Culture I
Which statement about culture is the most accurate?
A. Most members of a culture have the same social status.
B. Culture is characterized by democratic government.
C. The people in a culture always practice the same form of religion.
D. Culture includes a people's language, religion, land uses, and customs.
D. Culture includes a people's language, religion, land uses, and customs.
The Middle East is considered a single cultural region by most geographers because…
A. it has a warm, dry climate.
B. it has fertile river valleys.
C. it has many deserts and mountain areas.
D. its people share a common history and heritage.
D. its people share a common history and heritage.
Buddhism teaches that salvation can be achieved by…
A. following the Ten Commandments.
B. learning to give up selfish desires.
C. worshiping only one God.
D. making a pilgrimage to Mecca.
B. learning to give up selfish desires.
Which feature might appear on a map showing cultural differences?
A. religious groups
B. climactic zones
C. major river systems
D. mountain ranges
A. religious groups
A functional region is often organized around a specific focal point. Which of the following is most clearly a functional region?
A. Middle East
B. sub-Saharan Africa
C. Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex
D. Asia
C. Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex
Culture is sometimes referred to as “a blueprint for living” because it…
A. thrives best in traditional societies.
B. is determined by heredity.
C. provides plans for the exploration of new territories.
D. includes all aspects of how people behave in society.
D. includes all aspects of how people behave in society.
Its people are mainly of Arab descent. / The dominant religion is Islam. / Most people speak the Arabic language. To which cultural region do all of these statements most likely apply?
A. the Middle East
B. sub-Saharan Africa
C. Latin America
D. European Union
A. the Middle East
One similarity between Buddhism in India and animism in Africa is that both…
A. use the Ten Commandments to establish law codes.
B. stress the importance of the Eightfold Path.
C. have no primary religious text.
D. base social range on a caste system.
C. have no primary religious text.
What is the process by which culture is spread?
A. cultural assimilation.
B. cultural convergence.
C. cultural divergence.
D. cultural diffusion.
D. cultural diffusion.
The American Midwest, the British Empire, and the Confederate States of America (1860-1865) are all examples of…
A. cultural regions.
B. functional regions.
C. physical regions.
D. perceptual regions.
A. cultural regions.
Which is a valid generalization about customs?
A. They cannot be changed.
B. They usually lead to political reforms.
C. They have little influence on the development of the economy.
D. They include both how people dress and the foods they eat.
D. They include both how people dress and the foods they eat.
Which event had the greatest impact on the culture of South America?
A. The immigration of laborers from Asia.
B. The completion of the Panama Canal.
C. The rise of Marxist revolutionaries.
D. The arrival of Spanish conquerors.
D. The arrival of Spanish conquerors.
Which practice is associated with the Islamic faith?
A. refusing to eat meat on Fridays
B. praying five times a day
C. following the Eightfold Path
D. worshiping many gods
B. praying five times a day
Which two regions are most often linked because of their common language, religion, and cultural traditions?
A. The Sahara Desert and Europe
B. Europe and North Africa
C. North Africa and the Middle East
D. Europe and the Middle East
C. North Africa and the Middle East
Which two bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal?
A. Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
B. Black Sea and the Red Sea
C. Caspian Sea and the Black Sea
D. Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
D. Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Which is an important difference in outlook between people living in rural and urban communities?
A. People in rural communities more often follow traditional beliefs.
B. People in urban communities are more likely to work at home.
C. People in rural communities enjoy a greater variety of products.
D. People in urban communities are generally more religious.
A. People in rural communities more often follow traditional beliefs.
Which identifies one cultural factor that unites the people of Latin America?
A. They are citizens of the same country.
B. Most are Roman Catholics.
C. Most speak English or Arabic.
D. They were once ruled by the same powerful emperor.
B. Most are Roman Catholics.
The religions of Judaism and Christianity share a common belief in…
A. the New Testament.
B. the existence of one God.
C. reincarnation.
D. the role of Jesus.
B. the existence of one God.
“When my children go… with us to visit my parents [in their village] they feel out of place. They see a bare floor, the different food, and they cannot understand it as we can… They have something better to look forward to.” Which development most likely contributed to the changes discussed in this quotation?
A. boundaries drawn by Europeans in colonial Africa
B. climate change in Africa
C. the movement of Africans from rural to urban areas
D. political control by European governments
C. the movement of Africans from rural to urban areas
We, the governments in the Fourth World Conference on Women, recognize that the status of women has advanced in some important respects in the past decade, but that progress has been uneven... The “Beijing Platform for Action” was necessary because…
A. progress in women's rights has almost ended gender discrimination.
B. some cultures still maintain traditions that limit women's opportunities.
C. women have made modest progress in achieving economic and social equality.
D. scientists have found that women and men often look at problems differently.
B. some cultures still maintain traditions that limit women's opportunities.
Which of the following examples describes an institution at work?
A. People in the Middle East enjoy eating pita bread.
B. Religious Roman Catholics attend church each Sunday.
C. Teenagers in Western Europe often text message their friends.
D. Many herders in Africa’s Sahel region have moved away to avoid drought.
B. Religious Roman Catholics attend church each Sunday.
In which cultural region would you find the cities of Bangkok, Hanoi, Manila, and Singapore?
A. Middle East
B. North Africa
C. South Asia
D. Southeast Asia
D. Southeast Asia
Which concept is best reflected in the Qur’an?
A. reincarnation
B. karma
C. monotheism
D. animism
C. monotheism
In 2006, Iran’s Parliament passed a law discouraging women from wearing Western clothing. In 2010, French lawmakers passed a ban on veils that cover the face. Which reason best explains BOTH of the events described above?
A. Lawmakers seek to limit religious freedom in France.
B. Iran’s government is opposed to Western culture in their country.
C. Different cultures perceive their own and other cultures differently.
D. There is a global effort to have people dress in a similar fashion.
C. Different cultures perceive their own and other cultures differently.
In some parts of India today, the caste system is still followed; in the social hierarchy of colonial Latin America, the status of a person was determined by birth. What do these two examples demonstrate?
A. Diversity is welcomed in most multicultural societies.
B. In a multicultural society, all groups may face intolerance.
C. Traditional practices in many societies reinforce social differences.
D. Minority groups face similar experiences in all multicultural societies.
C. Traditional practices in many societies reinforce social differences.