WorksheetsCultural Geography
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group.
a)
Culture
b)
society
c)
ethnic group
d)
innovation
2.
A group that shares the same geographic region, a common language, and a sense of identity and culture.
a)
diffusion
b)
state
c)
nation
d)
society
3.
A group of people who share language, customs, and a common heritage.
a)
society
b)
ethnicity
c)
ethnic group
d)
religion
4.
taking existing elements of society and creating something new to meet a need.
a)
innovation
b)
diffusion
c)
acculturation
d)
dialect
5.
the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to other societies.
a)
religion
b)
diffusion
c)
urbanization
d)
acculturation
6.
the heartland of place of origin of a major culture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to other cultures.
a)
state
b)
nation
c)
cultural hearth
d)
suburb
7.
the cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt an innovation.
a)
diffusion
b)
acculturation
c)
innovation
d)
invention
8.
a version of language that reflects changes in speech patterns due to class, region, or cultural changes.
a)
dialect
b)
speech
c)
slang
d)
urban
9.
the belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe, as well as the system of beliefs itself.
a)
shinto
b)
taoism
c)
christianity
d)
religion
10.
a political term describing and independent unit that occupies a specific territory and has full control of its internal and external affairs.
a)
nation
b)
nation- state
c)
state
d)
county
11.
a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity.
a)
state
b)
nation
c)
county
d)
city
12.
a type of government in which citizens hold political power either directly or through elected representatives.
a)
monarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
democracy
d)
communism
13.
a type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power and may or may not share the power with the citizen bodies.
a)
democracy
b)
socialism
c)
monarchy
d)
dictatorship
14.
a type of government in which an individual or a group holds complete political power.
a)
democracy
b)
republic
c)
dictatorship
d)
socialism
15.
The government controls most of the country's means of production and the distribution of goods and services. Other aspects of the economy are subject to market forces.
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
communism
d)
socialism
16.
a system in which the government holds nearly all political power and the means of production.
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
communism
d)
socialism
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