AP Human Geo 3.3

Cultural differences within a country’s population, such as different religions, languages, and ethnicities, have political impacts and can best be described as

centrifugal forces within a state

Comparing both photographs, each image shows the significance of temples, religious statuary, and iconography on the

cultural landscape

Which of the following statements explains the regional location in the United States where the figures shown in the image are most likely part of the cultural landscape?

The Southwest, because residents are influenced by Spanish Catholicism.

The temples shown in the images, combined with the surrounding scenic physical landscape, have become centers of pilgrimage and tourism. These factors combine to result in enhanced religious expression and local

placemaking

The map shows the distribution of the language family that has the largest number of speakers in the world. Which statement correctly identifies the language family shown and the method of diffusion that best explains the pattern?

The map shows the distribution of the Indo-European language family, which diffused from its hearth in the Caucasus Mountains and spread throughout Eurasia through contagious diffusion and into the Americas, Africa, and Australia through colonialism and relocation diffusion.

The principal religion of Central and South America is

Roman Catholicism

The image shows a religious structure in Mexico City. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn based on the image?

Spanish colonialism influenced architecture of the cultural landscape.

The urban linguistic landscape shown in the photograph is most likely found in a region where which of the following languages is spoken?

Arabic

Which of the following does NOT act as a centrifugal force for a state?

Linguistic homogeneity

Based on the map, which of the following languages are most likely to be spoken in counties where 60 percent or more of residents spoke a language other than English at home?

Spanish and American Indian languages

Which of the following best explains the use of two languages in this United States highway sign?

The highway sign is a representation of the state's multilingual ethnic cultural heritage.

Which of the following statements best explains sense of place as demonstrated by the image?

The use of ethnic languages creates an attachment to this landscape.

Which of the following best explains how the image represents a cultural landscape?

Multiple ethnicities share the same space in the neighborhood shown in the image.