Which two language families make up 2/3 of all languages spoken?
Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan
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What are three universalizing religions?
What are Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism
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List three examples of ethnic cleansing.
Holocaust, Balkans, Rwanda, Congo, Darfur
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Name three of the five Asian countries that make up the largest percentage of Asian-American Immigrants.
1) China 2) India 3) Philippines 4) Korea 5) Vietnam
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How are the terms 'habit,' 'custom,' and 'culture' related?
An act repeated by an individual is a habit. If multiple people perform a habit, it becomes a custom. Multiple customs performed or observed by a group constitute a culture.
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What are the four places where English is the primary language, but not the official language?
USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand
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Which religions share a common hearth?
Hinduism and Buddhism- India
Christianity and Judaism- Israel
(Islam in the Middle East)
100
Where are the following groups clustered in the United States?
Latinx Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans
Latinx Americans: Clustered in the Southwest
African Americans: Clustered in the Southeast
Asian Americans: Clustered in the West
100
What are Switzerland's official languages?
(If all are listed and correct, double points will be awarded.)
German, French, Italian, and Romansh
100
The biggest hinderance to this culture is lack of access to TV or internet.
Pop Culture
100
What is a dialect?
Regional variation of a language?
100
Name two ethnic religions.
Hinduism, Judaism, Shinto
100
What is identity with a group of people who share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular country?
Nationality
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How does language affect culture?
Language is the foundation of culture. Language allows for the spread of culture and the communication of habits and customs.
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This culture is found among homogeneous groups.
Folk Culture
200
What is a Lingua Franca?
International language of communication.
(Trade language)
200
Why is Israel/Jerusalem a hotbed of religious conflict?
Three major religions claim Jerusalem as a holy city / Land division post WWII.
200
What is the mass killing of a group of people in an attempt to eliminate the entire group from existence?
Genocide
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What is a “de facto” official language?
The primary language is not the official language.
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What describes the existence, acceptance, or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within a single nation or region
What is Multiculturalism
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Which language is being described?
-First language of only 800,000 people
-Spoken by 30 million Africans
-Used to speak with outsiders from different villages
Swahili
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How are ethnic religions spread?
Relocation Diffusion
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What is the goal of ethnic cleansing?
To create an ethnically homogeneous society.
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What are two examples of legalized segregation?
Jim Crow in the American South and Apartheid in South Africa