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WorksheetsAP HuG 2021 Semester 1 Test
Total questions: 119
Worksheet time: 20hrs 50mins
When one expresses the distance between home and her favorite restaurant as "a $6.00 cab ride," she is referring to the (blank) distance between them.
relative
spatial
absolute
situational
cognitive
In Ghost Map, Johnson argues that Dr. John Snow was a consilient thinker. How did this make Dr. Snow more successful than others?
He was able to shift scales of data to see bigger pictures
He was driven by his religious devotion to go house to house
He was from a wealthy family and thought of others as "less than"
He was able to finish school by the age of 12 with multiple degrees
He was able to read in several languages to get data
What best describes the data shown on the map above?
cultural complex
formal regions
sense of place
perception of place
Of the following map ratios, which will have the most colors used?
1:94,000,000
1:16,000,000
unable to determine
1:37,000,000
1:1,300,000
If a geographer uses some of the components and applications of a computer system to organize and display maps, but she doesn't use it for other functions,
she is still utilizing a GPS, although she may not be using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data
she is not using a GIS because she is not using all the system's potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data
she is using only the components of a remote sensing system because she is not storing, organizing, retrieving, or analyzing data
She is using only the topographic analysis functions because she is not using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data
she is still using a GIS, although she may not be using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data
Images of New Orleans and surrounding region prior to Hurricane Ida and after. Which geographic tool was used to make this imagery?
sonar
geographic information systems
remote sensing
global position system
thermal heat tracing
Geography as a discipline:
grew out of a need to create maps for trade with East Asia
originated in ancient Greek interest in the nature of the universe and the varying character of the known parts of the earth
emerged in the 20th century with the developments of geographic information systems (GIS)
was developed to a national need to map and describe the American West
developed as an outgrowth of the "Age of Discovery", beginning in the 15th century
Jared Diamond, author of "Guns, Germs, and Steal" argues that the biggest difference between early human societies was geographic locations and climates that influenced initial food production. This production then led to advantages for that society for the rest of history. Diamond would be considered a proponent of:
human ecology
possibilism
environmental determinism
geographic inquiry
cartography
Global positioning systems (GPS) rely upon satellites orbiting the Earth to help us accurately identify the (blank) location of a place on earth.
nominal
absolute
cognitive
spatial
relative
Human geography is best described as the
location of places (capitals, rivers, countries, etc.) around the earth
relationship between people and their environments
study of how human activity is organized in space
both the study of how human activity is organized in space and the relationships between people and their environments
description of the world's environments in terms of its landforms
Of the following map ratios, which is considered the smaller scale?
1:94,000,000
unable to determine
1:16,000,000
1:37,000,000
1:1,300,000
Though all of the following distort the shape of landmasses and area, which of the following maps or map types does so most blatantly and intentionally?
conformal projections
isoline
polyconic
cartograms
peters
Harris county (Where Houston is located) is best described as a:
functional region
formal region
none of the options
cultural region
vernacular region
What type of map is displayed above?
graduated symbol
cartogram
dot
isoline
platt
Map classifications
I. Reference
II. Thematic
III. Choropleth
IV. plat
V. Cartogram
Select the map classification(s) that applies to the map displayed above.
All the options
II and V
I, II, and V
II and III
I and IV
Friction of distance
is another term for the distance-decay function
is dependent in part upon an individual's cognitive distance
is the reflection of only cost overcoming distance
is usually negligible over distances of less than ten miles
is now considered an outdated concept with little current utility
What type of region is best represented by the image above?
All the options
functional regions
formal regions
cultural regions
vernacular regions
Of the following map ratios, which will have the greatest level of detail?
1:37,000,000
1:16,000,000
Unable to determine
1:94,000,000
1:1,300,000
In the 1850s, the most common belief surrounding the spread of Cholera was that is spread by
Poor breeding
immorality
miasma
contagion
poor hygiene
Ghost Map explores the origin and history of Soho, London. Several instances of sequent occupancy are discussed. Which of the following is NOT an element of sequent occupancy in Ghost Map?
Soho formerly was a burial ground
Soho formerly housed the Globe Theater (Shakespear's Theater)
London was formerly built by the Romans
Soho formerly contained wealthy and titled nobility
Soho had several houses converted to be used by cows
What best explains the pattern of data shown in the choropleth map above?
Geographic information systems
All of the options
Relocation diffusion
Contagious diffusion
none of the options
How did cholera come to England?
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
expansion diffusion
Map scale is:
the difference in elevation between two points in an area
The ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map
the spread of a phenomenon over a given area
the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape
the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map
which of the following could be a vernacular region?
the area served by a pizza delivery person
a sports "conference" or area within which sports teams compete with one another
the market area of a supermarket
the area of dominance of a television show
the area of dominance of a certain worldview or philosophy
The statement, "Mexico's location next to the United States has had a great impact on its economic development," suggests that Mexico's economic development is related to its
situations
cognitive distance
site
spatial interaction
sense of place
Which project uses right angles and distorts the size of countries?
Robinson
azimuthal
gall-peters
mercator
conic
When driving from Chicago to Minneapolis-St. Paul, the absolute distance between them is measured in terms of the number of
hours and minutes it takes to make the drive
miles or kilometers between them
potty stops the children will require
cups of coffee one might drink between them
music compact disks one will listen to
what type of diffusion best represents the use of a celebrity to endorse a product?
stimulus
all options
contagious
relocation
hierarchical
What is the scale of data shown in the chart above?
global
county
regional
state
country
Tobler's first law of geography is best reflected in which of the following scenarios:
A large number of Spanish speaking migrants in Texas
The teaching of Mandarin Chinese as a common language
All the options
The "South" as a vernacular region
A US-based company that sends products to France
Which of the following helps describe New Orleans' situation>?
It is at the mouth of the Mississippi transportation waterway
It lies at or below sea level
It is on the coast
It is in hurricane alley
It has a subtropical climate
Dr. John Snow pursued many important research projects. Which research led him to treat a member of the Royal Family?
Spread of Cholera
Infections in canines
Infectious disease among miners
Prevention of pain in dentistry
Appropriate dosage for anesthesia
Greenwich, England is the historic reference point for the standardized measurement of
human geography
physical geography
remote sensing
GIS and GPS
time and space
In the grid of coordinates that cover the earth, lines of (blank) intersect at the North and South poles.
latitude
parallel
longitude
equators
prime meridians
Hawaii's tropical location, sandy beaches, volcanoes, volcanic soils, and plentiful moisture play an important role in its economic activities. In terms of its relative location, these characteristics refer to Hawaii's
space
situation
place
distance
site
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is
GPS
GIS
remote sensing
aerial photography
USGS
The following map displays neonatal deaths or deaths to infants aged 0-27 days per 1000 live births.
The relative scale in the map above it
global
regional
state
country
city
What scale of data is displayed above?
regional
per student
school district
country
state
At the heart of geographic research is:
getting published in National Geographic
analysis of data
getting government grants
collection of facts
learning place names
"The King's shout boomed through town. Hearing, the mighty Laestryogians thronged from all sides, not humanlike, but giants. WIth boulders bigger than a man could lift they pelted us from the cliffs. We heard the dreadful uproar of ships being broken and dying men" (Homer, 2018 p.263)
This is an example of:
distance decay
island of development
cyclic movement
interventing obstacle
intervening opportunity
According to Thomas Malthus, natural "checks" on a population include all of the following except
natural disasters
agricultural advancements
war
disease
famine
The distribution of destination countries, shown below, best demonstrates:
global migration flows that have come in response to governmental efforts to promote immigration to fill labor needs
advances in communication technology has strengthened kinship links and chain migration
migrants going to a neighboring country to take advantage of short-term economic opportunities
the major wave of immigration to U.S. experienced prior to 1930
the vast majority of refugees do not make it far from home
Stage 2 of the epidemiological transition suggests:
more medical practitioners per 10,000
the nation is in stage 4 of the demographic transition model
the implementation of improved sanitation and nutrition programs
that increased global urbanization has reduced the deleterious effects of diseases
there are no more hosts of the disease
Which of the following people would you predict to be most likely to engage in voluntary migration in the near future?
A teenage girl in China whose rural family would like to plan to send a younger sibling to college in the future
a teenage girl whose family's home has just been destroyed by a volcanic eruption, which has also rendered the entire valley uninhabitable
a youth whose village has been targeted by anti-rebel groups in a civil war
a youth whose parents have just been murdered because they helped form a labor union in a traditionally explored province of a developing country
the dictator of a nation-state whose corruption was instrumental in winning another election
Which statement most accurately describes the motivations of the historic European and current Latin American immigrants to the US.
Both were and are motivated primarily by economic factors
Migrants from Europe mostly spoke English while migrants from Latin American mostly speak Spanish
Both were and are motivated by famine in their home countries
Both were and are motivated by a desire to join family members already in the US
Migrants from Europe were fleeing religious persecution while migrants from Latin America are motivated by economic factors
An explanation for the distribution shown below is:
Malaria has historically been concentrated in the regions shown above and in the present day it no longer exists
Malaria is concentrated primarily in the tropics where moisture allows a higher breeding rate for mosquitoes
Fleas, flies, worms, and snails are responsible for the distribution of malaria and with aggressive use of pesticides can be treated
increasing mobility for humans, especially on the African continent, have increased the global distribution of Malaria
higher latitudes and altitudes allow for a longer incubation period for mosquitoes to develop malaria
The dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the
relationship between the total fertility rate and the infant mortality rate
degree of gender equality within a country
percentage of foreign ownership within the secondary sector of a country's economy
relationship between the potential labor force and the remainder of a country's population
reliance of a country on imported fossil fuels
What is the likely cause of the population distribution shown below?
United nation's establishment of long-term refugee camps
female migration to surrounding countries for domestic labor
Long-term fighting in the middle east that has killed off several cohorts of males
A preference for male sons
guest workers entering the country for construction projects
Leading approaches to reducing birth rates emphasize the long-term benefits of
improving men's educational attainment in conjunction with small loans to businesses owned by men in small communities
information about sexually transmitted diseases
improving local economic conditions in conjunction with improving women's educational attainment
school programs that ignore contraceptive techniques and teach "abstinence-only."
teaching people to become more active consumers
The nineteenth-century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Isanti Country, Minnesota, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example of:
internal migration
net migration
counter urbanization
chain migration
brain drain
If your ancestors migrated to the US during the 1840s and 1850s, barring any other evidence, you might strongly suspect that they originated in:
Spain or Portugal
France or England
Russia or Bulgaria
Ireland or Germany
Italy or Poland
A population density map of the world shows that the distribution for people is most obviously affected by
preferences for places with tropical landscapes
economic factors such as development and trade history
cultural factors such as language, cuisine, and religion
political factors, types of government, and laws
environment factors such as natural resources, climate, water availability, topography
Which of the following explains an unintended consequence of China's antinatalist one-child policy?
A projected shortage of working-age people to care for the rising elderly population, resulting in an increase in the cost of living for older people
agricultural families were forced to relocate to the nearest city to search for employment, resulting in increased urban population
decreased spending on childhood expenses, such as education and nursery supplies results in a drop in domestic economic productivity
a decreased emphasis on education due to the decreasing numbers of school-age children results in a loss of international competitiveness
A dramatic reduction fo the birth rate and a decline of the rate of natural increase rate, resulting in lower population growth
Infant mortality rates are lowest in which of the following areas?
Western Europe
Asia
Oceana
Africa
South America
In 2008, Israel had a population of 7.5 million and Mexico had a population of 107 million. Both had a rate of natural increase (RNI) of 1.6. This means that:
Israel's and Mexico's populations will never double with such a low RNI
Israel's and Mexico's populations will double in the same amount of time
Israel's population will double more quickly than Mexico's
Mexico's population will double more quickly than ecuador's
For which of the following populations is total population change equal to the rate of natural increase?
North America
Los Angelos
None, because total population includes migration
World
Egypt
Emigration
is equal to the difference between voluntary migration and forced migration
does not involve push factors
refers to a move from a place
is a synonym for immigration
is the same as gross migration
Globally, the three largest population concentrations are located in
Europe, North America, and East Asia
East Asia, West Africa, and Europe
Southeast Asia, West Africa, and East Asia
Europe, South Asia, and East Asia
East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia
According to some demographers, the high rates of natural increase in the world's periphery are because the countries that are stalled in which phase shown above?
C and D
C
A
B
D
Which of the following graphs exhibits a J-curve?
Global Infant Mortality Rates over time
Global dependency ratio rate over time
Global population growth over time
global birth rates over time
all of the above
Each of the three population pyramids are census tracts from St. Louis Country in northern Minnesota, that stretches from Duluth to Canada. The population pyramid on the left most likely represents:
the median census tract, where all the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and the children are above average
a retirement community on the border with Canada
A rural population with high out-migration after high school
an urban population with a high number of immigrant workers
the part of the country with the University of Minnesota-Duluth in it
The below population pyramid would most likely represent a(n) (blank) country.
Sub-Saharan
North American
West European
East European
Island
Demographic transition theory holds that
Periphery and semiperiphery states cannot become core states
there is a maximum population size for every place
high levels of economic production will lower birth rates
advanced industrial states will have high rates of population growth
preindustrial states will have both low birth rates and death rates
Which of the following states has the lowest population growth rate?
Georgia
California
Texas
New York
Nevada
The theory that farmers will adopt new and modern methods to keep up with demand caused by an increasing population was proposed by
Neo-Malthusian
Thomas Malthus
Esther Boserup
Walter Christaller
Ernest Ravenstein
Approximately 500 babies were born in Country D in 2011, but 35 of them died before reaching their first birthday. These data can be used to report Country D's
Crude death rate
early life expectancy
terminal increase rate
murder rate
infant mortality rate
Of the following, a typical example of a push factor of migration would be
abundant job opportunities
social conflict
beautiful weather
good schools
close family ties
Which of the following regions has the lowest total fertility rates?
Oceana
South Asia
Central America
North America
Europe
A Texan that moves to Canada (blank) from Texas and (blank) to Canada
immigrates/immigrates
emigrates/immigrates
immigrates/emigrates
emigrates/emigrates
migrates/emigrates
The most widely known tool to assess the size, distribution, and characteristics of a population are
censuses
keeping vital records
geodemographic analyses
geographic information systems
demographic transitions
When crude birth rates are higher than crude death rates, the difference between them is known as the
infant natality rate
infant mortality rate
natural increase
natural decrease
total fertility rate
Which of the following describes a concern for a country with an aging population?
As the proportion of older people in the country increases, fewer young workers are available to contribute tax revenues to support programs that provide services to the older population
As a country's population ages, the infant mortality rate decreases and there is an increased need for daycare centers
As the proportion of older people in the country increases, the sex ratio becomes disproportionally skewed toward males
As a country's population ages, the life expectancy for the younger population of the country decreases and healthcare costs decline
As the proportion of older people increases, the total population decreases because older people do not have children
Countries shown below with higher per capita total expenditure on health are primarily:
In stage 4 of the demographic transition model
have a higher child dependency ratio
in stage 2 of the Epidemiological transition model
have lower life expectancies
suffer from widespread HIV/AIDS, which drives up health care costs
In which of the following contexts could a neo-Malthusian perspective most successfully explain population characteristics?
A country experiencing population decline, where birth rates are low
A country experiencing significant out-migration, where economic conditions lead many job seekers to move to other countries
A country with a low rate of natural population increase, where a small percentage of citizens work for agriculture
A country recovering from an environmental disaster, where infrastructure must be rebuilt
A country with a high rate of natural population increase, where food supplies are at risk
Which of the following is the correct characterization of population density
A comparison of physiologic densities and arithmetic densities helps geographers understand the capacity of land to yield food for the total population
Arithmetic densities provide insight into relationships between resources and population centers in a particular region
Physiologic density is the best ratio to use to describe human health
Agricultural density ratios are the best representation of productive agriculture yields
Arithmetic density is the best ratio to use when describing the "why" of population density
US migration rates are displayed above. What is the cause of the major dips in US immigration after 1920?
forced migration are WWI
declining demand for domestic workers
economic depression in the US
imposition of quota laws
declining demand for industrial workers
Which of the following is a correct statement about the demographic transition model?
it supports the idea that technology can remove or extend the limits of food production
it is applicable to eighteenth-century Europe
It is characterized by relatively low growth rates at stage I and stage 4
It predicts the growth of population in Russia reasonably well
It divides the demographic changes of a country into two stages of slow growth and high growth
Relatively few people live at (blank), but there are significant exceptions, especially in low latitudes
high elevations
near coastlines
low elevations
the poles
sea-level
Which of the following statements about the Demographic Transition Model is TRUE?
Line A represents the total population, Line B represent Death Rate, Line C represents Birth Rate
Line A represents the total population, line B represents Birth Rate, Line C represents Death Rate
Line A represent Death Rate, Line B represents Birth Rate, Line C represents total population
line A represents birth rate, line B represent Total population, Line C represents Death rate
An adherent of Islam turning toward Mecca to pray is an example of:
material culture
artifact
cultural landscape
sociofact
mentifact
Which statement best describes the distribution of the Jewish population in the world?
about half of all Jews live in European cities, the rest live in Israel
About half of all Jews live in European cities, the rest live in Israel
Most Jews live in Russian and Eastern Europe
Nearly 90% of all Jews in the world live in Israel
About half of all Jews live in Israel, the rest are concentrated in urban areas of Europe and North America
A cultural system of traits, territorial affiliation and shared history
helps shape a group's collective identity
both C and D
means that all group members practice the same religion
means that all group members speak the same language
dos not allow for internal variation within the system
Which of the following best explains the distribution of the Mennonite (Religion) followers displayed in the image above?
It is a pop culture that spreads through hierarchical diffusion
None of the options provided
It is a folk culture that spreads through relocation diffusion
It is a folk culture that spreads through contagious diffusion
It is a pop culture that spreads through relocation diffusion
The drinking of wine with meals is an example of a French
culture boundary
culture trait
regional identity
culture region
syncretism
The difference between an acculturated culture group and an assimilated culture group is
an acculturated group's culture has adopted some traits of a host culture; the assimilated group's indigenous culture has completely adopted traits of a host culture
The acculturated group's culture has completely adopted the culture of the majority; the assimilated group's culture has adopted only come traits of a host culture
the acculturated minority group is considered a minority group; the assimilated group is considered the majority group
The acculturated group's culture has completely abandoned its cultural values; the assimilated group's culture has adopted some of the traits of the minority.
none of these are true
What is a historical reason for the widespread use of English as a lingua franca?
The mandate of its use by the Ottoman Empire
British Imperialism throughout the world
The simplistic alphabet made it widely adopted
The 1806 adoption of Webster's dictionary that standardized the language
Educational funding by European countries in East Asia
Modern-day Shi'a Islam dominates a region centered on:
Pakistan and Afghanistan
Iran and Iraq
Saudi Arabia and Oman
Armenia and Azerbaijan
Indonesia and Malaysia
Shown below is the Hagia Sophia, located in Istanbul, Turkey.
After having been a museum for decades, the Hagia Sophia returned to its status a religious place of worship in 2020.
Over its 1500 year history, which of the following are true:
It was originally an Eastern Orthodox church, then became a Mosque, and spent some time secularized.
It was originally a Buddhist Temple, then became a Mosque, and spent some time as a sacred site.
It was originally an Amish Church, then became a Mosque, and spent some time as a syncretic holy site.
It was originally a Catholic church, then became a Buddhist Monetary, and spent some time secularized
It was originally a Jewish Temple, then became a Hindu Temple, and spent some time as a pilgrimage location
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
A universalizing religion seeks converts from other religions
A universalizing religion spreads only through relocation diffusion
A universalizing religion is only polytheistic
A universalizing religion is one into which people are born
All universalizing religions have ties to Jerusalem
Which of the following terms best describes the food preferences, architecture, and land-use practices found in particular regions?
Ethnocentrism
Unitary state
culture hearth
culture traits
cultural relativism
A country that allows immigrant children to be taught in their native language exemplifies:
A country with an official language
A country with a homogenous population
A country that favor assimilation
A country that favors acculturation
A country with a unitary government
The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam" is
the veil worn by Muslim women
Charitable giving
the five daily prayers
the pilgrimage to Mecca
fasting during the holy month
Human-built features over a land surface - such as small dairy farms over the Wisconsin countryside or vineyards over California's Napa alley are examples of
cultural agents
cultural landscapes
cultural media
natural landscape
natural agents
The diaspora of the Jews resulted from:
disagreements between the Sadducees and the Pharisees
the holocaust
the Roman destruction of Jerusalem
Moses decision to leave Egypt
The Arab Israeli conflit
The rapid diffusion of innovations through modern technology that quickly leaks distant locations is known as
reterritorialization
placelessness
distance decay
time-space compression
authenticity transmission
A good contemporary example of folk culture in the US is that of the
Amish
Mormons
Maronites
Seventh-Day Adventist
Volkskunde
The Mormon cultural region surrounds which of the following states?
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Kansas
Utah
In New York, Puerto Ricans took over Jewish neighborhoods in a process geographers call:
Residential segregation
residential invasion
invasion and succession
cultural transition
ethnic succession
A single attribute of culture is called a
culture trait
culture hearth
culture complex
culture landscape
culture realm
When waves of cultural groups move into an area and modify the human imprint of the cultural landscape, this is known as
sequent occupance
landscape progression
subsequent occupance
cultural succession
cultural progression
How are Buddhism and Hinduism different?
Hindus believe in reincarnation; Buddhists believe in a heaven
Hindus have a rigid class system (castes or varnas; Buddhists reject the caste system
Buddhists believe in ahimsa (non-violence, while Hindus do not believe in non-violence
Buddhists are polytheists; Hindus are monotheists
Buddhists practice meditation; Hindus reject the practice of meditation
Which of the following is not an example of expansion diffusion?
Relocation diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
none of the above
Which of the following describes the process of creolization?
exchange of crops and animals between the old world and the new world
the mix of Native American, African, European influences to create new cultural forms
the layering of the European cultural landscape over the Native American landscape
the representations of Spanish, Portuguese, and French linguistic culture on the landscape of Latin America
The adoption of Native American toponyms for place-names of European settlements
Where in the US is the church above most likely to be located?
Midland/Kansas
New England/Maine
Southern Louisiana
Upper Midwest/Minnesota
Southwest/Border with Mexico
To human geographers, which of the following statements is NOT true? Culture
is a shared set of meanings
includes values, beliefs, practices, language, identities
is based on our genetic inheritance
can be transformed by forces internal and external to particular groups
is lived through the materials and symbolic practices of everyday life
Whereas race is a problematic way of differentiating human beings based on physical characteristics such as skin color, (blank) creates differences out of cultural traits and complexes.
racism
class
cultural nationalism
gender
ethnicity
the image above is of New York City. The darkest shaded areas represent:
Ethnic enclaves
hierarchical diffusion
apartheid
folk culture
reverse racism
Policy by which the US government tried to make Native Americans more like Americans of European dissent.
cultural appropriation
commodification
ethnic reformation
assimilation
neolocalism
Cultural diffusion is
the innovation fo a cultural trait
the relocation of a cultural trait
the isolation of a culture from the rest of the world
the spread of culture traits from one group to another
the idea that your own culture is superior to others
The youngest major religion is:
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Hierarchical diffusion is
none of the options
the rapid and widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population
the spread of an underlying principle or idea
the spread of an underlying principle or idea through the movement of people
the spread of an idea from persons of power to other persons
Which of the following is an example of cultural appropriation?
Japan's adoption of western technology in the late 1800s, but not the West cultural values.
celebrities adopting some aspect of local culture, resulting in that local culture becoming more accessible to popular cultural trends
an American rural community descended from Germans deciding to have an annual German festival
the homogenization of the world's cultural landscape
Extreme sports becoming mainstream sports
The area of origin of a culture is called
culture hearth
cultural environment
culture realm
cultural homeland
cultural landscape
What are the two goals of local cultures?
to preserve tradition and assimilate with local residents
to escape persecution and find ap lace to practice their religion
to commodify their material and nonmaterial culture
to keep other cultures out and keep their own culture in
to appropriate customs of other cultures and make them authentically their own
German Star Trek fan clubs, Japanese St. Patrick's Day parades and Tamil hip-hop are examples of the (blank) of cultural traditions
none of the answers
contagious diffusion
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
As Buddhism diffused through East Asia, Buddhist traditions blended with local cultural customs to create distinct religious practices, such as Daoism in China and Shintoism in Japan. Which of the following terms best describes this blending of cultural traditions?
syncretism
multiculturalism
possibilism
acculturation
assimilation
All of the following are characteristics of folk cultures except
folk cultures are spread hierarchically
folk cultures have a homogeneous population
folk cultures must use local materials when building
folk culture populations are usually small
folk cultures eat mostly foods that are locally available
Ethnic religions
do not seek converts
are made up of heterogeneous populations
are all monotheistic
rely heavily on contagious diffusion for followers
do not exist in North America
Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?
Christianity and Islam
Islam and Judaism
Judaism and Christianity
Hinduism and Judaism
Islam and Hinduism
