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Unit 3 Review 2020

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A pilgrim to Varanasi (Benares) in India is most likely to be a

a)

Muslim

b)

Hindu

c)

Jewish

d)

Christian

2.

Cultural landscape can be defined as

a)

the types of art, music, dance, and theater practiced in a particular region

b)

the ways that people in differing cultures perceive the environment

c)

a particular area within a geographic region dedicated to cultural activities

d)

the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

3.

A pagoda would be representative of which of the following:

a)

Acculturation

b)

Assimilation

c)

Cultural trait

d)

Syncretism

4.

Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?

a)

Built environment

b)

Physical environment

c)

Environmental determinism

d)

Cultural ecology

5.

What would be one reason that India as an advantage over China when it comes to locations of customer consumer centers?

a)

The Indian government’s status as a neutral state in global political affairs

b)

The English language legacy of British colonialism in India

c)

Chinese emigration to Southeast Asia in the 1800s and 1900s

d)

Large amounts of mineral resources found in China used to manufacture goods for export

6.

Which of the following countries are least likely to have welcomed Christianity into their country?

a)

India

b)

Mexico

c)

China

d)

Ethiopia

7.

If four languages have similar words for numbers and the names of fish, but different names for a certain disease, what might be concluded about the time at which the disease first diffused?

a)

The disease spread among a population that later divided and evolved into four different languages.

b)

The disease spread to two different populations that later divided into two different languages.

c)

The population divided and evolved into the four different languages, and then the disease spread.

d)

There can be no conclusions drawn about the initial diffusion of the disease based on language.

8.

Swahili in East Africa and English in global commerce are examples of

a)

pidgin languages

b)

lingua franca

c)

standard language

d)

creole language

9.

The spread of specialty coffee shops across the United States in the 1990s is an example of

a)

hierarchical diffusion

b)

contagious diffusion

c)

stimulus diffusion

d)

relocation diffusion

10.

The world’s three major monotheistic religions originated in which of the following regions?

a)

East Asia

b)

Eastern Europe

c)

Southwest Asia

d)

Western Europe

11.
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
12.
NOT an example of a cultural landscape
a)
The street patterns of Bogota
b)
the buildings of Ciudad Perdida
c)
a rain forest
d)
A golf course
13.
Why is wine production so low in Africa and the Middle East?
a)
lack of sophistication and fine dining
b)
they can't grow grapes
c)
Islam discourages alcohol consumption
d)
they don't know how to make wine
14.
Which of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans?
a)
Adoption of unique folk culture
b)
Need for durable clothing
c)
Impact of high income on clothing habits
d)
Diffusion of popular culture
15.
MAP The geographical locations of all four cultural hearths illustrate on the map (right) were in
a)
Areas with abundant rainfall
b)
Coastal areas
c)
Cold climates
d)
River valleys
16.
________________ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous population, typically rural and cohesive in cultural traits. 
a)
Material 
b)
Popular
c)
Folk 
d)
Ethnic
17.
Which of the following is true of popular culture?
a)
It is practiced among a homogeneous group of people in the world
b)
It is more static (unchanging) than folk culture
c)
It promotes regional diversity
d)
It incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to a wide variety of places
18.

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.

19.
A language ____________ is a collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed long before recorded history.
Hint: The trunk of the tree
a)
branch
b)
family
c)
dialect
d)
group
20.
What is the largest language branch in terms of spoken by most people?
a)
Afro-Asiatic
b)
Indo-European
c)
Sino-Tibetan
d)
Austronesian
21.
a language developed from a mixture of different languages, usually through colonization. 
a)
creole language
b)
mix language
c)
hybrid language
22.
the language used by the government for laws, reports, and public objects, such as road signs, money, and stamps...
a)
creole language
b)
pidgin language
c)
official language
d)
standard language
23.
The Anglo-Saxon influence on English language and culture came from____________
a)
Denmark and Germany
b)
Norway
c)
Normandy and Brittany
d)
France
24.

A word-usage boundary is known as an _______________,

Look at all the names for soft-drink in the USA

a)

standard language

b)

dialect

c)

isogloss

d)

language family

25.
Belgium is a ___________ speaking country.
a)
a)Belgae (a Celtic language)
b)
b)Flemish (a Germanic language)
c)
c)French (a Romance language)
d)
d)both B and C
26.
Which languages have the have the MOST speakers globally as their 1st language?
a)
English and Chinese
b)
English and Spanish
c)
Spanish and Chinese
d)
Chinese and Arabic
27.
A force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope. 
a)
space-time compression
b)
distance decay
c)
globalization
28.
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
29.
Relocation diffusion is 
a)
listening to pop music
b)
a Syrian family moving to the US
c)
wearing jeans
d)
eating at McDonalds
30.
Who is the founder of Judaism?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Abraham
c)
Jesus of Nazareth
d)
Siddhartha Gautama
31.
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.
32.
Folk culture is most likely to spread by _____.  
a)
contagious diffusion 
b)
relocation diffusion 
c)
hierarchical diffusion 
d)
stimulus diffusion 
33.

Which of the following countries has the largest percentage of Roman Catholics?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Indonesia

d)

Brazil

34.

Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?

a)

A coral reef

b)

A stand of pine trees

c)

Terraced fields of crops up a mountainside

d)

Glaciers

35.

The type of culture that includes a wide range of artifacts (e.g. clothing, art, structures) is called

a)

Popular culture

b)

Material culture

c)

Folk culture

d)

Cultural reigon

36.

Which of the following is NOT an ethnic religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Buddhism

37.

Acculturation is a process whereby

a)

A more dominant culture adopts most of the traits of the less dominant culture

b)

The dominant culture completely absorbs the less dominant one

c)

Cultural traits are equally exchanged between cultures

d)

The less dominant culture adopts some of the traits of the more influential one

38.

Which of the following is the largest proselytizing religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shintoism

39.

Which language has become the world's primary lingua franca?

a)

Mandarin

b)

Hindi

c)

German

d)

English

40.

Which of the following is a dialect?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Romance

c)

Southern United States

d)

Latin

41.

Isoglosses are used to mark

a)

Creation of pidgins

b)

Extent to which a lingua franca is used in a certain area

c)

Limits for an area in which certain words or other language features are used

d)

Area in which an extinct language is used

42.

The modern game of soccer (football) spread to many parts of the world because of British colonization. This is an example of

a)

Expansion diffusion

b)

Hierarchical diffusion

c)

Relocation diffusion

d)

Stimulus diffusion