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APHuG: Chapters 4 & 5 Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by people is __

a)

dialect

b)

customs

c)

culture

d)

history

2.
Hierarchical diffusion means that the culture is diffused 
a)
from place to place in a random way
b)
from those in authority or the famous
c)
because of popular culture
d)
from culture to culture
3.
Folk culture is 
a)
heterogeneous and widespread
b)
homogeneous and small
c)
practiced in urban areas
d)
greatly influenced by the media
4.
Popular culture 
a)
spreads slowly from group to group
b)
spreads by relocation diffusion
c)
has a rural base
d)
takes place in a large, heterogeneous group
5.
Assimilation takes place when
a)
a smaller culture shares traits with a larger culture
b)
a smaller culture is totally absorbed by a larger, more dominant culture
c)
cultures give and take
d)
culture moves with people in relocation diffusion
6.
Relocation diffusion is 
a)
listening to pop music
b)
a Syrian family moving to the US
c)
wearing jeans
d)
eating at McDonalds
7.

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunk of the tree represents

a)

dialects

b)

language groups

c)

language families

d)

creolized languages

8.

Why is English the most widely spoken language in Canada and the U.S.?

a)

The Norman Conquest

b)

Viking Explorations of the New World

c)

British Colonialism

d)

The Internet

9.

Why did Basque survive despite being surrounded by Indo-European languages?

a)

contagious diffusion

b)

isolation

c)

innovation

d)

distance decay

10.

What does Colin Renefrew claim is the reason the Indo-European language spread?

a)

war

b)

conquest

c)

farming

d)

disease

11.

What language is spoken in the northern part of Belgium?

a)

Flemish/Dutch

b)

French

c)

English

d)

German

12.

What is NOT a factor in the creation of different dialects?

a)

pronunciation

b)

spelling

c)

vocabulary

d)

contagious diffusion

13.

What is the second largest language family?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Afro-Asiatic

c)

Sino-Tibetan

d)

Austronesian

14.

How could the document below help preserve a dying language?

a)

it demonstrates official government support

b)

when people fill out documents they show they are literate

c)

people who speak minority languages pay lower taxes

d)

the language on the document is widely used on the internet

15.

This chart is evidence that English is a

a)

pidgin language

b)

official language

c)

dialect

d)

lingua franca

16.

Which of the following is NOT an official language of Switzerland?

a)

Italian

b)

French

c)

Romansh

d)

Spanish

17.

Which of the following was an extinct language but has since been revived?

a)

Greek

b)

Gothic

c)

Hebrew

d)

Gaelic

18.

Why is the extinction of languages a problem?

a)

it isn't; it would be better if everyone spoke English

b)

It isn't, it would be better if everyone spoke Chinese

c)

It is better if you can't understand what some people say

d)

When a language dies, part of the culture dies with it

19.
Where can you find most of the Amish in the United States?
a)
Utah
b)
Tennessee
c)
Minnesota
d)
Pennsylvania
20.
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
21.

What language family is French a member of?

a)

Sino-Tibetan

b)

Austronesian

c)

Indo-European

d)

Altaic

22.
A lingua franca is
a)
an English word that has entered the French language.
b)
a language understood by people who have different native languages.
c)
an extinct language that has been revived.
d)
an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated.
23.
A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a
a)
Dialect
b)
Language Branch
c)
Language Family
d)
Language Group
24.

English is part of which language branch?

a)

Germanic

b)

North Germanic

c)

West Germanic

d)

Romance

25.
 Colin Renfrew's research constitutes much of the ________ Hypothesis.
a)
Nomadic Herders
b)
Kurgan Farmers
c)
Nomadic Warrior
d)
Sedentary Farmers
26.

Both the Angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language, because they

a)

Spoke ancient English

b)

Invaded England

c)

Spoke languages derived from Latin

d)

diffused English around the world

27.
The two largest language families in the world are
a)
Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan
b)
Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan
c)
Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic
d)
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
28.
Some features of U.S. material culture such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels
a)
Promote a uniform landscape
b)
Reflect the preservation of folk culture
c)
provide diversity on the US landscape
d)
promote diffusion of folk culture
29.
This is an example of what? 
a)
Popular Culture
b)
Folk Culture
30.
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a
a)
Folk Culture
b)
Habit
c)
Popular Culture
d)
Taboo
31.

We can deduce from the examples of popular music, fashionable clothing, and electronic applications around us that the rapid diffusion of popular culture

a)

discourages people in different places to adopt different customs.

b)

always occurs at the expense of folk culture.

c)

depends on modern communication systems.

d)

is an example of relocation diffusion.

32.

What is the correct order for language?

a)

family, language, branch, dialect, group

b)

branch, family, language, group, dialect

c)

family, branch, group, language, dialect

d)

language, family, branch, group, dialect

33.
Which of the following relates to the origin and diffusion of folk culture?
a)
anonymous origin and rapid diffusion
b)
unknown hearths and relocation diffusion
c)
anonymous hearths and contagious diffusion
d)
known hearth and slow diffusion
34.
The diagram shows what type of diffusion pattern?
a)
Relocation Diffusion
b)
Hierarchical Diffusion
c)
Contagious Diffusion 
d)
Stimulus Diffusion
35.

A reaction to this photo, such as 'EWWWW' or 'that's disgusting, and I could never do that' is an example of which key term?

a)

Ethnocentrism

b)

Assimilation

c)

Acculturation

d)

Transhumance

36.
How do you know this shows a folk culture?
a)
Building materials are from local materials
b)
Small heterogeneous group
c)
Food is imported by boat
d)
Clothing is unique
37.
This sign is in Panama, why is it in Spanish?
a)
Spanish is the lingua franca
b)
Spanish is the most commonly used language
c)
Spanish was the language of colonizers
d)
Spanish is a pidgin
38.
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
39.
Judging from the discussions of other clothing in this chapter, we could say that hoodies are an example of ________ adopted by a number of different groups segmented by age, class, ethnicity, and other factors. Hoodies are a versatile element of popular culture.
a)
punk culture
b)
material culture
c)
folk culture
d)
youth culture
40.
Before reaching other parts of ________ and, eventually, marginalized urban areas throughout the country, Hip hop music originated in the late 1970s in the South Bronx.
a)
Chicago
b)
Boston
c)
New York City
d)
St. Louis
41.
In recent decades, popular customs have most frequently originated in
a)
More developed countries
b)
Less developed countries
c)
formerly communist countries
d)
Countries with large rural populations
42.
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.
43.
A particular preference for a new clothing style is more likely than a folk custom to
a)
evolve rapidly owing to the isolation of different groups.
b)
rapidly diffuse through modern communication and transportation.
c)
reflect the unique characteristics of the physical landscape.
d)
have an unknown source of origin.
44.
A taboo against pork is a characteristic of
a)
Judaism and Islam.
b)
Judaism and Buddhism.
c)
Christianity and Buddhism.
d)
Christianity and Hinduism.
45.
As they have more contact with popular culture, women in less developed countries are more likely to
a)
bear more children
b)
obtain food for the family
c)
gain more opportunities outside the home.
d)
reduce the practice of prostitution.
46.
Diffusion of popular customs can adversely impact environmental quality in two ways:
a)
reducing demand for foreign products and promoting local crafts.
b)
increased diversity and decreased demand.
c)
depletion of scarce resources and pollution.
d)
diversity of products and depletion of change.
47.

an action or way of behaving that is usual and traditional among the people in a particular group or place

example: greeting with a handshake

a)

immigrate

b)

history

c)

religion

d)

custom

48.

a regional variety of a language with unique features such as vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation

a)

ethnic group

b)

region

c)

custom

d)

dialect

49.
Which of the following is a dialect?
a)
 Indo-European
b)
Romance
c)
Latin
d)
Southern US
50.
The type of culture that emphasizes artifacts is called
a)
material culture
b)
non material culture
c)
folk culture
d)
pop culture
51.
Which of the following was NOT one of the earliest ancient cultural hearths?
a)
Nile Valley
b)
Indus Valley
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Mississippi Valley
52.
Romanian, Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese are all part of the same
a)
language family
b)
dialect
c)
toponym
d)
trade language
53.
Globalization has encouraged the diffusion of
a)
 Linguistic fragmentation
b)
Folk culture
c)
  Popular culture
d)
ethnocentrism
54.
Geographers usually categorize cultural diffusion into the two broad categories of
a)
relocation and hierarchical
b)
hierarchical and stimulus
c)
expansion and relocation
d)
contagious and stiumulus
55.
The idea that cultures will modify the natural landscape to fit their needs is known as the
a)
cultural situation
b)
cultural landscape
c)
culture traits
d)
environment of culture
56.
This is the process by which a less dominant culture adopts some of the traits of a more dominant culture.
a)
Cultural assimilation.
b)
Acculturation.
c)
accommodation
d)
none of these
57.
An isogloss is
a)
a form of a language spoken in a local area.
b)
a collection of unique words.
c)
a boundary between language regions.
d)
the transition zone between cultures.
58.
In the mid-1960s, Great Britain's new rock band, the Beatles, came to the United States. Suddenly, young men all over the nation were wearing their hair longer, in styles that matched the Beatles. This is an example of _____.
a)
acculturation
b)
innovation
c)
infrastructure
d)
density
59.
All the features of a people's way
a)
innovation
b)
demography
c)
innovation
d)
culture
60.
What would be a lingua franca for the area depicted in the map.
a)
English
b)
Russian
c)
Arabic
d)
Swahili 
61.
To put aside his or her own cultural preferences and consider another culture based on its own people’s needs and values  
a)
Cultural relativism
b)
Cultural Openmindedness
c)
Zen culture master
d)
Common sense
62.

The following are impacts of popular culture on the world EXCEPT

a)

Western control of media

b)

Negative Environmental impacts

c)

Strengthening of local/folk values

d)

Heavy/unequal consumption of resources

63.

practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture and generates misunderstanding, ignorance and conflict

a)

Ethnosuperiorism

b)

Egotism

c)

Ethnocentrism

d)

Human nature

64.

Some countries have several languages because they want to

a)

make international diploma easier

b)

foster political cooperation with neighboring countries

c)

make government operate more efficiently

d)

give recognition to different groups within the country

65.

What is the BEST definition of “language”?

a)

a combination of German + English

b)

a system of communication through speech, a collection of sounds that a group of people understands to have the same meaning

c)

the most authoritative sources of language

d)

is spoken in daily use by people of all ages, but it lacks a literary tradition

e)

language family that include the languages Wu, Yue, Min, Jinyu, etc.

66.

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

67.

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

a)

Vietnam

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Russia

d)

China

e)

United States

68.

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

69.
Cultural regions are best described as
a)
Broad areas where groups share similar but not identical cultural traits
b)
Small areas where groups share unsimilar but identical cultural traits.
c)
Broad areas where groups are not similar.
70.

A more or less equal exchange of cultural traits between two or more regions is called

a)

ethnocentrism

b)

assimilation

c)

cultural relativity

d)

transculturation

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