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APHG U3

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following religions is the fastest spreading religion today?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

2.

All of the following are characteristics of a universalizing religion except

a)

connected to a specific founder

b)

generally widespread

c)

seeks to convert

d)

followers are highly clustered

3.

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

4.

Which religion has the most followers?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Buddhism

5.

Who is considered the "Patriarch" or father of the Semitic (monotheistic) religions?

a)

Isaac

b)

Noah

c)

Jesus

d)

Abraham

6.

One of the unique characteristics of Hinduism is that it:

a)

is so young

b)

is a very simple religion

c)

emerged without a prophet or book of scriptures

d)

has so few followers

7.
Which world religion is the oldest that practices the belief of monotheism? 
a)
Christianity 
b)
Hinduism 
c)
Judaism  
d)
Islam
8.
How many adherents in Christianity worldwide?
a)
2 billion
b)
500 million
c)
300 million
d)
1 billion
9.

The map shows the distribution of what major world religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

10.

What religion is most associated with keeping Kosher?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

11.
All of the following are traits common to Muslim regions of the world except:
a)
fasting
b)
pilgrimage
c)
polytheism
d)
daily ritual prayers
12.
In Islam the religious practice of "sacred struggle" is known as:
a)
hajj
b)
Ramadan
c)
jihad
d)
Shabbat
13.
Which of the following is an element of material culture?
a)
clothing 
b)
behavioral norms 
c)
religious beliefs 
d)
family beliefs 
14.
The popularity of American bands in Europe is an example of:
a)
globalization of culture 
b)
assimilation 
c)
ethnocentrism 
d)
transculturation 
15.
In the face of globalization, folk cultures face _____ challenges
a)
sustainability 
b)
ethnocentrism 
c)
geographic 
d)
relativism 
16.

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

a)

pidgin language

b)

dialect

c)

creole language

d)

isolated language

17.
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 
18.
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
19.
The most powerful influence in the diffusion and consequent survival of a language is:
a)
political and military power 
b)
social and economic power 
c)
 whether a language is declared official in a country 
d)
whether the physical landscape allows for easy movement 
20.
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
21.
The clearest example of a folk culture today in the US is
a)
Hispanics in southwest Florida
b)
Catholics in the northeast U.S.
c)
Harlem in New York City
d)
Amish of southeast Pennsylvania
22.
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
23.
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
24.

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

25.
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
26.
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
27.

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

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Indonesia

d)

Brazil

28.

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

29.

Which of the following is NOT an ethnic religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Buddhism

30.

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

31.

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

32.

Which of the following is the best example of a folk food?

a)

Hamburgers in the US

b)

Pizza in the US

c)

KFC in China

d)

Blowfish in Japan

33.

A sociofact is a(n)

a)

material item that is part of one's culture like a pen or a computer mouse.

b)

element of social interaction like a handshake or slang language.

c)

type of economic measure for income.

d)

all of the above are sociofacts.

34.
Which are the first and second most-spoken languages in the world?
a)
Spanish and English
b)
Cantonese and French
c)
German and Mandarin
d)
Mandarin and English
35.
A nation in which many languages are spoken. In Switzerland 4 Official Languages are used.
a)
Monolingual
b)
Bi-lingual
c)
Multilingual
d)
Indo-European
36.
Canada is an example of a Bi-Lingual Nation made up of English and most French speakers located in...
a)
the western provinces
b)
Quebec
c)
Northern Territories
d)
near the Hudson Bay
37.
Spanglish...would most likely be found in areas with higher Hispanic populations located in the ______ region of the United States.
a)
Northeast
b)
Midwest
c)
Southwest
d)
Gulf Coast
38.
This Romance Language would dominate the highlighted regions.
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Italian
39.
What is culture?
a)
Set of beliefs/values/practices a group has in common
b)
People who share similar culture traits
c)
Activity/behavior in which people take part
d)
Area in which people share culture traits
40.

A frequent repetition of an act, that can become a characteristic of a group of people is known as:

a)

Custom

b)

Popular Culture

c)

Folk Culture

d)

physical trait

41.

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

42.
Folk culture is most likely to spread by _____.  
a)
contagious diffusion 
b)
relocation diffusion 
c)
hierarchical diffusion 
d)
stimulus diffusion 
43.
There are fundamentalists in all religions
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Cultural diffusion describes
a)
how culture is used
b)
how culture affects peoples
c)
how culture spreads
d)
how culture develops
45.
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
46.

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

47.

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

48.

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

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Sikhism

49.

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

50.
Cultures stay exactly the same over time.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
52.
The spread of McDonalds from the US to India where they have altered the menu is...
a)
Contagious Diffusion
b)
Hierarchical Diffusion
c)
Relocation Diffusion
d)
Stimulus Diffusion
53.
The spread of an idea or trait through the physical movement of people from one place to another.
a)
Relocation Diffusion
b)
Hierarchical Diffusion
c)
Stimulus Diffusion
d)
Contagious Diffusion
54.
The physical environment causes social and cultural development.
a)
Cultural Environmentalism
b)
Environmental Possibilism
c)
Environmental Determinism
d)
Cultural Possibilism
55.
Which of the following relates to folk culture?
a)
large groups
b)
heterogeneous society
c)
changes from time to time in a given place
d)
changes across space from place to place
56.
Which of the following relates to the origin and diffusion of folk culture?
a)
anonymous origin and rapid diffusion
b)
unknown hearths and relocation diffusion
c)
anonymous hearths and contagious diffusion
d)
known hearth and slow diffusion
57.
Which of the following relates to the origin and diffusion of popular culture?
a)
anonymous hearths and relocation diffusion
b)
known/traceable hearth and hierarchical diffusion
c)
known/traceable hearth and relocation diffusion
d)
isolated unknown hearth and contagious diffusion
58.
Which of the following indicators describes folk culture?
a)
resistant to change
b)
rapid diffusion
c)
mostly in MDCs
d)
mass communication
59.
Which of the following indicators describes popular culture?
a)
rural/subsistence agriculture
b)
mass communication and consumerism
c)
isolated and unique
d)
strong oral history (folklore)
60.
Popular Culture varies over _____.
a)
space
b)
time
61.
How is popular culture initially diffused?
a)
relocation diffusion
b)
contagious diffusion
c)
stimulus diffusion
d)
hierarchical diffusion
62.
Which of the following regions is generally not viewed as a major node or heart of popular culture?
a)
North America
b)
Western Europe
c)
Japan & S. Korea
d)
Western Africa
63.

Which group of languages does English belong to?

a)

Slavic

b)

Romanic

c)

Germanic

d)

Finno-Ugric

64.
Which of the following will encompass the largest number of speakers?
a)
language group
b)
language family
c)
language branch
d)
dialect
65.

A threatened language is use for

a)

is spoken in daily use by people of all ages

b)

face to face communication, but is losing users

c)

is spoken, but has no literary tradition

d)

is used by older people, but is not being transmitted to children

66.

The three major branches of the Indo-European Language Family are

a)

English, Spanish, Hindi

b)

Semitic, Chadic, Berber

c)

Indo-Iranian, Romance, Germanic

67.

Italian is a

a)

Germanic Language

b)

Romance Language

c)

Slavic Language

d)

Indo-Aryan Language

68.

If two speakers of a different language revert to using English when they are conducting business, English would be known as the-

a)

Creolized Language

b)

Lingua Franca

c)

Isogloss

d)

Language Branch

69.

A fashion trend that diffuses from big cities to smaller cities is-

a)

Hierarchical Diffusion

b)

Contagious Diffusion

c)

Migration

d)

Diffusion

70.

When one culture abandons their original culture and completely adopts a new culture-

a)

Acculturation

b)

Assimilation

c)

Multiculturalism

d)

Syncretism

71.

Soccer spreading throughout the world due to British colonization is _______ diffusion

a)

Expansion

b)

Hierarchical

c)

Contagious

d)

Relocation

72.

Judging someone elses culture against your own-

a)

Cultural Relativism

b)

Ethnocentrism

73.

The global lingua franca is-

a)

Chinese

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Mandarin

74.

What family do most European languages belong to?

a)

Ural-Altic

b)

Basque

c)

Indo-European

d)

Phoenician

75.

A boundary between language regions-

a)

Dialect

b)

Isogloss

c)

Pidgin Language

76.
Toponymy is the study of
a)
place names
b)
extinct languages
c)
religious affiliations
d)
dialects
77.
Which of the following is an example of an isolated language?
a)
Irish
b)
Basque
c)
Flemish
d)
German
78.
A highly simplified language developed between two heterogeneous groups for the purpose of basic group inter group communication is a
a)
Creole language
b)
Lingua franca
c)
Standard dialet
d)
Pidgin language
79.

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

a)

Built environment

b)

Physical environment

c)

Environmental determinism

d)

Cultural ecology

80.

The spread of specialty coffee shops as a luxury item, like Starbucks, across the United States in the 1990s is an example of

a)

expansion diffusion

b)

contagious diffusion

c)

stimulus diffusion

d)

relocation diffusion

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