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Geo Unit 3 Review (Culture, Religion, Language)

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following religions is appropriately matched with its region of origin?

a)

Islam - Egypt

b)

Christianity - Germany

c)

Hinduism - China

d)

Buddhism - India

2.

Which is NOT a universalizing religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

3.

Language is like...

a)

a boat. It is big, loud, and obnoxious. Whoever created it was a big ole dumb dumb.

b)

a cheetah eating a turtle. If you are the language speaker that talks fast, you will eat away at the conversation and leave no time for the turtle.

c)

Luggage. No matter where someone is, they always keep their original language.

d)

nothing. It is pointless and I don’t think we need a source of communication... right?

e)

food. I love it.

4.

True or False: An institutional language is spoken in daily use by people of all ages, from children to elderly individuals.

a)

True

b)

False. That would mean it is a developing language.

c)

False. That would mean it is a vigorous language.

d)

False. That would mean it is an institutional language.

e)

There is not enough evidence to tell either way.

5.

What language type is used by governments for laws, reports, and public objects, such as road signs, money, and stamps?

a)

vigourous language

b)

developing language

c)

literary tradition

d)

official language

e)

institutional language

6.

Organize the world’s languages from biggest classification, to smallest.

a)

language group, language, language family, dialect

b)

language branch, language group, language, language family, dialect

c)

language family, language branch, language group, language, dialect

d)

language

e)

language family, language branch, language group, dialect, language

7.

Which are the two language FAMILIES with the largest amount of speakers?

a)

Sino - Tibetan + Dravidian

b)

Austroasiatic + Austronesian

c)

Japanese + Indo - European

d)

Altaic + Uralic

e)

Indo - European + Sino - Tibetan

8.

What is the most widely used language form of lingua franca?

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

Italian

d)

Latin

e)

English

9.

What country could you find most of the Sino - Tibetan family?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Russia

d)

China

e)

United States

10.

What three major language families are in Africa?

a)

Indo - European, Sino - Tibetan, + Japanese

b)

Tai - Kadai, Japanese, + Korean

c)

Altaic, Dravidian, + Austronesian

d)

Nilo - Saharan, Niger - Congo, + Altaic

e)

Afro - Asiatic, Niger - Congo, + Nilo - Saharan

11.

What language family is traceable back to a common language, first used 7,000 yrs ago by people living in the Ural Mountains of present - day Russia?

a)

Japanese

b)

Dravidian

c)

Uralic

d)

Altaic

e)

Korean

12.

Which language is NOT a CONTEMPORARY Romance language?

a)

Spanish

b)

Italian

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

e)

Latin

13.

What is the branch of the Indo - European language family with the most speakers?

a)

Germanic

b)

Indo - Iranian

c)

Balto - Slavic

d)

Romance

e)

There is not enough information to determine that.

14.

What language did Romance languages originate from?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Italian

e)

Latin

15.

What are the new languages that are being created through mixing English with other languages? (Select all that apply).

a)

Portlish = Portuguese + English

b)

Franglais = French + English

c)

Spanglish = Spanish + English

d)

Denglish = German + English

e)

Brenglish = British English + English

16.

How did English first DIFFUSE to the Western Hemisphere? HINT: Key word, diffuse. Not the origin.

a)

Norman Invasion who came from present - day Norway to France

b)

German Invasion... three tribes invaded the British Isles

c)

Nomadic Warrior Theory

d)

Sedentary Farmer Theory

e)

England to the US through early colonization in Jamestown.

17.

Define lingua franca.

a)

symbols that represent words or meaningful parts of words

b)

a simplified form of lingua franca that is used to trade

c)

a language of international communication, such as English

d)

language used in education, work, mass media, and government

e)

that the language is written as well as spoken

18.

Define dialect and subdialect. HINT: There are two answers.

a)

in the case of England, the standard language

b)

in a language with multiple dialects, one dialect may be recognized as it

c)

a subdivision of a dialect

d)

a regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation

e)

There is only one answer choice above that correlates with either of the two words.

19.

What term do geographers use to refer to place names?

a)

Accultutation

b)

Assimilation

c)

Toponyms

d)

Isogloss

e)

Symbols

20.

Creole Languages are most likely to be spoken in which city?

a)

Buffalo, New York

b)

St. Paul, Minnesota

c)

Charlotte, North Carolina

d)

Portland, Oregon

e)

New Orleans, Louisiana

21.

Which of the following language families is the largest in terms of the total number of speakers.

a)

Sino-Tibetan

b)

Indo-European

c)

Niger-Congo

d)

Afro-Asiatic

e)

Dravidian

22.

Which is the most common lingua Franca within the Niger-Congo language family?

a)

Zulu

b)

Yoruba

c)

Nyanja

d)

Igbo

e)

Swahili

23.

What language theory explains the spread of language from the south of the Caucasus around the southern Caspian Sea into Iran and India and into Europe?

a)

Conquest Theory

b)

Agriculture Theory

c)

Renfrew’s theory

d)

Greenberg’s Hypothesis

e)

Organic Theory

24.

Which of the following languages is considered a revived language?

a)

Hebrew

b)

Latin

c)

Urdu

d)

Farsi

e)

Gaelic

25.

The Arabic language spread from its hearth and became one of the major global languages mainly through

a)

Increased use of communication technology in Arab nations

b)

Spread of Middle Eastern multinational oil corporation

c)

Worldwide colonization beginning around 600 CE

d)

Conquest and its use as a standard religious language

e)

Resisting colonization by European nations and the United States.

26.

What is the most commonly used Sino-Tibetan language?

a)

Han

b)

Tibetan

c)

Mandarin

d)

Thai

e)

Laotian

27.

What is the official language of the U.S.?

a)

French and English

b)

English and Spanish

c)

English only

d)

There is no official language

e)

English, French, Spanish and German

28.

Which language family does English belong to?

a)

SinoTibetian

b)

Sino-European

c)

Indo-European

d)

Indo-Caucasian

e)

Niger-Congo

29.

Which of the following is a dialect?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Romance

c)

southern United States

d)

Latin

e)

Dravidian

30.

Which of the following is NOT a place name in the U.S. that reflects geographical origins?

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Germantown, Pennsylvania

d)

Pottstown

e)

New Hampshire

31.

Linguistic geographers use isoglosses to mark

a)

The creation of pidgins

b)

The extent to which a lingua Franca is used in a particular area

c)

The limits for an area in which particular words are used

d)

The area in which an official language is used

e)

The area in which an extinct language is used

32.

Which of the following languages exists because of its isolation as a linguistic refuge area?

a)

Swahili

b)

Hindi

c)

Hebrew

d)

Arabic

e)

Basque

33.

If the original population moves/is displaced and the original language is replaced it is known as

a)

Relocation diffusion

b)

Stimulus diffusion

c)

Migrant diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

e)

Hierarchical diffusion

34.

Which of the following is the most important medium for transmitting culture?

a)

Language

b)

Legislation

c)

Religion

d)

Imitation

e)

Immigration

35.
Where can you find most of the Amish in the United States?
a)
Utah
b)
Tennessee
c)
Minnesota
d)
Pennsylvania
36.
Which of the following is true of popular culture?
a)
It is practiced among one group in the world.
b)
It is practiced less than folk culture
c)
It spreads primarily by relocation diffusion
d)
It diffuses quickly to other places
37.
Chinese cities align toward cardinal directions north, south,east, west because...
a)
Belief System
b)
Topography
c)
Economics
d)
Gender
38.
I can find most of the Shiite Muslims....
a)
Iran
b)
Egypt
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Iran
39.
Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Mormonsim
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
40.
The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the
a)
modification of Earth's surface
b)
behavioral traits within a group
c)
spread of an idea or innovation
d)
assimilation of a minority
41.
Assimilation can be defined as
a)
when one becomes more like the dominant culture.
b)
when a person refuses to learn the dominant culture
c)
when a culture is practice all over the world
d)
when a culture is similar to another culture
42.
The definition of ethnocentrism is...
a)
When a person cannot identify with any ethnicity
b)
when a person chooses another ethnicity over their own
c)
when an ethnicity judges another ethnicity based on the standards of their culture
d)
when a culture goes extinct
43.
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people, is a
a)
Custom
b)
Popular Culture
c)
Habit
d)
Taboo
44.
A repetitive act performed by an individual is a
a)
custom
b)
popular culture
c)
habit
d)
taboo
45.
Jeans provide a good example of material culture that is adopted by a number of different societies. They are also an example of
a)
punk culture
b)
popular culture
c)
folk culture
d)
white-collar culture
46.
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of large and
a)
homogeneous groups
b)
heterogeneous groups
c)
groups living in isolated rural areas
d)
groups that have little interaction with other groups
47.
One significant impact of popular culture is to
a)
create a more varied and less uniform landscape.
b)
promote the diffusion of folk culture.
c)
modify the physical environment.
d)
spread through relocation diffusion.
48.
The distribution of the subjects of art in the Himalayas shows how folk cultures
a)
always include paintings of religious subjects.
b)
are influenced by distinctive vegetation, climate, and religion.
c)
avoid painting animate objects.
d)
typically paint scenes of nature but not people.
49.
The spatial distribution of soccer during the twentieth century is an example of
a)
folk culture
b)
habit
c)
popular culture
d)
taboo
50.
The diffusion of jeans is a good example primarily of the
a)
diffusion of popular culture.
b)
adoption of unique folk culture.
c)
impact of high income on clothing habits.
d)
opposition to globalization.
51.
Terroir refers to
a)
a group's sense of place.
b)
a group's food taboos.
c)
an act of violence that may have been, in part, a reaction against globalization.
d)
the sum of the effects of the local environment on a food item.
52.
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a
a)
folk culture
b)
habit
c)
popular culture
d)
taboo
53.
What is monotheism?
a)
The belief or worship of more than one god.
b)
The belief of the existence of only one god.
c)
The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
d)
The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.
54.
Who is the founder of Judaism?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Abraham
c)
Jesus of Nazareth
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
55.
What are the names of the two religions who have a taboo against pork?
a)
Judaism and Islam
b)
Islam and Hinduism
c)
Judaism and Buddhism
d)
Buddhism and Hinduism
56.
What is polytheism?
a)
The belief or worship of more than one god.
b)
The belief of the existence of only one god.
c)
The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
d)
The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.
57.
What is animism?
a)
The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life. 
b)
The belief of the existence of only one god.
c)
The belief or worship of more than one god.
d)
The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.
58.
Name 3 monotheistic religions:
a)
-Judaism
-Christianity
-Islam
b)
-Hinduism
-Taoism
-Shintoism
59.
Name 3 polytheistic religions:
a)
-Judaism
-Christianity
-Islam
b)
-Hinduism
-Taoism
-Shintoism
60.
At what hearth did Buddhism originate from?
a)
Mecca
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Nepal
d)
Israel
61.
What country has a majority of Jews?
a)
Israel
b)
Mecca
c)
Nepal
d)
India
62.
Which of the following religions did not originate in the Indian Subcontinent?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Sikhism
d)
Zoroastrianism
63.
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
64.
This is the oldest polytheistic religion in the world.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
65.
Which religion believed in the Eightfold Path?
a)
Legalism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Jainism
d)
Buddhism
66.
About 80% of India's people follow this religion.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Shintoism
67.
Allah is the god for which religion?
a)
Shintoism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Confucianism
68.
This religion follows the teachings of Muhammad.
a)
Islam
b)
Shintoism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
69.
What Chinese school of thought teaches respect to elders and the law as the best way to maintain a peaceful society?
a)
Taoism
b)
Christianity
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
70.
This statue represents the founder of what religion? 
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
71.
Governments influenced by religion is called...
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Despoitism 
72.
What type of building is this?
a)
Jewish synagogue
b)
Islamic mosque
c)
Catholic cathedral
d)
Buddhist temple
73.
Which religion believes in many gods?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
74.
Which branch of Islam is the minority?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
c)
Farsi
d)
Arab
75.
Which of the following cities is a holy place to three of the world's main religions?
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Delhi
76.
The concept of nirvana is most closely associated with which of the following religions?
a)
Judaism
b)
Animism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
77.
A social decline in religious adherence is referred to as:
a)
partisanship
b)
fundamentalism
c)
syncretism
d)
secularism
78.

Which countries produce more than one million tons of grapes for wine each year.

a)

United States

b)

Iran

c)

Argentina

d)

France

e)

Spain

79.

A simplified form of a common language is called

a)

creole

b)

lingua franca

c)

pidgin

d)

dialect

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