destination
• The mid-way point
• All points along the diffusion route

Which of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans?

• Adoption of unique folk culture
• Need for durable clothing
• Impact of high income on clothing habits
• Diffusion of popular culture