The name given to a portion of Earth's surface is called
location
site
situation
toponym
Situation identifies a place by its
location relative to other objects
mathematical location on the Earth's surface
nominal location
unique physical characteristics
New York City's _________ is on the Hudson River, approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston.
Which is true?
Every meridian is actually a circle rather than a line
Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end
Every parallel begins and ends at the poles
Every parallel is the same length
A ship's position is given at 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located
on the equator
at the North or South Pole
on the Prime Meridian
astride the International Date Line
According to environmental determinism,
the physical environment causes social development
the physical environment sets limits on human actions
people can adjust to the physical environment
people can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment
people determine their physical environmnent
A hearth is
a region from which a phenomenon
the process in which a feature or trend spreads
an area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends
the modification of a culture as the result of contact with a more powerful one
A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is
distribution
interruption
scale
projection
Culture means to
care about something
take care of something
develop new variations
both A and B
Which of the following is most correct regarding the origins of geography?
Geography was invented as a science in the late 18th century
Geography owes its existence to the Renaissance period in Western Europe
Humans have practiced geography at least since the ancient Greek civilization
Human geography was not practiced until powerful computers capable of mapping
Scale is
the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to map
the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area
the difference in elevation between 2 points in an area
the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape
What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?
They are sometimes found as part of the same department in major universities
They are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do
They are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the natural environment
They are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the human population
What map would have the largest scale?
World
continent
state
city
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method
GIS
GPS
remote sensing
aerial photography
Global Position Systems references what type of location?
relative
mathematical
Which is not an example of a functioning region?
the circulation area of a newspaper
the are of dominance of a television station
the market area of a supermarket
the area dominated by a particular crop
area served by a sports franchise
The state of Texas is considered a formal region because
only one language is spoken everywhere in the region
the same state laws apply everywhere in the region
the climate is the same everywhere in the region
it is a part of the US
For each 15 degree in longitude, time changes by one hour
Regions are found only where physical and economic characteristics are strongly related
The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided each townships into 36 one by one mile sections
The signal area of radio station WOXY is an example of a vernacular region?
If the scale of a map is 1:100,000, then I cm on the map represents ____ on Earth's surface
1 kilometer
10 kilometers
10,000 kilometers
100,000 kilometers
it depends on the size of the map
Which is a form of expansion diffusion?
contagious
hierarchical
stimulus
relocation
all of the above
Distortion is especially severe on
globes
small scale maps
large-scale maps
topographic maps
all maps
The science of map making is
demography
cartography
topography
geomorphology
meteorology
To geographers, the spread of McDonald's across the world represents
a popular fad
a unique taste in every location
the relocation diffusion of restaurants
economic and cultural globalization
on a global scale everyone loves to eat big macs
The study of how humans and the environment interact is called
environmental determinism
cultural ecology
cultural diffusion
natural science
The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is related to the location of other phenomena is
regional analysis
spatial analsis
spatial association
spatial distribution
regional dissociation
The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is
spatial analysis
An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a
biome
landscape
region
uniform unit
The South is established as a vernacular region of the United States by
climate
the Baptist Church
low high school graduation rates
high cotton production
The division of the United States into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a
vernacular region
functional region
nodal region
formal region
Which of the following BEST describes the idea of a cultural landscape
a landscape that is so modified that it is no longer, like a city center
a landscape set aside for historical preservation, like a Civil War battlefield
a landscape where human activity has modified the natural environment in any way
a landscape untouched by human activity, featuring mountains, rivers, and plants
The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
concentration
density
pattern
diffusion
The spread of something over a given study area is
The spatial distribution created by the U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 is an example
category
a region from which a phenomenon originates
the process by which a feature or trend spreads
the modification of a culture as a result of contact with a more powerful one
perimeter of a regional feature
The historic diffusion of HIV/AIDS on the United States is an example of which type of diffusion?
osmosis
Elements of globalization of culture include all but
uniform consumption preferences
enhanced communications
unequal access to cultural elements
maintaining local traditions
uniformity of cultural beliefs and forms
The global movement of money has been enhanced primarily by
establishment of new stock exchanges in London, New York, and Tokyo
improvements in electronic communications
relocation of production from core to peripheral regions
uneven developments
a proliferation of currencies
Globalization of the economy has
leveled economic differences between places
heightened economic differences among places
decreased investment in less developed countries
drained resources from more developed countries
decreased regional specialization of production
The International Date Line is measured approximately from
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
90 latitude
180 degrees longitude
90 degrees longitude
Moving toward the Southern border of the United States, English becomes less common and Spanish is more often spoken. What type of region does this gradual change of language reflect?
formal
functional
vernacular
bilingual
Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the United States is an interesting geographic case study because
the effects are an intersection of human and physical geography
the winds reached incredible speeds near the eye of the hurricane
the damage was largely a result of flooding from rivers and a storm surge, not the winds
people of all races were equally devastated by the storm
A high degree of dispersion withing an area high density
The idea that the physical environment limits human actions but that people have the ability to adjust to that environment is called possibilism
A functional region can exhibit the distance decay phenomenon
The spread of an idea through the movement of people is known as stimulus diffusion
the spread of a new fashion first in large cities, and later to smaller towns is an example diffusion
The lowest crude birth rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition
stage 1
stage 2
stage 3
stage 4
The highest crude death rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and crude death rate of 15, while Country Y has a crude birth rate of 20 and a crude death rate of 9. Which country has a higher NIR?
Country X
Country Y
the rate is the same in both countries
the rate can't be computed
For every 1,000 babies born in Mozambique this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their first birthday. The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 births is known as the
crude death rate
infant mortality rate
life expectancy
total fertility rate
More developed countries moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the demographic transition 200 years ago in part because of
the agricultural revolution
invention of new technology
people moving to cities
women choosing to enter the labor force
The population pyramid of Naples, Florida is "upside-down" because the city has a large percentage of
elderly people
young people
immigrants
females
The annual population growth rate increased approximately 200 years ago because of
Agricultural Revolution
Demographic Transition
Industrial Revolution
Medical Revolution
Of the following countries, the highest NIR is found in
China
Colombia
Denmark
Uganda
Of the following countries, the lowest crude birth is found in
Cololmbia
One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that
it is increasing more slowly than in the past
there are more people alive in the world now than at any time in the past
the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries
people are uniformly distributed across Earth
the most populous country in the world is
India
Russia
United States
A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a
high physiological density
low physiological density
high agricultural density
low agricultural density
India and the United Kingdom have approximately the same arithmetic density. From this, we can conclude that the 2 countries have the same
level of output per farmer
number of people per area of land
pressure placed by people on the land to produce food
Most people live in cities in which of these regions
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Western Europe
A country in stage 2 of the Demographic Transition is likely to have higher crude birth and crude death rates than a country in stage 4
Nearly half of the people in the world live in East and South Asia
A country in stage 4 of the demographic transition is likely to have a population pyramid with a flatter base than a country in stage 2
Geographers define overpopulation as
too many people in the world
too many compared to resources
too many in a region
The world's largest concentration of people is located in
SW Asia
SE Asia
Physiological density is the number of
acres of farmland
farmers per area of farmland
people per area of land
persons per area suitable for agriculture
If the physiological density is much larger than the arithmetic density, then a country has
insufficient farmers
a large number of farmers
a small percentage of land suitable for farming
too many people for the available resources
The most populous country in Southeast Asia is
Singapore
Indonesia
Bangladesh
The annual global population growth rate increased approximately ten thousand years ago because of the
The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is
CBR
CDR
TFR
NIR
The global annual NIR is currently approximately
1.25%
12%
1.25 million
125 million
Of the following four countries, the highest NIR is found in
COlombia
The world's population in 1995 was approximately 6 billion and was expected to reach 12 billion in 45 years. The period of 45 years is known as
Overpulation
Life Expectancy
Doubling Time
Which of the following rates are NOT typically found to be low in LDCs?
IMR
Life expectancy is lowest in
Asia
North America
Africa
The total number of live births per 1,000 people in a society is the
The percentage of people who are too young or too old to work is the
Life expectancy
Dependency ratio
Sex ratio
Population pyramid
In contrast to the MDCs, LDCs entered stage 2 of the demographic transition through
Creation of higher levels of wealth
Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution
Diffusion of medial technology from other countries
Profound changes in their economy and social systems
Thomas Malthus concluded that
Population increased arithmetically while food production increased geomeetrically
The world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies
Moral restraint was producing lower CDRs
Population growth was outpacing available resources in every country
the principle reason for declining NIRs in LDCs today is
Increasing CBRs
Declining CDRs
Increasing CDRs
Declining CBRs
India's most controversial family planning program today has been to
Allocate housing on the basis of one child per family
Sterilize people
Legalize abortions
Prohibit marriages until age 27 for men and 25 for women
According to Malthus, population increased geometrically, while food supply increases arithmetically
As the wealth of a country increases the NIRs decrease
A country of 30,000,000 people has a CBR of 10. This means that in one year, 3,000,000 babies were born
More people are alive now than at any time in the past
The ability to move from one location to another is
Migration
Mobility
Net migration
Voluntary migration
Variable migration
A permanent move to another location is
Net in migration
Net out migration
A country has net in migration if emigration__________ immigration
Equals
Exceeds
Is closer to net migration than
Is less than
Varies more than
Which of the following would be considered a migration pull factor?
Revolutionary takeover of a government
Failed harvest
Flooding of a river
Opening of a new factory
Civil war
The most important pull factor for migrants to north America today is
Economic
Environmental
Forced
Cultural
Geomagnetic
A physical feature, such as a body of water, which hinders migration, is an example of
An environmental push factor
A forced migration
An intervening obstacle
A cultural pull factor
An environmental incentive
People are forced to migrate primarily because of which factor?
International
Which of the following is not presently one of the three largest migration flows in the world?
To Europe from Asia
To Europe from Africa
To North America from Asia
To North America from Latin america
The greatest total number of foreign born residents can be found in
Australia
Germany
United states
Most Asians are currently migrating to the U.S. througj the process of
Expansion diffusion
Brain drain
Chain migration
Illegal immigration
Global relocation
Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted
Women are more likely to migrate than men
Long migration distances are more likely than short
Migration characteristic vary with the demographic transition
Nitrate goons migration is more important than international
Migrants move most frequently for economic reasons
The largest level of interregional migration in the U.S. was caused by the
Arrival of the Europeans beginning in the 1600s
Illegal immigration from Latin america
Immigration of Asians beginning in the early 20th century
Opening of western territories
Industrial development in the northeast
Which is a current intraregional migration trend in the U.S.?
Rural to urban
Urban to suburban
Metropolitan to no metropolitan
Net emigration from the northeast
All of the above
Most migrants to the U.S. during the 1840s and 1850s came from
Europe
Latin America
Middle East
Human geographers use the 11 migration law from
Brettel
Rashman
Carvenstein
Ravenstein
Zelinsky
Europeans migrated to the U.S. primarily because of
Decreased economic opportunities as European countries experienced rapid population growth
Decreased political stability as European countries were wracked by revolutions
Religious freedom in the us as European countries oppressed their citizens
Discoveries of gold in California and Alaska
Most migrants to the U.S. during the early 20th century came from which part of Europe?
Central
North and west
South and east
South and west
North and east
The difference between people migrating to a place and the number leaving is called net migration
Most migration occurs because a combination of push and pull factors
The most common environmental push factor comes from having too much or too little water
The major reason for illegal immigration to the u.s is to escape political prosecution
Refugees migrate primarily because of what type of push factor?
Political
Several killion Irish migrated in the 1840s primarily because of what push factor?
The English forced them to bece refugees
Disastrous economic conditions pushed them out of the country
Poor environmental conditions induced them to migrate
They were attracted to the U.S.
The most important pull factor for migrants to North America is
Which factor usually induces voluntary migration?
The most popular destination for voluntary migrants from Great Britain has been
South America
Most migrants to the United states during the 1960/1979 came from
Most migrants to the us during the 1980s came from
The largest number of immigrants to the us are
Women
Political refugees
Relatives of us residents
Talented professionals
Brain drain is
the large-scale emigration of talented people
the process by which people are given reference for migration
people forced to migrate for political reasons
a cultural feature that hinders migration
The largest number of legal immigrants to the United States come from what country?
Cuba
Mexico
the Philippines
South Korea
Guest workers in Europe and the Middle East are
illegal immigrants
low status foreigners
Muslims
southern Europeans
The largest level of interregional migration in the United States was caused by the
arrival of Europeans beginning in the 1600s
illegal immigration from Latin America
immigration if Asians beginning in the early 20th century
opening of the western territories
U.S. Center of Population has moved steadily to the
east
north
south
west
Many of the refugees from Vietnam became known as the
boat people
communists
Hindus
Okies
The United States has received the lowest number of refugees from which of these countries?
Ethiopia
Haiti
Vietnam
The Brazilian government encouraged interregional migration by
making Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo more attractive
dictating optimal locations for factories
clearing the rain forests for agricultural in the interior
moving the capital to Brasilia
The most prominent intraregional migration in the world is
rural to urban
region to region
urban to rural
city to city
Counterurbanization is
the move from urban core to suburban area
due to expanding suburbs
increased migration to rural areas and small towns
the trend of the elderly retiring to rural locations
Suburbanization of more developed societies is due primarily to
expanding urban territory
increasing employment opportunities
desire to change lifestyle
development
The main impact of the 1920's quota laws on the national origin of immigrants to the United States was to
encourage migration from Asia and Latin America
admit migrants mostly from Europe
permit migrants from all regions of the world
Why have in recent years Latino immigrants found other U.S. areas, notably the Midwest as popular places to immigrate to?
the Midwest has more Spanish speakers
the food is very diverse and is similar to Latino food
the availability of occupations that are similar to those found in Latin America
the prominence of Catholic Churches
According to the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, undocumented immigrants were
increasingly deported in the United States
permitted become legal immigrants
encouraged to remain because of shortages of workers
no longer eligible for public services in the United States
The three major kinds of push factors are cultural/political, economic, and environmental
During the 1990s most illegal immigrants to the United States were young Mexican men
Migration is more likely to be from rural to urban areas with less developed countries, but from rural to urban to rural in more developed countries
Positives towards immigrants in the United States are seen in new laws affording immigrants opportunities
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people is called a
custom
popular culture
habit
taboo
A repetitive act performed by an individual is a
Folk cultures are spread mainly by
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
relocation diffusion
stimulus diffusion
Rapid diffusion of pop culture
encourages people in different places to adopt different customs
Depends on modern communication systems
Is an example of relocation diffusion
In contrast to pop culture, folk cultures are more likely to vary
from place to place at a given time
from time to time at a given place
both from place to place and time to time
neither from place to place or time to time
Folk songs are distinguished from popular songs because they
tell a story about daily activities
can be understood by only one group
are never changed from one generation to the next
are only transmitted orally
The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that
a folk custom can become part of a pop culture
all sports are examples of folk culture
television has infused all sports into pop culture
american football is also an example of folk culture
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a
folk culture
pop culture
Which of the following is not an important source area for U.S. house types?
Lower Chesapeake
Middle Atlantic
Far Northeast
Upper New England
The main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to
preserve folk cultures, by increasing awareness of their uniqueness
stimulate the diffusion of folk cultures around the world
increase the similarity of social customs in different locations
have little effect on the diffusion of social customs
slow the rate of change
Folk cultures usually originate from
the availability of more leisure time
the application of industrial technology
familiar events in daily life
a famous historical event
global economic exchange
Pop culture
is transmitted from one location to another through small scale and local migration
diffuses through relocation diffusion
typically follows the process of hierarchical diffusion from nodes of innovation
is usually transmitted orally across time and location
Culture is promoted by
the relative isolation of a group from others
globalization
the movement of goods and services across borders
expansion diffusion
The diffusion of jeans is a good example primarily of the
diffusion of pop culture
adoption of unique folk culture
impact of high incomes on clothing habits
lack of barriers in communist countries
The choice of clothing Western countries is strongly influenced by
occupation
level
knowledge of fashion elsewhere
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of
small heterogeneous groups
large heterogeneous groups
groups living in isolated rural areas
groups that have little interaction with other groups
groups of specialists
Popular customs most frequently originate in
more developed countries
less developed countries
former communist countries
countries with large rural populations
equally likely in all of the above
Popular customs are more likely than folk customs to
evolve from the isolation of different groups
rapidly diffuse through modern communications and transportation
reflect the unique characteristics of the landscape
have an unknown source of origin
vary from place to place
Typically, pop culture
originates in a number of locations at the same time
reflects the characteristics of a distinctive physical environment
experience frequent changes
is practiced by small heterogeneous groups
Collections of customs can be used to define a culture
The physical environment commonly plays an important role in the development of unique folk customs
Two social groups living in close proximity will retain unique social customs if there is limited interaction between them
Which of the following characteristics is more typical of a pop culture than a folk culture?
it has an anonymous origin
it diffuses slowly from its point of origin
it results in a more uniform landscapes
it is likely to be derived from physical conditions
The use of a horse and buggy by the Amish in the United States is an example of
A taboo against pork is a characteristic
Judaism and Islam
Judaism and Buddhism
Christianity and Buddhism
Christianity and Hinduism
Which of the following is not an important factor in distinguishing different folk housing types in the United States?
choice of building materials
size of the building
form in which the structure is arranged
climate in which the structure is built
Today, housing types in the United States are distinguished by all but which of the following?
they can still be divided into three distinct regions
they display few regional fistinctions
they are usually mass produced
alternative styles have diffused throughout the country
In which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low?
Kentucky
Nevada
New York
Utah
Geographers are concerned with the distribution of which of the following aspects of T.V. service?
number of receivers per capita
method of government control
year service was adopted
Features of the U.S. landscape, such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels,
promote a uniform landscape
reflect the preservation of folk culture
provide diversity on the United States landscape
promote diffusion of folk culture
Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because
they do not want to preserve traditional values
Western perspectives may become more dominant
pop culture values can promote environmental damage
they want to avoid political disputes
Western dominance of the news media is feared in less developed countries for all but which of these reasons?
Western countries supply a large percentage of the television programs to less developed countries
western countries control most of the newspapers in less developed countries
western radio newscasts can be heard in most countries
western values control the media
People maintain their folk culture despite familiarity with pop culture because of
the high cost of pop customs
concern for the physical environment
strong desire to preserve unique customs
lack of exposure to media
Pop culture and folk culture can both result in a higher level of
extinction of animal species
demand for raw materials
consumption of animal products
As they have more contact with pop culture, women in less developed countries are more likely to
bear more children
obtain food for their family
gain more opportunities outside the home
reduce the practice of prostitution
One impact of large scale consumption if chicken in more developed countries is to
cause chickens to become an endangered species
make inefficient use of the world's grain supplies
diffuse agricultural products to the physical environment
encourage the development of a new food taboo
Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern forest built wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials
are strongly influenced by local resources
are commonly imported long distance because of folk sulture
are chosen because the diffusion of pop culture
are a uniform feature of folk culture
Terroir refers to
a group's sense of place
a group's food taboos
the relationship between the physical environment and culture
the sum of the effects of the local environment on a food item
The origin of pop music is a good example of how folk culture orginates
In general, folk culture is more likely to cause greater uniformity on the landscape than pop culture
Food taboos usually derive from unique elements of the physical environment
Leaders of many developing countries fear that the spread of American pop culture will destroy traditional social behavior
Adoption of Western pop culture seldom results in the elimination of traditional folk culture
The adoption of a pop custom depends primarily on the amount of disposable income
A literary tradition is
a form of a language used for official government business
a form of a language spoken in a particular area
a collection of languages related to another
the written form of a language
Which is the following is not a Romance language?
Bulgarian
Italian
Portuguese
Romanian
An isogloss is
a form of a language spoken in a local area
a collection of unique words
a boundary between language regions
Dialects developed within England primarily because
different Germanic invaders settled in different regions
the Normans invaded in the South
the Viking invaders did not remain long in England
BRP became the standard dialect
British and American English differ in all but which of the following?
alphabet
pronunciation
spelling
vocabulary
Major differences in U.S. dialects originated because
early settlers were isolated from each other
of differences in dialects among the original settlers
of similarities in dialects among the original settlers
the early settlers originated from the same location
English is part of which language branch?
Germanic
North Germanic
West Germanic
Ind-European
The language spoken by the greatest number of people in the world is
Cantonese
English
Hindu
Mandarin
Russia is part of which language branch?
Balto-Slavic
Indo-Iranian
Romance
When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunk of the tree represents
dialects
language groups
language families
possible prehistoric superfamilies
A collection of languages through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago
dialect
language branch
language family
language group
A form of a language spoken in a local area is a
The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example
the interplay between globalization and local diversity
the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world
the role and spread of religion across much of the world
political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions
When people who speak a given language migrate to a different location from other members of their group,
their language usually shows very little change even over a long period of time
they immediately develop a literary tradition
isolation usually results in the differentiation of one language into two
they lose their linguistic abilities
The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how
recently in time the languages were once the same
closely the speakers of each language live to each other
similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are
The uniform language of the Western U.S. can be credited to the mobility of Americans
The dominant language spoken in Southeastern Canada French
The language branch that makes up most of Eastern Europe is Balto-Slavic
The language branch makes up most of North Western Europe is Romance
A group languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a
A group of languages of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a
The four most frequently spoken branches of Indo-European include all but
Celtic
The most widely spoken language in Brazil is
Creole
French
Spanish
Recent evidence points to the first speakers of the Indo-European language as the ancient
Celts
Germans
Kurgans
Russians
English is part of what language family?
North-Germanic
West-Germanic
Indo-European
The Icelandic language has changed less than any other Germanic languages because of
Iceland's close contact with other people and activities
Migration by Germanic tribes
Iceland's relative isolation from other places
The extinction of the East Germanic group
A creolized language is
extinct
a mix of indigenous and colonial languages
an isolated language family
a possible prehistoric superfamily
The 2 most important languages in South America are
Dutch and English
English and Spanish
French and Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish
According to the Anotolian hearth theory, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe
entirely by sea
by way of the Kurgan homeland
by warriors on horseback
with the diffusion of agriculture
The two largest language families in the world are
Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan
Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan
The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is
Sino-Tibetan
Hebrew is an example of
an isolated language
an extinct language
a revived language
a language family
The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from
thousands of years of isolation between tribal groups
repeated invasions by outsiders
introduction of of many different languages by the colonial powers
frequent migration by the different tribal groups
A lingua franca is
an English word that has entered the French language
a language that is mutually understood by people who have 2 different native languages
an extinct language that has been revised
an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated
Basque is spoken primarily in
Brittany
The Swiss Alps
The Pyrenees Mountains
Barcelona, Spain
An Indo-European language is spoken in which of these European countries?
France
Finland
Hungary
Spanglish
the lingua franca of Spain
a dialect of Spanish
the standard language of Mexico
the use of English in the Spanish language
English has received unprecedented acceptance globally due to
the role of colonialism and imperialism
its role as the common language of a global economy and culture
the rise of popular culture and the decline of folk culture
the diffusion of religion from MDCs to LDCs
Germanic, Romance, and Latin are all branches of Indo-European
The most popular language in China is Cantonese
The most frequently spoken Afro-Asiatic is Arabic
Nearly half of the people in the world speak an Indo-European language
Ebonics is a dialect that developed from African Americans diffusing into the large the large northern cities
With respect to the relationship between culture, religion and the physical environment
few religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment
religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment
religion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group
all of the above are true
a universalizing religion
is based on the physical characteristics of a particular location on Earth
appeals to people living in a wide variety of locations on Earth
is rarely transmitted through missionaries
is intentionally developed to be a world religion
The world's largest universalizing religion is
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
The world's largest ethnic religion is
Confucianism
Daoism
Shintoism
Christianity first diffused from its hearth through
all of the above are equally important
Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?
Judaism
Muslims are clustered in
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Middle East
Eastern Europe
What is the holiest book in Hinduism?
the Bible
the Old Testament
the Qu'ran
none of the above
Which of the following is the most important religion in the homeland of the man of the man who founded it?
Animists believe that
people should compete God's creations of the Earth
inanimate objects and natural events have spirits
people should make complete use of the Earth's resources
natural disasters are preventable
Which is not an ethnic Asian religion?
Especially important in Confucianism is to
perform public services
reflect on the mystical and magical aspects
respect forces of nature as divine
believe in one all-powerful God
Especially important in Daoism is to
perform public service
reflect on the mystical and magical aspects of life
Which is not a characteristic of a hierarchical religion?
It has a well-defined hierarchical stucture
It encourages each congregation to be self-sufficient
It organizes territory into local administrative units
It fosters interaction among different congregations
Jerusalem is a Holy City to all but which of these religions?
The Ganges is the most holy river for the Muslims
Jerusalem is a holy city to all three universalizing religions
Natural landscape features features are the holiest places in Islam
Pilgrimages play a significant role in ethnic religions but not in universalizing religions
Christianity has the most widespread geographic distribution of any religion
A large and fundamental division withing a religion is a
branch
denomination
sect
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a
Protestants in Ireland are
dispersed throughout the island
recent immigrants from Great Britain
highly clustered in one part of the island
highly integrated with the Roman Catholic population
Lutheranism is an example of a Christian
religion
The dominant branch of Islam is
Druze
Eastern Orthodoxy
Shiite
Sunni
Hinduism's caste system
assigns everyone to a distinct calss
Decrees the pilgrimages which should be taken
is a substitute for the lack of a holy book
identifies a families' important deities
For most of the past 2,000 years, most Jews have been
highly clustered in present in present-day Israel
dispersed around the world
concentrated in the United States
forced to live in ghettos
A mosque differs from a church a church, because a mosque
is not a sanctified place
is not a place of worship
displays a variety of architectural styles
contains a relic of the founder
The situation in Northern Ireland is a result of
countries in Northern Ireland voting to remain in the UK
Catholic protests against discrimination by Protestants
British control which contributed to poor economic conditions
violence committed by extreme partisans on both sides
Palestinians include all but which of the following groups?
residents of refugee camps
residents of territories occupied by Israel
citizens of other states calling themselves Palestinians
Jewish citizens of Israel
Muslim citizens of Israel
Adherents of which region have controlled the Holy Land for most of the past 1,500 years?
Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult religious conflict because
sacred sites to Jews and Muslims are literally built one on top of the other
the population of Jerusalem is majority Christian but surrounded by majority Jewish and Muslim populations
the Israeli government has separated the most sacred sites with a massive concrete wall
Israeli captured the Sinai peninsula from Egypt
Which of the following penalties were imposed by the Taliban?
Men were beaten for shaving their beards
Homosexuals were buried alive
Prostitute were hanged in public, and men were stoned for committing adultery
Thieves' hands were cut off, and women with nail polish had their fingers cut off
What policy did the British follow in India?
They divided India into 2 countries
They forced all of the Hindus to migrate
They turned the problem over to the United Nations
They encouraged the abolishment of the caste system
They required all education to be conducted in English
From the Russian Revolution to the fall of the communist government, what was the policy of the government towards religion?
All churches were closed
The old church was replaced by Eastern Orthodoxy
Churches remained open but played a limited role
Youth were encouraged to attend so that they could be indoctrinated into communism
All marriages were performed by clergy
Lutherans in the United States are concentrated in the southeast
The most troublesome religious boundary in Western Europe is in Ireland
