Chapter 4
What sport is the most diffused in the world
Soccer
What is an isolated language
a language that is not tied to any other language families
Area in India that is fought between Hinduism and Islam
Kashmir
What is the difference between race and ethnicity
Homeland vs genes
Define culture
The customs and social norms of an area
What is the most impact way culture diffuses
television/media
What is the most dominant language in the world
English
Pillar of Islam that involves fasting
Ramadan
In America, where are Islamic clusters located?
Midwest
Define Diaspora
People who live in an area they have migrated to
What are some issues with electronic diffusion
Lack of worldwide access, Biased information, and press freedom
What is language diversity
Having multiple languages within a single country
Thought to be the holiest river in the world for Hindus
Ganges river
In America where are African American clusters located?
southeast
Define transculturation
The expansion of cultural traits through diffusion
What is the biggest challenge of maintaining folk culture
Century old practices are hard to maintain
what is the difference between language tradition and official language
Language tradition is the system of written communication while official language is the language a government uses for spoken communication and written laws
Most dominant religion in the world
Christianity
In America where are Asian clusters located
West
Give an example of a global religion
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Name three different forms of folk housing
Middle Atlantic, Lower chesapeake, or New England
Name three language families
Indo european, sino-tibetan, austronesian, austro-asiatic, tai-kadai, japanese, korean, afro-asiatic, altaic, uralic, niger-congo, nilo-saharan, khoisan
Religions that do not convert followers. They rely on members born into the religion.
Ethnic religion
In this chapter, what is the significance of South Africa
Apartheid laws
Literacy is the ability to read and write. Where is literacy the lowest?
LDCs