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APHG Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Which of the following is a dialect?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Romance

c)

Southern United States

d)

Latin

3.

Compared to popular culture, folk culture is

a)

More limited in their building materials by the resources available in the environment

b)

Less likely to promote religious values

c)

Less resistant to cultural change

d)

More likely to tolerate a variety of social customs and behaviors

4.

Which of the following is NOT an ethnic religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Buddhism

5.

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

6.

Which of the following is the largest proselytizing religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shintoism

7.

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

a)

Mandarin

b)

Hindi

c)

German

d)

English

8.

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

9.

Which of the following religions are considered to be universalizing religions?

a)

Buddhism, Christianity, & Islam

b)

Islam, Hinduism, & Buddhism

c)

Hinduism, Judaism, & Christianity

d)

Judaism, Islam, Buddhism

10.
Folk cultures are typically associated with _____ groups of people in __________.
a)
homogeneous : isolated areas 
b)
heterogeneous : isolated areas 
c)
homogeneous : large societies 
d)
heterogeneous: large societies 
11.
Which of the following is an element of material culture?
a)
clothing 
b)
behavioral norms 
c)
religious beliefs 
d)
family beliefs 
12.
The popularity of American bands in Europe is an example of:
a)
globalization of culture 
b)
assimilation 
c)
ethnocentrism 
d)
transculturation 
13.
In the face of globalization, folk cultures face _____ challenges
a)
sustainability 
b)
ethnocentrism 
c)
geographic 
d)
relativism 
14.

A simplified lingua franca created to facilitate communication is known as a:

a)

pidgin language

b)

dialect

c)

creole language

d)

isolated language

15.
People in Chicago call it pop. People in Charlotte call it coke. This is an example of:
a)
creole dialects 
b)
differences due to dialects 
c)
lingua franca influencing vocabulary 
d)
isolated languages 
16.
In terms of speakers, the two largest language families are:
a)
Indo-European & Sino-Tibetan
b)
Indo-European & Niger-Congo
c)
Austric & Niger-Congo
d)
Niger-Congo & Sino-Tibetan
17.
In terms of diffusion, what is a hearth?
a)
The point of origin
b)
The final destination
c)
The mid-way point
d)
All points along the diffusion route
18.

Which of the following would be an example of “Popular Culture”?

a)

a small homogenous cultural group

b)

a heterogeneous group in an urban area

c)

a group living in a rural area

d)

groups that have little interaction

19.
The presence of similar restaurants, gas stations, and stores throughout the United States 
a)
is an example of possibilism
b)
illustrates how popular culture can create a uniform landscape
c)
increases cultural awareness
d)
is a prime example of regionalization
20.
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
21.

Folk Culture is

a)

Homogenous

b)

Rural

c)

Slowly Changing

d)

All of the above

22.

An example of Hierarchical diffusion

a)

Migrant bringing their food culture to the US

b)

McDonald's building restaurants in India but not serving beef

c)

A celebrity adopting a new hairstyle and starting a trend

d)

Finding out about a new song from your cousin

23.

Dominant language family in the regions above

a)

Niger - Congo

b)

Indo - European

c)

Latin Americano

d)

Sino - Tibetan

24.

Dominant language family in the regions above

a)

Sino -Tibetan

b)

Afro - Asiatic

c)

Niger - Congo

d)

Afrikaans

25.

When two people who speak different languages use English to conduct business, we can consider English a(n)

a)

Assimilated language

b)

Lingua Franca

c)

Pidgin Language

d)

Creole Language

26.

This region of the world is most likely the hearth of what language family?

a)

Austro - Asiatic

b)

Indo - European

c)

Altaic

d)

Sino - Tibetan

27.

The Phenomenon whereby the introduction of new transportation technologies progressively reduce the time it takes to travel between places

a)

Time space continuum

b)

Difusion

c)

Time- Space Convergence

d)

Distance Decay

28.

This type of diffusion involves a wavelike spread of ideas in the manner of a contagious disease, equally moving throughout space.

a)

Hierarchical Diffusion

b)

Stimulus diffusion

c)

Contagious Diffusion

d)

Relocation Diffusion

29.

Which of the following lists religions that all started in Southwest Asia?

a)

Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam

b)

Islam, Judaism, Christianity

c)

Shintoism, Sikhism, Judaism

d)

Taoism, Christianity, Hinduism

e)

Judaism, Animism, Buddhism

30.

Which locations and religions are correctly paired in terms of place or origin/hearth?

a)

Islam: Egypt

b)

Buddhism: India

c)

Hinduism: South America

d)

Judaism: Saudi Arabia

31.
A Centripetal force is 
a)
The process by which a state breaks down as a result of ethnic conflict. (Reference to Balkan Peninsula/Yugoslavia
b)
A real-estate tactic used during the end of segregation in America. Real-estate agents convinced Whites to sell them their houses for cheap in fear of Blacks moving in. They then resold them to Blacks at a far higher price.
c)
The system formerly in effect in South Africa that segregated people based on their race.
(Abolished in the 90s)
d)
A force that helps to unify and bring together the people of a state.
(e.g. Nationalism/Patriotism, Equality, Tolerance)
32.
Cultural identity through shared traits such as language or religion
a)
Race
b)
Ethnicity
c)
Habit
d)
Culture
33.
The following is part of the cultural landscape EXCEPT
a)
Sewer System
b)
Office Complex System
c)
Water Well
d)
River System
34.
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
35.
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
36.

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

37.

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

a)

Vietnam

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Russia

d)

China

e)

United States

38.

In which region are ethnic religions most widely practiced?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

North Africa

39.

Which three religions have holy places in Jerusalem?

a)

Sikhism, Islam, Judaism

b)

Islam, Christianity, Hinduism

c)

Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism

d)

Islam, Christianity, Judaism

40.
For most of the past 2,000 years, most Jews have been
a)
highly clustered in present-day Israel.
b)
Dispersed around the world.
c)
concentrated in the United States
d)
forced in live in ghettos
41.

Historically, culture diffusion patterns in the United States have tended to flow in which general direction?

a)

East to West

b)

West to East

c)

North to South

d)

South to North

e)

Northwest to Southeast

42.

A Hindu temple located in Texas is most likely the result of which kind of diffusion?

a)

Expansion

b)

Hierarchical

c)

Contagious

d)

Relocation

e)

Stimulus

43.

Compared to popular cultures, folk cultures are...

a)

More cosmopolitan

b)

More homogeneous

c)

More diffuse

d)

More transitory

e)

More contagious Culture

44.

A new fashion trend originated in New York City that diffuse to Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo before reaching rural areas of New York state would be an example of which of the following kinds of diffusion?

a)

Contagious

b)

Hierarchical

c)

Uniform

d)

Relocation

e)

Stimulus

45.

An immigrant who selectively adopts certain customs of the dominant host society in order to advance socioeconomically, while still retaining much of his or her native customs, practices, and beliefs, best illustrates the concept of...

a)

Acculturation

b)

Maladaptive behavior

c)

Assimilation

d)

Ethnocentrism

e)

All of the above

46.

A minaret is an architectural feature common to places of worship in which of the following regions?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

e)

Islam

47.

Which major world religion has its hearth in the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Taoism

48.

Which of the following religions would match the green regions on the map?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Sikhism

49.

Southeast Asia, as marked by the pink shaded regions, has a majority of the population that believes in which of the following religions?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Sikhism

d)

Hinduism

50.

Which of the following is a sacred place is Hinduism?

a)

The Ganges River

b)

The Western Wall

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

The Ka'ba

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