Chapter 4 Test

How has computer technology affected cultural change in recent decades?

• It has decelerated cultural change by imposing more uniformity.

• It has discouraged cultural change because people are distracted by electronic gadgets.

• It has accelerated cultural change by facilitating the spread of ideas and traditions.

• It has accelerated cultural change because it has imposed cultural uniformity.

__________________ is the spread of culture traits, both material and non-material, from one culture to another.

• Cultural dissonance

• Cultural dispersion

• Cultural assimilation

• Cultural diffusion

__________________ is the scientific study of populations by examining trends such as birthrates and death rates.

• Sociology

• Demography

• Polygraphy

• Anthropology

The doubling time, or the number of years it takes a population to double in size, is typically __________________ in more developed countries than in less developed countries.

• the same

• longer

• shorter

• faster

After British colonial rule ended in South Asia, two independent countries were established: Pakistan (where the majority of the population was Muslim) and India (where the majority of the population was Hindu). The border between areas with this type of division is called a

• natural boundary

• cultural boundary

• geometric boundary

• continental boundary

What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

• an alliance of Euro-Atlantic trading partners dedicated to maintaining democratic freedom by means of collective defense

• an agreement among North American countries to eliminate trade barriers

• a free trade area comprising many European countries and their preferred trading partners

• an international body that oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes among countries

A country in which most people work in service or information industries and enjoy a high standard of living is a(n)

• newly industrialized country.

• more developed country.

• industrializing country.

• less developed country.

World trade is encouraged by the __________________ of natural resources.

• uneven distribution

• scarcity

• superabundance

• equitable division

Larger cities tend to have __________________ functions.

• fewer and highly specialized

• fewer and less specialized

• more numerous and highly specialized

• more numerous and less specialized

Historically, cities usually developed near

• deserts.

• navigable waterways.

• canyons.

• the sources of rivers.