Religion
Diffusion
Maps
Culture
Misc
100
Which of the following religions is appropriately matched with its region of origin?
- Islam ... Egypt
- Judaism ...India
- Hinduism .... China
- Buddhism...India
- Christianity... France
Buddhism...India
100
A group that gives up its cultural traditions such as food and clothing preferences and adopts that of the dominant culture has undergone the process of cultural--
A. shift.
B. citizenship.
C. denial.
D. assimilation.
E. agglomeration.
D. assimilation.
100
Which of the following toponym lists is characteristic of a French cultural landscape?
Boston, Albany, Burlington
San Juan, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Ste.-Anne de Bellecue, St.-Jean-Baptiste, Vincennes
Newark, Christiansted, Charlotte Amalie
Tallahassee, Miami, Chattanooga
Ste.-Anne de Bellecue, St.-Jean-Baptiste, Vincennes
100
Compared to popular cultures, traditional cultures are
-more cosmopolitan
-more homogeneous
-more diffuse
-more transitory
-more contagious
-more homogeneous
100
What type of diffusion occurs when people move from their original location to another and bring their innovations with them?
Hierarchical diffusion
Relocation diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Expansion diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Relocation diffusion
200
Which of the following religions have direct roots in Judaism?
-Daoism and Christianity
-Christianity and Islam
-Sikhism and Islam
-Hinduism and Eastern Orthodox
-Sunni and Sikhism
-Christianity and Islam
200
The diffusion pattern of speciality frozen yogurt stores from large cities to small towns in the United States is an example of
Relocation diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Distance decay
Hierarchical diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
200
12. The primary language in the region shaded above is
English
Spanish
French
Arabic
Mandarin
French
200
Clearly defined gender roles are most closely associated with
Popular culture
Traditional cultures
Global culture
Multiculturalism
Acculturation
Traditional cultures
200
Which of the following has been the most important mechanism by which popular culture has rapidly diffused across the globe?
A. Mass migrations
B. Television
C. Religious texts
D. Printed media
E. Radio technology
Television
300
Which of the following originated in South Asian and subsequently spread throughout much of East and Southeast Asia?
- Hinduism
- Christianity
- Buddhism
- Sikhism
- Islam
- Buddhism
300
Which best explains why the Spanish language diffused widely in Latin America?
- Indigenous people had long tried to develop a lingua franca
- Indigenous people found it easier to learn than other languages
- Spanish was the first Indo-European language in the Americas.
- Spanish was part of the spread of colonial control over the region.
- Spanish developed out of a creole language
- Spanish was part of the spread of colonial control over the region.
300
The cities labeled on the map all share which of the following characteristics?
All are national capitals
All have majority Sunni Muslim populations
All are located in Sharia states
All are theocracies
All are located in secular states
All have majority Sunni Muslim populations
300
Based on its architecture, the worship site in the picture above is probably used by which religious tradition?
(A) Buddhism
(B) Hinduism
(C) Christianity
(D) Judaism
(E) Islam
Islam
300
Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod [earth], while early settlers of the eastern forest built wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials--
A. are a uniform feature of folk culture.
B. are strongly influenced by local resources.
C. are chosen because of the diffusion of popular culture.
D. are commonly imported over long distances because of local folk culture.
E. are elements of popular culture.
B. are strongly influenced by local resources.
400
The caste system in Hindu India is a social structure based upon
- Social hierarchy in which a person is born into a caste and cannot change castes during their lifetime
-An economic class in which poor people can work and earn money to raise their position in society
- A political party system strongly tied to economic class divisions such as blue-collar and white-collar workers
- Regional cultural divisions dominated by Hindi-speakers from northern India
- A colonial social structure created by British rulers and imposed form the 1800s until independence
- Social hierarchy in which a person is born into a caste and cannot change castes during their lifetime
400
Which of the following would be an example of a government policy protecting against cultural globalization?
U.S. tariffs on imported automobiles from Japan and Germany
French and Canadian government funding for production of French-language movies
French and Japanese trade limitations on beef produced in Great Britain
South African government-sponsored “peace and reconciliation” committees
Chinese establishment of Special Economic Zones in coastal port areas
French and Canadian government funding for production of French-language movies
400
Based on the map, which of the following languages are most likely to be spoken in counties where 60 percent of more of residents spoke a language other than English at home?
French and French Creole languages
Spanish and American Indian languages
German and Dutch
Russian and Hindi
Chinese and Arabic’
Spanish and American Indian languages
400
The forced expulsion and resettlement of culture groups through the use of fear and violence, such as the conflicts within the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, is known as
Insurgency
Demilitarized zones
Chain migration
Relocation diffusion
Ethnic cleansing
Ethnic cleansing
400
Folk cultures are spread primarily by--
A. relocation diffusion.
B. contagious diffusion.
C. stimulus diffusion.
D. hierarchical diffusion.
E. epidemic diffusion.
A. relocation diffusion.
500
Which of the following culture regions of the United States has the strongest historical connections to Lutheran Christian traditions?
-The Rocky Mountains
-New England
-The Upper Midwest
-The South
-The Pacific Northwest
-The Upper Midwest
500
Spain, Morocco, and Pakistan share commonalities in cultural landscape features such as architecture, vocabulary, and place-names due to the influence of which culture?
French
British
Spanish
Arabic
Roman
Arabic
500
Analysis of the above map indicates that in South America--
A. the population is almost equally divided between Christians and Muslims.
B. nearly all of the people practice folk religions.
C. about one- fourth of the people are Catholic, one- fourth non-religious, and the remainder practice folks religions.
D. the great majority of the people are non-religious.
E. a majority of the people are Catholic.
E. a majority of the people are Catholic.
500
Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
A coral reef
A stand of pine trees
Tropical jungle
Terraced fields of crops up a mountain
A glacier
Terraced fields of crops up a mountain
500
Given recent trends in communications, in the next five years the number of television programs viewed over the Internet might be expected to--
A. decrease slowly as the number of broadcast television stations increases.
B. decrease dramatically.
C. increase dramatically.
D. remain about the same.
E. decrease slowly as cable and satellite television services offer more channels
C. increase dramatically.