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Heterogeneous; influenced by key urban areas; quick to adopt new technologies. Which type of culture is being described?
Popular culture
The Indo-European language family includes the major languages of Europe and those dominant in all the following regions except
A. Russia
B. Northern India
C. Iran
D. Eastern and Southern Australia
E. Central Asia
E. Central Asia
In which region of the US would Spanish Catholicism have the greatest impact on the cultural landscape?
A. Northeast
B. Southeast
C. Great Plains
D. Southwest
E. Northwest
D. Southwest
What is defined as the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans?
Cultural landscape
The spread of the use of chopsticks into Southeast Asian countries with the influx of Chinese immigrants is an example of which type of diffusion?
Relocation
Different religious beliefs, linguistic diversity, and ethnic conflict are examples of what?
Centrifugal forces
Which type of diffusion is responsible for English being the most widely spoken language in North America?
Relocation
Which of the following has been a result of the diffusion of Christianity to the Americas?
A. a wide diversity of Christian religious beliefs and practices.
B. a single form of Christian religious beliefs and practices.
C. a decline in the size of the Christian population.
D. a single ethnic Christian population.
E. a small number of ethnic Christian populations
A. a wide diversity of Christian religious beliefs and practices.
What term is defined as spread of an idea or innovation from its source?
Cultural diffusion
The increasing sales of clothing brands endorsed by professional athletes to customers in Europe is an example of which type of diffusion?
Hierarchical
The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers. What is this an example of?
Assimilation
Swahili in East Africa and English in global commerce are examples of what?
Lingua franca
Which world religion diffused from the Southwest Asia heart hierarchically to the west through conquest and to the east through relocation via missionaries along trade routes?
Islam
What is defined as a single aspect of a given culture or society such as food preferences, architecture, or land-use practices?
Cultural trait
The diffusion pattern of Walmart stores, which have spread from small towns to large cities throughout the United States, is an example of which type of diffusion?
Reverse hierarchical
What is the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures?
Ethnocentrism
What area at the boundary of Europe and Asia is known for its linguistic diversity due to the rugged terrain?
Caucasus
Which world religion originated in South Asia and subsequently spread throughout much of Southeast and East Asia?
Buddhism
What is the blending of beliefs, ideas, practices, and traits, especially in a religious context?
Syncretism
What are two ethnic religions with cultural hearths in Asia?
Judaism; Hinduism
People who are invested in the community’s success want to see a diverse range of local events that bring the community together in underutilized public spaces. Community organizers, city planners, and many other interested parties try to bring different groups of people together, generate more spending in the area, and improve civic morale. What is this an example of?
Placemaking
What is the linguistic process where languages converge and create new languages and forms of communication?
Creolization
Two world religions developed in the Indus-Ganga religious hearth. Name both and write if it is universalizing or ethnic.
Hinduism - Ethnic; Buddhism - Universalizing
What term is defined as the names given to places?
Toponym
What are the four major ancient culture hearths?
Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, Indus Valley, China