WorksheetsUnit 3 APHG Exam Review
Total questions: 108
Worksheet time: 27hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the following are traits common to Muslim regions of the world except:
a)
fasting
b)
pilgrimage
c)
polytheism
d)
daily ritual prayers
2.
Which of the following countries was the site of violent religious conflicts between Catholic and Protestant groups throughout much of the 20th century:
a)
Canada
b)
Ireland
c)
Switzerland
d)
Greece
3.
A social decline in religious adherence is referred to as:
a)
partisanship
b)
fundamentalism
c)
syncretism
d)
secularism
4.
Which of the following religions did not originate in the Indian Subcontinent?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Sikhism
d)
Zoroastrianism
5.
Taoism, which represents a blend of indigenous folk beliefs and exogenous Buddhist beliefs that diffused eastward from India, is best characterized as a:
a)
monotheistic religion
b)
syncretic religion
c)
ethnocentrism
d)
secular religion
6.
Which of the following religions has developed vast bureaucracies?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Animism
7.
The number of Muslim adherents in North America is estimated to be as high as ? million.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
8.
One of the unique characteristics of Hinduism is that it:
a)
is so young
b)
is a very simple religion
c)
emerged without a prophet, book of scriptures
d)
has so few followers
9.
The Hindu religion, oldest of the great religions, may have begun ? years ago.
a)
6,000
b)
4,000
c)
3,000
d)
5,000
10.
Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose from the confrontation between Hinduism and:
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
11.
1. An ethnicity is defined as
a)
a. A group of people with similar physical characteristics
b)
a. A group of people who share a common identity
c)
a. A group of people with a common history
d)
a. A group of people with a similar religion
12.
1. Regarding "ethnicity" the most numerous group in the United States today is:
a)
a.
Native Americans
b)
a.
African-Americans
c)
Latinos/ Hispanics
d)
Asian Americans
13.
1. In the United States, racial categories are imposed on people by all of the following EXCEPT
a)
a.
race categories in the U.S. Census
b)
a.
residential segregation
c)
a.
race-oriented movies and TV shows
d)
a.
mandatory school segregation
14.
1. Which of these concepts or ideas is a good example of centripetal force?
a)
a.
television
b)
a.
Internet
c)
a.
common language
d)
a.
climate
15.
This is the belief that inanimate objects and natural events have spirits.
a)
Confucianism
b)
Animism
c)
Daoism
d)
Islam
16.
What type of religion are people generally born into and there is no emphasis on converting others to the religion? It is often connected with folk culture.
a)
Ethnic religion
b)
Universalizing religion
c)
Monotheistic religion
d)
Polytheistic religion
17.
What type of religion actively tries to convert people to its belief system no matter their background or place of origin?
a)
Ethnic religion
b)
Universalizing religion
c)
Polytheistic religion
d)
Monotheistic religion
18.
Which of the following religions is the best example of a polytheistic religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
19.
The racist laws that divided South Africa were known as
a)
apartheid
b)
states rights
c)
Jim Crow laws
d)
apartheus
20.
This Middle-Eastern ethnic group does not have its own state and is dispersed among enough countries that it is a minority in each one.
a)
Irish
b)
Turks
c)
Persians
d)
Kurds
21.
This refers to the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among nationalities and ethnic groups.
a)
Balkanization
b)
Globalization
c)
Assimilation
d)
Acculturation
22.
This is the process by which one group of people try to eliminate the presence of another ethnic group either through relocation or elimination.
a)
Genocide
b)
Balkanization
c)
Assimilation
d)
Ethnic Cleansing
23.
A large and fundamental division within a religion is a...
a)
Stem
b)
Branch
c)
Denomination
d)
Sect
24.
A small group that has broken away from an established denomination.
a)
Sect
b)
Denomination
c)
Branch
d)
Religion
25.
Which of the world's religion is found mostly in the country of India?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
26.
The culture hearth of Islam is located in which city?
a)
Rome
b)
Moscow
c)
Mecca
d)
Jerusalem
27.
A literal and strict interpretation to the basic principles of a religion.
a)
Animism
b)
Fundamentalism
c)
Cosmogony
d)
Polytheism
28.
The Shinto faith is found mostly in which country?
a)
Israel
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Japan
29.
The Sunni and Shiite are two branches of what universalizing religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
30.
Siddharta Gautama is considered as the founder of what world religion?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Sikhism
31.
Which of the following is a sacred space in Hinduism?
a)
The Western Wall
b)
The Ka'ba
c)
St. Peter's Basilica
d)
Ganges River
32.
Which world religion is the oldest that practices the belief of monotheism?
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
33.
The Jews, Muslims, and Christians have all fought for control of what world region?
a)
Northern Ireland
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Constantinople
d)
Mecca
34.
A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.
a)
Animism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Mormonism
d)
Cosmogony
35.
At some time in their lives Muslims are to make a pilgrimage to what location?
a)
Rome
b)
Ganges River
c)
Mecca
d)
Jerusalem
36.
Which world religion lays claim to the largest number of followers?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
37.
Which continent has a large number of people who follow the faith of animism?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Australia
d)
Africa
38.
Which of the branches of Christianity is found throughout the American southwest?
a)
Lutheran
b)
Methodist
c)
Roman Catholic
d)
Mormon
39.
The scattering of the Jewish population was called the...
a)
Holocaust
b)
Schism
c)
Diaspora
d)
Reformation
40.
The most common form of disposal of bodies in India is...
a)
Air Burial
b)
Cremation
c)
Water Burial
d)
Ground Burial
41.
A person who does not believe in the existence of a god is a...
a)
Animist
b)
Agnostic
c)
Atheist
d)
Cosmogonist
42.
Fasting takes place during what time period in the Islamic calendar?
a)
December
b)
the Hajj
c)
Ramadan
d)
Lent
43.
What is the place of origin for Hinduism?
a)
India
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Iran
d)
Romania
44.
What is the place of origin for Buddhism?
a)
India
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Iran
d)
Romania
45.
How many adherents in Christianity worldwide?
a)
2 billion
b)
500 million
c)
300 million
d)
1 billion
46.
How many adherents in Islam worldwide?
a)
2 billion
b)
500 million
c)
300 million
d)
1.3 billion
47.
Who is the founder if Islam?
a)
Jesus
b)
Abraham
c)
Mohammad
d)
Confucius
48.
Who is the founder of Judaism?
a)
Jesus
b)
Mohammad
c)
Abraham
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
49.
The Kurds are an example of
a)
a stateless nation
b)
a state
c)
a supranational state
d)
a multinational state
50.
The term nation-state would best fit which country?
a)
United States
b)
Israel
c)
Brazil
d)
Japan
51.
What is an example of a multi-national state?
a)
United States
b)
Germany
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Peru
52.
The continent of Africa owes most of its modern borders to
a)
Physical features
b)
European colonization
c)
American imperialism
d)
Ethnic borders
53.
The killing of a racial or ethnic group by another racial or ethnic group
a)
Ghetto
b)
Herbicide
c)
Centripetal Force
d)
Genocide
54.
A state with only one nation within its borders
a)
Stateless-Nation
b)
Nation-State
c)
Ethnocentric Nation
d)
Statehood
55.
a state that contains more than one ethnicity.
a)
United States
b)
Multi-Cultural State
c)
Multi-Ethnic State
d)
Nation-State
56.
Classification system based on physical characteristics of humans
a)
Race
b)
Ethnicity
c)
Culture
d)
Statute
57.
In which of the following places has a genocide not been attempted?
a)
Rwanda
b)
Darfur
c)
Cambodia
d)
Mexico
58.
How does one show nationalism?
a)
burning down the city
b)
robbing the bank
c)
Saying the Pledge of Allegiance
d)
burning your countries flag
59.
These people carried out ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia
a)
Albania
b)
Serbs
c)
Ukraine
d)
Benelux
60.
The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is known as?
a)
self-determination
b)
self-independence
c)
self-governing
d)
Nation states
61.
Where would you find Hispanics clustered in the USA?
a)
cities
b)
rural
c)
north
d)
west
62.
Ethnicity is the concept that is often confused with
a)
race
b)
immigration
c)
culture
d)
ghetto
63.
Which of the following is not a component of ethnicity?
a)
lamguage
b)
common history
c)
currency
d)
religion
64.
Loyalty and devotion to a state that represents a particular groupʹs culture is
a)
mutliculturation
b)
state
c)
nation-state
d)
nationalism
65.
The breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s was caused by
a)
the assassination in Sarajevo of the heir to the throne of Austria‑Hungary
b)
ethnic cleansing
c)
rivalries among and the self‑determination of nationalities
d)
None of the above
66.
Asian Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?
a)
West
b)
Northeast
c)
Southeast
d)
Plains states
67.
Which of the following is most likely to strengthen or build ethnic unity?
a)
times of persecution or chaos toward an ethnic group
b)
times of wealth and affluence in the ethnic group
c)
continuous celebration and positive times for the ethnic group
d)
feelings in the ethnic group of achievement or ambition
68.
_______ is the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture.
a)
diffusion
b)
habit
c)
environemental determinism
d)
ethnocentrism
69.
Boundaries set by ethnic differences, especially those based on language and religion.
a)
Physical boundaries
b)
Economic Boundaries
c)
Political boundaries
d)
Cultural Boundaries
70.
Boundaries established by rivers, oceans, deserts, mountains, etc.
a)
Political boundaries
b)
Physical boundaries
c)
Cultural boundaries
d)
Geographic boundaries
71.
A nationality is
a)
a group of people tied to a place through legal
status and tradition.
b)
a country.
c)
any cohesive group of people.
d)
a group with shared religion, language, and
origin of birth.
72.
A historical term used to reference where an ethnic minority is forced to live
a)
Concentration Camp
b)
Asylum
c)
Ghetto
d)
Prison
73.
What caused the distribution of English language speakers throughout the world?
a)
Native English Speakers
b)
British colonization
c)
Decision to make English the lingua franca
d)
U.S. World dominance
74.
Regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
a)
Isogloss
b)
Pidgin
c)
Dialect
d)
Accent
75.
A nation in which many languages are spoken. In Switzerland 4 Official Languages are used.
a)
Monolingual
b)
Bi-lingual
c)
Multilingual
d)
Indo-European
76.
Spanglish...would most likely be found in areas with higher Hispanic populations located in the ______ region of the United States.
a)
Northeast
b)
Midwest
c)
Southwest
d)
Gulf Coast
77.
This Romance Language would dominate the highlighted regions.
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Italian
78.
The Lingua Franca that dominates the use of the internet is...
a)
English
b)
Chinese
c)
Spanish
d)
Japanese
79.
1. A frequent repetition of an act, that can become a characteristic of a group of people is known as:
a)
Custom
b)
Popular Culture
c)
Folk Culture
d)
physical trait
80.
A repetitive act performed by people is known as:
a)
Custom
b)
Taboo
c)
Habit
d)
Popular Custon
81.
Air Jordan shoes can be used as a good example of material culture that is adopted by a large number of people is an example of:
a)
White-collar culture
b)
Popular Culture
c)
Folk Culture
d)
All of the Above
82.
Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
a)
Popular Culture
b)
Technical innovations
c)
Customs
d)
Folk Culture
83.
What is culture?
a)
Set of beliefs/values/practices a group has in common
b)
People who share similar culture traits
c)
Activity/behavior in which people take part
d)
Area in which people share culture traits
84.
language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages
a)
lingua franca
b)
language group
c)
language family
d)
literary tradition
85.
Which are the first and second most-spoken languages in the world?
a)
Spanish and English
b)
Cantonese and French
c)
German and Mandarin
d)
Mandarin and English
86.
Which of the following is an example of
a cultural landscape?
a cultural landscape?
a)
Coastal Wetland
b)
Cloud Forest
c)
Eroded Shoreline
d)
Adobe Ruins
87.
Which of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans?
a)
Diffusion of Popular Culture
b)
Adoption of unique Folk Culture
c)
Impact of High Income on Clothing Habits
d)
Need for Durable Clothing
88.
Popular culture is more likely to vary
a)
from place to place at a given time
b)
from time to time at a given place
c)
neither from place to place nor time to time
d)
from both place to place and time to time
89.
Folk culture is typical of small and
a)
homogeneous groups
b)
heterogeneous groups
c)
groups that a great deal of contact with other groups
d)
groups of specialists
90.
Clothing, food, and housing are all examples of
a)
punk culture
b)
youth culture
c)
folk culture
d)
material culture
91.
Folk cultures are spread primarily by
a)
hierarchical diffusion
b)
stimulus diffusion
c)
relocation diffusion
d)
contagious diffusion
92.
The isolation of various groups from each other promotes
a)
globalization
b)
cultural diversity
c)
contagious diffusion
d)
connections between homogeneous groups
93.
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a
a)
habit
b)
custom
c)
taboo
d)
tariff
94.
The trend of globalization has threatened
a)
popular culture
b)
ethnic cleansing
c)
universalizing religions
d)
folk culture
95.
Which of the following groups invaded England and contributed to the development of the English language?
a)
Angles
b)
Saxons
c)
Normans
d)
All of the above
96.
English is part of which language family?
a)
Indo-European
b)
Sino-Tibetan
c)
Romance
d)
North Germanic
97.
Colin Renfrew's research makes up most of which hypothesis of language diffusion?
a)
Nomadic Warrior
b)
Nomadic Herder
c)
Silk Road Trader
d)
Sedentary Farmer
98.
What is a boundary between language regions?
a)
isogloss
b)
written tradition
c)
enclave
d)
toponym
99.
What is the language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers?
a)
Mandarin
b)
English
c)
Spanish
d)
Hindi
100.
What is the largest language family?
a)
Sino-Tibetan
b)
Indo-European
c)
Balto-Slavic
d)
Altaic
101.
Which of the following best exemplifies folk culture?
a)
the burial of the dead
b)
eating Chinese food in New York City
c)
Cajun music
d)
a dialect that is similar in two different regions
102.
Which of the following in NOT an example of a cultural landscape
a)
The street patterns around a mosque
b)
A rain forest
c)
Agricultural terracing up a mountainside
d)
An airport runway
103.
________________ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous population, typically rural and cohesive in cultural traits.
a)
Material
b)
Popular
c)
Folk
d)
Ethnic
104.
The fact that trends in popular culture (e.g. fashion) proceed from large global centers (Milan, Paris, New York) through a series of progressively smaller cities is an example of
a)
diffusion
b)
migration
c)
hierarchical diffusion.
d)
relative location.
105.
Which of the following would be an example of a “culture trait”?
a)
Talking
b)
eating a meal
c)
wearing a turban
d)
sleeping
106.
Which cultural component is generally NOT associated with folk culture?
a)
music
b)
television
c)
architecture
d)
food
107.
Which of the following would be considered non-material culture?
a)
A tennis racquet
b)
A belief
c)
A holy book
d)
A house
108.
Cultural geography is the study of
a)
Global customs and artifacts
b)
The spatial distribution of cultural traits
c)
Human-environment relationships
d)
How cultures change through time
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