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APHG Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the best example assimilation?

a)

Hinduism diffused from India to Bali, where it blended with traditional Balinese beliefs to create a form of Hinduism unique to Bali.

b)

The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers.

c)

Despite the large number of historic churches in France, many French identify as nonreligious and believe that religion is a private matter.

d)

A family immigrates to a new country, settles near others from their homeland, and conducts most of their day-to-day activities within their ethnic neighborhood.

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.

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

4.

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

a)

pidgin languages

b)

lingua franca

c)

standard language

d)

creole language

5.

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

6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
________________ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous population, typically rural and cohesive in cultural traits. 
a)
Material 
b)
Popular
c)
Folk 
d)
Ethnic
10.
Folk culture is most likely to spread by _____.  
a)
contagious diffusion 
b)
relocation diffusion 
c)
hierarchical diffusion 
d)
stimulus diffusion 
11.
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
12.

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.

13.
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
14.
What is the largest language branch in terms of spoken by most people?
a)
Afro-Asiatic
b)
Indo-European
c)
Sino-Tibetan
d)
Austronesian
15.
a language developed from a mixture of different languages, usually through colonization. 
a)
creole language
b)
mix language
c)
hybrid language
16.

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

17.
Dialects are distinguished by differences in
a)
accents and pronunciation
b)
vocabulary
c)
 syntax
d)
all of the above
18.
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
19.
Homes around the world are made of out different building materials because 
a)
of the availability of building materials
b)
People like wooden homes better
c)
Brick and mortar are easier to work with
d)
Adobe homes are not as hot
20.
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.
21.

Which of the following schools of thought most emphasizes the importance of the physical environment in shaping cultures?

a)

Possibilism

b)

Cultural ecology

c)

Environmental determinism

d)

Cultural determinism

22.

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