Culture Basics
Language
Religion
Pop vs. Folk Culture
Hodge Podge
100
Cultural geography is the study of: a) global customs and artifacts. b) cultural complexes. c) the spatial distribution of cultural traits. d) human-environment relationships. e) how cultures change through time.
What is c?
100
The most widespread language family on earth is the a) Sin-Tibetan. b) Romance. c) Germanic. d) Indo-European. e) Mandarin Chinese.
What is d?
100
All evangelical religions are also a) local religions. b) universal religions. c) animist religions. d) ethnic religions. e) polytheistic religions.
What is b?
100
Which is the most characteristic statement of a folk culture? a) They look virtually the same anywhere on the globe. b) Individuals within the culture specialize in producing specific goods for the community. c) They quickly adopt new techniques useful for their community. d) They have a subsistence economy. e) They have weak ties to friends and family.
What is d?
100
According to religious law, a Hindu is assigned to a class or distinct hereditary order known as a(n) a) caste b) nirvana c) taboo d) moksha e) kharma
What is a?
200
Throughout history, numerous colonial powers have argued that certain types of people, living in certain areas of the world, are less able to govern themselves because of the qualities they have developed due to their interactions with natural factors, such as climate. This is an example of a) environmental determinism. b) cultural ecology. c) possibilism. d) ecumenism. e) positivism.
What is a?
200
People in London, Melbourne, Vancouver, and Mumbai all speak a) a pidgin language. b) lingua francas. c) different dialects. d) official languages. e) different creoles.
What is c?
200
Local Native American and African religions that teach a Belief in a natural world full of spiritual beings and supernatural powers are often referred to as a) animist. b) shamanistic. c) missionary. d) denominational. e) local religions.
What is a?
200
Popular customs most frequently originate in a) countries with large rural populations. b) less developed countries. c) former communist countries. d) more developed countries. e) equally likely in all of the above.
What is d?
200
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a a) taboo. b) tariff. c) folk culture. d) habit. e) popular culture
What is a?
300
Cultural traditions such as Christmas, are _______ since they borrow from the past and are continually reinvented in the present. a) erratic b) inauthentic c) complex d) syncretic e) ecumenical
What is d?
300
Acculturation is a common cause of a) illiteracy. b) language extinction. c) assimilation. d) creolization. e) cultural diffusion.
What is b?
300
The world's most widespread religion is a) Islam. b) Animism. c) Christianity. d) Hinduism. e) Buddhism.
What is c?
300
People maintain their folk culture despite familiarity with popular culture primarily because of a) the high cost of popular customs. b) fear of foreign influence. c) concern for the physical environment d) lack of exposure to the media. e) strong desire to preserve unique customs.
What is e?
300
In ____ religions, community, common history, and social relations are inextricably intertwined with spiritual beliefs. a) monotheistic b) local c) evangelical d) ethnic e) universal
What is d?
400
The cultural hearth of Christianity is in a) New York. b) Rome. c) Israel. d) South Carolina. e) Turkey.
What is c?
400
A simple trade language is called a a) lingua franca. b) pidgin. c) dialect. d) Creole. e) syncretic.
What is a?
400
The hearth and spiritual center of Islam is at a) Baghdad. b) Cairo. c) Jakarta. d) Mecca. e) Jerusalem.
What is d?
400
Popular customs are more likely than folk customs to a) vary from place to place. b) rapidly diffuse through modern communication and transportation. c) have an unknown source of origin. d) reflect the unique characteristics of the landscape. e) evolve from the isolation of different groups.
What is b?
400
The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from a) introduction of many different languages by the colonial powers. b) frequent migration by the different tribal groups. c) repeated invasions by outsiders. d) thousands of years of isolation between tribal groups. e) colonial administration of native lands.
What is d?
500
Wooden shoes characteristic of the Dutch culture are an example of a(n) a) mentifact. b) artifact. c) custom. d) syncretism. e) complex.
What is b?
500
Literacy rates vary by a) sex. b) location. c) education. d) economic development. e) all of the above.
What is e?
500
_________ is an excellent example of a non-evangelical, universalizing religion. a) Christianity b) Buddhism c) Protestantism d) Polytheism e) Islam
What is b?
500
Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because a) they want to avoid political disputes. b) they do not want to preserve traditional values. c) Western perspectives may become more dominant. d) Western clothing styles are less comfortable. e) popular culture devalues women.
What is c?
500
All of the following groups contributed to the creation of the English language except a) the Jutes. b) the Normans. c) the Bantu d) the Saxons. e) the Angles.
What is c?
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