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WorksheetsAPHG Unit 3 Cultural Patterns and Processes
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
Small, incorporates a homogeneous population, is typically rural, and has cohesive cultural traits is called
popular culture
folk culture
material culture
non material culture
Large, incorporates heterogeneous populations, is typically urban, and experiences quickly changing cultural traits is called
popular culture
folk culture
material culture
non material culture
Folk culture primarily spreads through
contagious diffusion
hierarchial diffusion
relocation diffusion
spontaneous diffusion
stimulus diffusion
Compared to folk culture, which of the following is true of popular culture?
Popular culture changes slowly over time
Popular culture encourages regional diversity
Popular culture emphasizes non-Western values
Popular culture represents cultural homogeneity
Popular culture distinguishes a minority group from a larger population.
Which of the following is true of both the Amish and soccer?
Both are examples of folk culture
Both began as folk culture and one evolved into popular culture
Both began as folk culture and evolved in popular culture
Both are examples of popular culture
Both began as popular culture and one evolved into folk culture
A cluster of Tidewater houses is surrounded by a settlement of cape cods in the American Midwest. What can you conclude?
The cluster of homes was built by people from the New England states, but the larger settlement was established by people from the Mid-Atlantic states.
The cluster of homes was built by people from the New England states, but the larger settlement was established by people from Southern states.
The cluster of homes was built by people from the Mid-Atlantic states, but the larger settlement was established by people from Southern states.
The cluster of homes was built by people from the Southern states, but the larger settlement was established by people from the New England states.
The cluster of homes was built by people from the Southern states, but the larger settlement was established by people from the Mid-Atlantic states.
Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?
English
French
Portuguese
Romanian
Spanish
Which of the following is an INCORRECT grouping of a language family and a language?
Afro-Asiatic — Berber — Hindi
Afro-Asiatic — Semitic — Arabic
Indo-European — Balto-Slavic — Russian
Indo-European — Germanic — English
Sino-Tibetan — Chinese — Mandarin
____________ is to the United States as ____________ is to Canada.
English, French
English, Spanish
French, Spanish
French, English
Spanish, French
Which of the following is NOT a lingua franca?
English in East Asia
French in North Africa
Hebrew in the Persian Gulf
Spanish among Native Americans in South America
Swahili in East Africa
The world’s three major monotheistic religions originated in which of the following regions?
East Africa
Eastern Europe
Southern Europe
South Asia
Southwest Asia
Which of the following are universalizing religions?
I. Buddhism
II. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
III. Hinduism
IV. Islam
V. Judaism
VI. Roman Catholicism
I and III
III and V
I, III, and IV
II, V, and VI
I, II, IV, VI
Alignment of cities to cardinal directions is a religious tradition in
China
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Mexico
A pilgrim to Mecca is most likely to be a
Buddhist
Muslim
Hindu
Jewish
Jewish
Which of the following is a centripetal force in a state?
balkanization
linguistic diversity
national songs and symbols
religious differences
uneven development
Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?
Pakistan — Islam
Irish — Roman Catholic
Russian — Orthodox Christian
Indonesia — Buddhism
Sweden — Lutheranism
The “separate but equal” doctrine was legally established by
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Popular sovereignty
A group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a collective or a community, who share experiences, customs, and traits, and who work to preserve those traits and customs in order to claim uniqueness and to distinguish themselves from others is called
folk culture
local culture
popular culture
non material culture
Material culture...
includes things a group of people construct, such as art, houses, clothing, sports, dance and foods.
includes beliefs, practices, aesthetics, and values of a group of people.
involves large, incorporates heterogeneous populations, is typically urban, and experiences quickly changing cultural traits
involves small, incorporates a homogeneous population, is typically rural, and has cohesive cultural traits
What spreads through major cities, for example, beginning in major cities such as Milan, Paris, and New York (which act as hearths)?
hierarchical diffusion
assimilation
material culture
acculturation
Melting pot, or the taking on of aspects of a new culture
assimilation
acculturation
distance decay
commodification
The process through which something (a name, a good, an idea, or even a person) that previously was not regarded as an object to be bought, sold, or traded in the world market is called...
commodification
assimiliation
authenticity
neolocalism
Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn, New York; Italian Americans in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts are examples of...
ethnic neighborhoods
authenticity
commodification
neolocalism
Which of the following neolocalism?
the process through which something (a name, a good, an idea, or even a person) that previously was not regarded as an object to be bought, sold, or traded in the world market
an inclusion of things a group of people construct, such as art, houses, clothing, sports, dance and food
seeking out the regional culture and reinvigorating it in response to the uncertainty of the modern world
the process by which other cultures adopt customs and knowledge and use them for their own benefit
Authenticity is...
seeking out the regional culture and reinvigorating it in response to the uncertainty of the modern world
the process by which other cultures adopt customs and knowledge and use them for their own benefit
when local cultures are are commodified, usually one image or experience is typecast as the "authentic" image or experience of that culture and it is that image or experience that the tourist or buyer desires
the process through which something (a name, a good, an idea, or even a person) that previously was not regarded as an object to be bought, sold, or traded in the world market
The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape; how people have changed and shaped the environment to the buildings, signs, fences, and statues people erect is called....
placelessness
cultural landscape
commodification
cultural appropriation
How we make sense of ourselves refers to...
gender
race
identity
ethnicity
What is tied to physical attributes of humans that have developed over time as modern humans spread around the world?
gender
race
identity
age
Sense of superiority attached to race is known as...
racism
gender
race
identity
The degree to which two or more groups live separately from one another, in different parts of the urban environment is called...
race
gender
racism
residential segregation
An identity stems from the notion that people are closely bounded, even related, in a certain place over time is called...
(hint: comes from a Greek word meaning people or nation)
ethnicity
gender
race
identity
Variants of a standard language along regional or ethnic lines are called...
dialects
standard language
dialect chains
language family
A language that is published, widely distributed, and purposely taught is most common in technologically advanced societies is called...
creole
dialect
standard language
dialect chain
Indo European, Afro-Asiatic, Japanese and Korean, Dravidian are examples of
subfamilies
language families
language branch
mother tongue
Romance languages, Germanic languages, and Slavic languages are examples of...
language families
sub languages
mother tongue
language branches
Lingua franca is...
a language used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce.
a language that is published, widely distributed, and purposely taught is most common in technologically advanced societies
variants of a standard language along regional or ethnic lines
when people speak two or more languages are in contact and they combine parts of their language in a simplified structure and vocabulary
Countries with linguistic fragmentation will adopt this to through media outlets to tie a country together is called....
pidgin language
official language
lingua franca
Romance language
Pidgin language is...
a language used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce
variants of a standard language along regional or ethnic lines
when people speak two or more languages are in contact and they combine parts of their language in a simplified structure and vocabulary
a language that is published, widely distributed, and purposely taught is most common in technologically advanced
What refers to the social processes going on in a particular area?
toponym
globalization
lingua franca
global language
Which of the following would be a post-colonial toponym?
Ghana
Malawi
Zambia
all of the above
A system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities is called...
religion
seculiarlism
local culture
pop culture
Monotheistic religions...
worship a single deity or God
worship more than one deity, even thousands
centered on the belief that inanimate objects, such as mountains, boulders, rivers, trees, possess spirits and should therefore be revered
is practiced by one particular culture group
Polytheistic religions...
worship a single deity or God
worship more than one deity, even thousands
centered on the belief that inanimate objects, such as mountains, boulders, rivers, trees, possess spirits and should therefore be revered
is practiced by one particular culture group
What is centered on the belief that inanimate objects, such as mountains, boulders, rivers, trees, possess spirits and should therefore be revered is categorized as what type of religion?
animistic
monotheistic
polytheistic
universalizing
A religion that is practiced by one particular culture is called
universalizing religion
caste system
hinduism
ethnic religion
What is the third ranked religion in the world, has 1 billion adherents, evolved in what is today Pakistan and is one of the oldest religions in the modern world?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism's doctrines are closely bound to India's what?
religion
caste system
Buddhism
Shintoism
What religion appeared in India as a reaction to questions about Hinduism's teachings at the time, was founded by Siddhartha, is strongly regional and has 3 forms: Mahayana, Therevada, and Vajrayana (Tibetan)?
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
What religion is a local religion in Japan and related to Buddhism, focusing on nature and ancestor worship?
Hinduism
Taoism
Shintoism
Christianity
What is mainly a philosophy of life that had lasting impacts on Chinese life and is based on the teachings of Confucius?
Taoism
Buddhism
Shintoism
Confucianism
What religion began with several nomadic Semitic tribes living in Southwest Asia about 4000 years ago and relied on the teachings of Abraham?
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Confucianism
The hijab is part of what religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
What is a mother tongue formed from the contact of two languages through an earlier pidgin stage?
pidgin
creole
language family
official language
The diffusion of what religion started as expansion diffusion combined with relocation and after the fall of the Roman Empire began as contagious diffusion?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
What religion is the youngest of the major religions, can be tracked back to a single founder, the Qu'ran is its holy book, the hearth is Mecca, and is the second largest religion in the world?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Which city is sacred to Jews, Muslims, and Christians?
Mecca
Rome
Jerusalem
New Dehli
This is a sacred site to which two religions?
Jews and Christianity
Muslims and Hindus
Christians and Muslims
Jews and Muslims
Varanasi, India is a sacred place for which religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is sacred to which religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jihad is holy war for which religion?
Jews
Christians
Hindus
Islamic extremists
