unit 3 biggest set

C. Indo-European

People in London, Melbourne, Vancouver, and Mumbai all speak-

A. Mandarin

B. Romance

C. Indo-European

D. Germanic

E. Sino-Tibetan

E. Niger-Congo

The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is-

A. Afro-Asiatic.

B. Khoisan.

C. Nilo-Saharan.

D. Altaic

E. Niger-Congo

E. is not a sanctified place.

A mosque differs from a church, because a mosque-

A. is not a place of worship.

B. displays a variety of architectural styles.

C. is decorated with scenes from the life of the founder.

D. contains relics of the founder.

E. is not a sanctified place.

D. remained concentrated in one region of the world.

Unlike other universalizing religions, Buddhism-

A. was founded in China.

B. worships more than one god.

C. was not begun by an individual founder.

D. remained concentrated in one region of the world.

E. diffused primarily by colonization.

D. its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel.

Judaism is classified as an ethnic rather than a universalizing religion, primarily because-

A. it commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.

B. its main holidays relate to events in the life of its founder, Abraham.

C. the holy text is the foundation of the religion.

D. its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel.

E. it uses a lunar calendar.

E. Belgium

The Flemings and Walloons live in what country?-

A. Switzerland

B. South Africa

C. France

D. Liechtenstein

E. Belgium

E. A and C

Which concept is the contemporary geographer likely to reject?-

A. The physical environment causes people to adopt social customs.

B. People in similar environments adopt different social customs.

C. People ignore their physical environment.

D. A and B

E. A and C

D. strong desire to preserve unique customs.

People maintain their folk culture despite familiarity with popular culture primarily because of-

A. fear of foreign influence.

B. concern for the physical environment.

C. lack of exposure to the media.

D. strong desire to preserve unique customs.

E. the high cost of popular customs.

B. Buddhism

Which is not an ETHNIC Asian religion?-

A. Daoism

B. Buddhism

C. Shintoism

D. Confucianism

E. Hinduism

E. Vietnamese songs.

An example of a folk custom used to diffuse information about agriculture is-

A. Home design in Madagascar.

B. Himalayan art.

C. Association Football.

D. Armed Forces Radio.

E. Vietnamese songs.

A. assigns everyone to a distinct class.

Hinduism's caste system-

A. assigns everyone to a distinct class.

B. identifies a family's important deities.

C. decrees the pilgrimages which should be taken.

D. is the basis for seasonal celebrations.

E. is a substitute for the lack of a holy book.

A. frequently use religious toponyms.

The people of Quebec are distinguished from residents of neighboring Canadian provinces and the United States because they-

A. frequently use religious toponyms.

B. don't speak an Indo-European language.

C. are not predominantly Christian.

D. want to become part of France again.

E. practice religious tolerance.

C. revived

Hebrew is an example of a/an _________________ language

A. Altaic

B. reformed

C. revived

D. isolated

E. extinct

C. relocation diffusion.

Christianity first diffused from its hearth through

A. contagious diffusion.

B. hierarchical diffusion.

C. relocation diffusion.

D. expansion diffusion.

E. all of the above.

B. Shiite

The dominant branch of Islam in Iran is

A. Sufi

B. Shiite

C. Sikh

D. Druze

E. Sunni

B. Christianity

The world's largest universalizing religion is

A. Shintoism

B. Christianity

C. Islam

D. Sikhism

E. Buddhism

E. relocation

Folk cultures are spread primarily by ______________ diffusion

A. hierarchical

B. expansion

C. contagious

D. stimulus

E. relocation

A. different Germanic invaders settled in different regions.

Dialects developed within England primarily because

A. different Germanic invaders settled in different regions.

B. commerce developed more slowly in England than on the European continent.

C. the Normans invaded from the south.

D. British Received Pronunciation became the standard dialect.

E. the Viking invaders did not remain long in England.

B. the north central states, where there is a long tradition of playing golf.

In the United States, the number of golf courses per person is highest in

A. the west, where golfers are clustered.

B. the north central states, where there is a long tradition of playing golf.

C. the south, where the climate is favorable.

D. the northeast, where golf originated.

E. the southwest, where climate allows play all year long.

E. at home.

Worship in Hinduism is most likely to take place

A. in a holy shrine.

B. in a monastery.

C. in a pagoda.

D. as part of a pilgrimage.

E. at home.

C. a mix of indigenous and colonial languages.

A creolized language is

A. extinct.

B. an isolated language family.

C. a mix of indigenous and colonial languages.

D. a revived formerly extinct language.

E. a possible prehistoric superfamily.

E. Sino-Tibetan.

The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is

A. Indo-European.

B. Austro-Asiatic.

C. Indo-Iranian.

D. Mandarin.

E. Sino-Tibetan.

B. depends on modern communication systems.

Rapid diffusion of popular culture

A. encourages people in different places to adopt different customs.

B. depends on modern communication systems.

C. is an example of relocation diffusion.

D. conserves resources.

E. all of the above

A. Indo-European

English is part of which language family?

A. Indo-European

B. Romance

C. Austronesian

D. West Germanic

E. Germanic

B. Bulgarian

Which of the following is not a Romance language?

A. Romanian

B. Bulgarian

C. Portuguese

D. French

E. Spanish

A. reflect on the mystical and magical aspects of life.

Especially important in Daoism is to

A. reflect on the mystical and magical aspects of life.

B. read the holy texts daily.

C. perform public service.

D. respect forces of nature as divine.

E. believe in one all-powerful God.

C. Islam

Which of the following is currently the most important religion in the homeland of the man who founded it? (Shows Persia, Saudi Arabia, Northern tip of Egypt)

A. Christianity

B. Hinduism

C. Islam

D. Buddhism

E. Shintoism

C. Middle East

Muslims are clustered in which region?

A. East Asia

B. Latin America

C. Middle East

D. Western Europe

E. South Asia

C. Buddhism

Adherents of which religion are also likely to believe in other religions simultaneously?

A. Christianity

B. Islam

C. Buddhism

D. Hinduism

E. Judaism

B. remain part of the United Kingdom.

The goal of the majority of people living in Northern Ireland is to

A. migrate to the Republic of Ireland.

B. remain part of the United Kingdom.

C. join the Irish Republican Army.

D. establish an independent republic.

E. become part of the Republic of Ireland.

E. A, B, and C

Germanic invaders of England included which tribe?

A. Angles

B. Saxons

C. Jutes

D. Normans

E. A, B, and C

D. a folk custom can become part of a popular culture.

The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that

A. American football is also an example of a folk culture.

B. television has infused all sports into popular culture.

C. all sports are examples of folk culture.

D. a folk custom can become part of a popular culture.

E. sport is more important in less developed countries.

C. invaded England

Both the Angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language, because they

A. agreed to divide England.

B. spoke languages derived from Latin.

C. invaded England

D. diffused English around the world.

E. spoke Germanic languages.

A. Moslems have a taboo against pork consumption.

China produces a relatively large amount of pork compared to the countries of Southwestern Asia primarily because

A. Moslems have a taboo against pork consumption.

B. China's physical environment is less suitable to raising pigs.

C. China has more people than the countries of Southwest Asia.

D. Rice is the main cereal grain grown in China.

E. All of the above.

D. Balto-Slavic

Russian is part of what language branch?

A. Altaic

B. Germanic

C. Indo-Iranian

D. Balto-Slavic

E. Romance

C. Denmark

The first speakers of the language that evolved into English were tribes that lived in present-day

A. France

B. Spain

C. Denmark

D. Italy

E. Switzerland

B. Sunni

The dominant branch of Islam is

A. Sikh

B. Sunni

C. Shiite

D. Sufi

E. Druze

E. Churches remained open but played a limited role.

From the Russian Revolution to the fall of the communist government, what was the policy of the government towards religion?

A. All churches were closed.

B. All marriages were performed by clergy.

C. Youth were encouraged to attend so that they could be indoctrinated into communism.

D. The old church was replaced by Eastern Orthodoxy.

E. Churches remained open but played a limited role.

A. Judaism and Islam.

A taboo against pork is a characteristic of

A. Judaism and Islam.

B. Judaism and Buddhism.

C. Islam and Hinduism.

D. Christianity and Buddhism.

E. Christianity and Hinduism.

C. Iceland's relative isolation from other places.

The Icelandic language has changed less than any other Germanic language because of

A. the extinction of the East Germanic group.

B. continuous exchange with Norway and Sweden.

C. Iceland's relative isolation from other places.

D. migration by German tribes.

E. Iceland's close contact with other people and activities.

E. a language that is mutually understood by people who have different native languages.

A lingua franca is-

A. an extinct language that has been revived.

B. an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated.

C. a language used by French colonial administrations.

D. an English word that has entered the French language.

E. a language that is mutually understood by people who have different native languages.

B. increase the similarity of social customs in different locations.

The main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to-

A. have little effect on the diffusion of social customs.

B. increase the similarity of social customs in different locations.

C. stimulate the diffusion of folk cultures around the world.

D. preserve folk cultures, by increasing awareness of their uniqueness.

A. ideograms.

Chinese is written in the form of-

A. ideograms.

B. phonemes.

C. Cantonese.

D. a literary tradition.

E. an alphabet.

C. perform public service.

Especially important in Confucianism is to

A. reflect on the mystical and magical aspects of life.

B. read the holy texts daily.

C. perform public service.

D. respect forces of nature as divine.

E. believe in one all-powerful God.

E. Buddhist, Atheist

The political and religious conflict below is between China and Tibet. Tibetans are ________________ and Chinese are ______________.

A. Atheist, Buddhist

B. Buddhist, Hindu

C. Buddhist, Agnostic

D. Agnostic, Buddhist

E. Buddhist, Atheist

A. Hinduism

Cremation is more important than burial in which religion?

A. Hinduism

B. Christianity

C. Judaism

D. Buddhism

E. Islam

B. Utah

In which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low?

A. Virginia

B. Utah

C. Kentucky

D. California

E. Illinois

C. Western countries control most of the newspapers in less developed countries.

Western dominance of the news media is feared in less developed countries for all but which of these reasons?

A. Western news organizations have the money to hire correspondents around the world.

B. Western radio newscasts can be heard in most countries.

C. Western countries control most of the newspapers in less developed countries.

D. Western countries supply a large percentage of the television news video.

E. Western values permeate the media.

C. highly clustered in one part of the island.

Protestants in Ireland are-

A. dispersed throughout the island.

B. recent immigrants from Great Britain.

C. highly clustered in one part of the island.

D. highly integrated with the Roman Catholic population.

E. A and B

D. denomination

Lutheranism is an example of a Christian-

A. branch

B. sect

C. religion

D. denomination

E. cult

A. Palestine

If you were in a Muslim country, _______________ would be the country labeled instead of Israel-

A. Palestine

B. Indonesia

C. Pakistan

D. India

E. Phoenecia

E. All of the above

The situation in Northern Ireland is the result of-

A. counties in Northern Ireland voting to remain in the United Kingdom.

B. Catholic protest against discrimination by Protestants.

C. British colonial control which contributed to poor economic conditions.

D. violence committed by extreme partisans on both sides.

E. All of the above

C. experience frequent changes.

Typically, popular culture

A. originates in a number of locations at the same time.

B. reflects the characteristics of a distinctive physical environment.

C. experience frequent changes.

D. is practiced by small homogeneous groups.

E. all of the above

C. Roman Catholics from Latin America.

Roman Catholics are clustered in the U.S. southwest primarily because of migration of-

A. Roman Catholics from Ireland.

B. Protestants to the east.

C. Roman Catholics from Latin America.

D. Roman Catholics from the northeast United States.

E. Protestants to the north.

A. West Germanic

English is part of which language group?

A. West Germanic

B. Germanic

C. East Germanic

D. Turkic-Altaic

E. Indo-Iranian

E. Judaism and Islam (XXXXX)

The religious conflict in this region has been between ____________ and ______________.

A. Buddhists and Hindus

B. Hindus and Sikhs

C. Protestants and Catholics

D. Christiainity and Islam

E. Judaism and Islam

C. Middle Atlantic

Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds?

A. French Canadian

B. New England

C. Middle Atlantic

D. Northern

E. Southeast

C. taboo

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a-

A. culture trait

B. custom

C. taboo

D. folk culture

E. habit

D. promote a uniform landscape

Features of the U.S. landscape, such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels,

A. promote diffusion of folk culture.

B. show high regional variation.

C. provide diversity on the U.S. landscape.

D. promote a uniform landscape.

E. reflect the preservation of folk culture.

B. branch

Eastern Orthodoxy is an example of a Christian-

A. sect

B. branch

C. denomination

D. cult

E. religion

B. Mandarin

The language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers in the world is-

A. Spanish

B. Mandarin

C. Hindi

D. Cantonese

E. English

C. Pakistan

Urdu is the most important language of-

A. Sri Lanka

B. India

C. Pakistan

D. Swaziland

E. Iran

D. dispersed around the world.

For most of the past 2,000 years, most Jews have been-

A. forced to live in ghettos.

B. concentrated in the United States.

C. nomads herding sheep.

D. dispersed around the world.

E. highly clustered in present-day Israel.

A. English

The most widely spoken Indo-European language is-

A. English

B. Hindi

C. Bengali

D. Spanish

E. All of the Above

A. alphabet

British and American English differ in all but which of the following?

A. alphabet

B. vocabulary

C. pronunciation

D. dialect

E. spelling

C. with the diffusion of agriculture.

According to Colin Renfrew's Anatolian hearth theory, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe-

A. following the silk road.

B. by warriors on horseback.

C. with the diffusion of agriculture.

D. by way of the Kurgan homeland.

E. entirely by sea.

E. Kurgans.

Marija Gimbutas' theory points to the first speakers of the Indo-European language as the ancient-

A. Russians.

B. Dravidians.

C. Germans.

D. Celts.

E. Kurgans.

A. are strongly influenced by local resources.

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-

A. are strongly influenced by local resources.

B. are commonly imported long distance because of local folk culture.

C. are chosen because of the diffusion of popular culture.

D. are a uniform feature of folk culture.

E. All of the above.

A. were horse and cattle herders from the grassland steppes of present day Russia and Kazakhstan.

The Kurgans-

A. were horse and cattle herders from the grassland steppes of present day Russia and Kazakhstan.

B. preserved Basque as an isolated language.

C. were a Germanic tribe that invaded England.

D. were the earliest speakers of Sino-Caucasian.

E. conquered much of East Asia several thousand years ago.

D. Eastern Orthodox

Which is a branch of Christianity?

A. Theravadists

B. Druze

C. Sunni

D. Eastern Orthodox

E. Shiite

E. diffusion of English colonies

English is the most important language in North America primarily because of-

A. prohibition of foreign languages

B. the Norman conquest

C. official government policy

D. the global dominance of the United States

E. diffusion of English colonies

A. United Nations administration.

The United Nations partition plan dividing Palestine placed Jerusalem under-

A. United Nations administration.

B. divided administration.

C. a British Mandate

D. Israeli administration.

E. Palestinian administration.

D. It encourages each congregation to be self-sufficient.

Which is NOT a characteristic of a hierarchical religion?

A. It fosters interaction among different congregations.

B. It has a well-defined hierarchical structure.

C. Regional administration is located in large cities.

D. It encourages each congregation to be self-sufficient.

E. It organizes territory into local administrative units.

A. Judaism and Islam (XXXXX)

The dominant religions competing for control in this region are in this region-

A. Judaism and Islam

B. Protestants and Catholics

C. Buddhists and Hindus

D. Christiainity and Islam

E. Hindus and Muslims

C. modify the physical environment.

One significant impact of popular culture is to-

A. create a more varied and less uniform landscape.

B. promote the diffusion of folk culture.

C. modify the physical environment.

D. spread through relocation diffusion.

E. all of the above

E. Islam

Adherents of which religion controlled much of present-day Spain until 1492, but not since then?

A. Christianity

B. Paganism

C. Hinduism

D. Judaism

E. Islam

D. Hinduism

The world's largest ethnic religion is-

A. Islam

B. Taoism

C. Confucianism

D. Hinduism

E. Shintoism

D. thousands of years of isolation between tribal groups.

The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from-

A. colonial administration of native lands.

B. frequent migration by the different tribal groups.

C. introduction of many different languages by the colonial powers.

D. thousands of years of isolation between tribal groups.

E. repeated invasions by outsiders.

A. Israel, Palestine

The Western Wailing Wall is in the current state of ____________, but the historical state of _______________.

A. Israel, Palestine

B. Palestine, Israel

C. Pakistan, Israel

D. Israel, Saudi Arabia

E. Israel, Pakistan

B. make inefficient use of the world's grain supplies.

One impact of large-scale consumption of chicken in more developed countries is to-

A. displace pork producers.

B. make inefficient use of the world's grain supplies.

C. cause chickens to become an endangered species.

D. encourage the development of a new food taboo.

E. diffuse agricultural products into the physical environment.

E. Jewish citizens of Israel

Palestinians include all but which of the following groups?

A. residents of refugee camps

B. residents of territories occupied by Israel

C. Muslim citizens of Israel

D. citizens of other states calling themselves Palestinians

E. Jewish citizens of Israel

B. religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment.

With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment-

A. few religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment.

B. religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment.

C. religion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group.

D. all religions appeal primarily to people living in their land of origin.

E. All of the above are true.

E. Nigeria

The northern part of this country is predominantly Islamic, and the southern part is Christian and animist.

A. India

B. Pakistan

C. Israel

D. South Africa

E. Nigeria

E. the Pyrenees Mountains.

Basque is spoken primarily in-

A. Barcelona, Spain.

B. Leichtenstein.

C. the Swiss Alps.

D. Brittany.

E. the Pyrenees Mountains.

E. All of the above.

Which of these penalties were imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan?

A. Men were beaten for shaving their beards.

B. Homosexuals were buried alive.

C. Prostitutes were hanged in public, and men were stoned for committing adultery.

D. Thieves' hands were cut off, and women with nail polish had their fingers cut off.

E. All of the above.

E. Islam

Adherents of which religion have controlled the Holy Land for most of the past 1,500 years?

A. Sikhism

B. Christianity

C. Hinduism

D. Judaism

E. Islam

E. Germanic

English is part of which language branch?

A. Indo-European

B. Austronesian

C. West Germanic

D. East Germanic

E. Germanic

B. Roman Catholicism

The dominant religion of Quebec is-

A. Protestantism

B. Roman Catholicism

C. Buddhism

D. Islam

E. Eastern Orthodox

E. gain more opportunities outside the home.

As they have more contact with popular culture, women in less developed countries are more likely to-

A. obtain food for the family.

B. reduce the practice of prostitution.

C. bear more children.

D. be subservient to men.

E. gain more opportunities outside the home.