An immigrant who selectively adopts certain customs of the dominant host society while still retaining much of his or her native customs best illustrates the concept of:
What is ACCULTURATION
100
The predominance of English as the preferred language spoken at many international business meetings and political summits could be cited to support the claim that English is the current:
What is LINGUA FRANCA
100
The concept of Nirvana is most closely related to which religion?
What is Buddhism
100
A state whose territorial boundaries are entirely surrounded by another state or country.
What is an ENCLAVE.
100
Taoism, which represents a blend of indigenous folk beliefs and Buddhist beliefs that diffused eastward from India, is best characterized as this.
What is SYNCRETIC RELIGION
200
A new fashion trend originating in Los Angeles that diffuses to New York City, London, and Paris before reaching the rural areas of Virginia would be an example of this type of diffusion.
What is HIERARCHICAL
200
Arabic, which spread westward with the diffusion of Islam, is part of which language family?
What is AFRO-ASIATIC
200
Shinto is a religious tradition that belongs to this nation.
What is JAPAN
200
Which of the following is not an element of cultural diversity: Language, Race, Religion, Ethnicity, Nationality.
What is RACE
200
It is the largest branch of Islam, to which as many as 80% of all Muslims belong.
What is SUNNI
300
Folk cultures are spread primarily by this type of diffusion.
What is RELOCATION DIFFUSION
300
Two largest language families in the world, in terms of speakers, are:
What is INDO-EUROPEAN and SINO-TIBETAN.
300
Christianity diffused in these three ways, in this EXACT order.
What is RELOCATION, CONTAGIOUS, HIERARCHICAL.
300
Conflict region between various ethnic groups, including Serbs, Albanians, and Bosnians.
What is THE BALKAN PENINSULA.
300
The concept that nationalities have the right to govern themselves.
What is SELF-DETERMINATION
400
This is a restriction on behavior imposed by social customs.
What is A TABOO.
400
This is a mix of indigneous and colonial languages.
What is A CREOLIZED LANGUAGE.
400
The Five Pillars of Islam.
What is PRAY 5X A DAY, PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA, CHARITY, RECOGNIZE ONE GOD ALLAH, FAST DURING RAMADAN.
400
This is the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among nationalities.
What is BALKANIZATION.
400
Hispanics are clustered in this area of the United States.
What is SOUTHWEST
500
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes a characteristic of a group of people.
What is A CUSTOM.
500
If languages are depicted as leaves on a tree, the trunks of the trees represent this.
What is LANGUAGE FAMILIES.
500
A minaret is an architectural feature common to places of worship in which religion?
What is ISLAM.
500
Process by which an ethnic group forcibly removes another ethnic group.