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AP Human Geography - Unit 3

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where can you find most of the Amish in the United States?
a)
Utah
b)
Tennessee
c)
Minnesota
d)
Pennsylvania
2.
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
3.
Cultural Landscape can be defined as...
a)
types of art, music,dance, and theater in one place.
b)
the ways people see different culture
c)
the forms superimposed on the physical environment
d)
a geographic region dedicated to cultural activites
4.
The world's 3 major monotheistic religions originated from...
a)
East Asia
b)
Southwest Asia
c)
Eastern Europe
d)
Africa
5.
Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Mormonsim
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
6.
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
7.
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
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.

What branch of the Indo-European language family does English belong to?

a)

Germanic

b)

Romance

c)

Slavic

d)

Indo-Iranian

10.

What language family is French a member of?

a)

Sino-Tibetan

b)

Austronesian

c)

Indo-European

d)

Altaic

11.

Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?

a)

Italian

b)

Portuguese

c)

Romanian

d)

Greek

12.

What is the second largest language family?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Afro-Asiatic

c)

Sino-Tibetan

d)

Austronesian

13.

This chart is evidence that English is a

a)

pidgin language

b)

official language

c)

dialect

d)

lingua franca

14.

French Creole is a ____________ that combined two simplified languages to form a lingua franca.

a)

pidgin language

b)

official language

c)

logograms

d)

isolated language

15.

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

a)

Greek

b)

Gothic

c)

Hebrew

d)

Gaelic

16.

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

17.

Which of the following is not an accurate combination of language and religion?

a)

Germanic/Protestant

b)

Romance/Orthodox Catholic

c)

Arabic/Islam

d)

Hebrew/Judaism

18.

A ________ is a place name that reveals what is important to people and what the land is like.

a)

logogram

b)

lingua franca

c)

official language

d)

toponym

19.
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.
20.
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
21.
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.
22.
Name 3 monotheistic religions:
a)
-Judaism
-Christianity
-Islam
b)
-Hinduism
-Taoism
-Shintoism
23.
At what hearth did Buddhism originate from?
a)
Mecca
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Nepal
d)
Israel
24.
In which of the following countries are inhabitants subject to Sharia law?
a)
Venezuela 
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Turkey
d)
Saudi Arabia
25.
Which religion believed in the Eightfold Path?
a)
Legalism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Jainism
d)
Buddhism
26.
About 80% of India's people follow this religion.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Shintoism
27.
Governments influenced by religion is called...
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Despoitism 
28.
What type of building is this?
a)
Jewish synagogue
b)
Islamic mosque
c)
Catholic cathedral
d)
Buddhist temple
29.
A social decline in religious adherence is referred to as:
a)
partisanship
b)
fundamentalism
c)
syncretism
d)
secularism
30.
This structure is most likely associated with
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
31.
This map shows the spread of
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
32.
The purposeful travel to a religious site to pay respects or participate in rituals?
a)
pilgrimage
b)
sikhism
c)
rite
d)
sacrament
33.
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
34.
Folk culture is 
a)
heterogeneous and widespread
b)
homogeneous and small
c)
practiced in urban areas
d)
greatly influenced by the media
35.
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
36.
Sharing of ideas or cultural across borders, like the US and Mexico is called
a)
Transculturation
b)
Assimilation
c)
Relocation diffusion
d)
migration diffusion
37.
The following is part of the cultural landscape EXCEPT
a)
Sewer System
b)
Office Complex System
c)
Water Well
d)
River System
38.
Relocation diffusion is 
a)
listening to pop music
b)
a Syrian family moving to the US
c)
wearing jeans
d)
eating at McDonalds
39.
Cultural globalization is illustrated by 
a)
world wide use of the internet
b)
the Amish communities in the US
c)
eating local food prepared in a small restaurant
d)
a folk dance in China
40.

The minaret is an architectural feature common to places of worship in which of the following religions?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

e)

Islam

41.

Which of the following religions did NOT originate in the Indian subcontinent?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Jainism

c)

Sikhism

d)

Hinduism

e)

Zoroastrianism

42.

Which of the following is a sacred place in the Hindu religion?

a)

Dead Sea

b)

Ganges River

c)

Mount Fuji

d)

Shara Desert

e)

Tierra del Fuego

43.

The concept of nirvana is most closely associated with which of following religions?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Islam

c)

Animism

d)

Judaism

e)

Buddhism

44.

Which of the following culture regions of the United States has the strongest historical connections to Lutheran Christian traditions?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

New England

c)

The Upper Midwest

d)

The South

e)

The Pacific Northwest

45.

Shinto, a set of rituals and customs that are practiced in order to connect with ancient spirts, is a religious tradition that belongs to which of the following nations?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Nepal

d)

Bolivia

e)

Tibet

46.

The largest branch of Islam, to which as many as 80 percent of all Muslims belong, is called __________?

a)

Dravidian

b)

Shia

c)

Meccan

d)

Berber

e)

Sunni

47.

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

48.

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

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

Italian

d)

Latin

e)

English

49.

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

a)

Vietnam

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Russia

d)

China

e)

United States

50.

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.

51.

Which language is NOT a CONTEMPORARY Romance language?

a)

Spanish

b)

Italian

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

e)

Latin

52.

Roman Catholicism predominates in

a)

Northern Europe

b)

East Asia

c)

Canada

d)

South America

53.

Which of the following is not one of the five pillars of Islam?

a)

Pray five times daily

b)

Donate to charities

c)

Fast during the month of Ramadan

d)

Make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem

54.

In which region are ethnic religions most widely practiced?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

North Africa

55.

_________ typically favors cremation over burial.

a)

Judaism

b)

Taoism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

56.

Which three religions have holy places in Jerusalem?

a)

Sikhism, Islam, Judaism

b)

Islam, Christianity, Hinduism

c)

Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism

d)

Islam, Christianity, Judaism

57.

How did Christianity first diffuse from its hearth?

a)

The Crusades

b)

military conquest

c)

expansion diffusion

d)

relocation diffusion

58.

A universalizing religion

a)

appeals to people living in a wide variety of locations.

b)

is less likely to be used as a reason for violence than ethnic religions.

c)

is rarely transmitted through missionaries.

d)

has celebrations that are almost entirely based on seasonal changes.

59.
A simplified and modified form of a language.
a)
Lingua Franca
b)
Pidgin
c)
Toponym
d)
Official Language
60.
A line on a map that marks a linguistic feature.
a)
Isotherm
b)
Topographic Line
c)
Isogloss
d)
Isotopograph
61.

Which of the following best exemplifies folk culture?

a)

A dialect that is similar in two different regions in the country

b)

The purchasing of rap music by white suburban youth

c)

Cajun music

d)

Eating Chinese food in New York City

e)

The burial of the dead

62.

Where is the hearth of country music?

a)

Galveston, Texas

b)

Montgomery, Alabama

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Nashville, Tennessee

e)

Charlotte, North Carolina

63.

When Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca to observe the Kabah, which of the five pillars of Islam are they practicing?

a)

Shahadah

b)

Salah

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

e)

Hajj

64.

What language is known as the lingua franca of Eastern Africa?

a)

Hindi

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Swahili

e)

Zulu

65.
A large fundamental division within a religion is a 
a)
denomination
b)
branch
c)
sect
d)
dialect
66.
The world's largest universalizing religion is 
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christanity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
67.
The world's largest ethnic religion is 
a)
Islam
b)
Daoism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Shintoism
68.
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a 
a)
branch
b)
denomination
c)
sect
d)
dialect
69.
Which is not an Ethnic Asian religion?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Daoism
70.
Worship in Hinduism is most likely to take place
a)
in a holy shrine
b)
as part of a pilgrimage
c)
at home
d)
in a pagoda

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