AP Human Geo Unit 4 Review

 The term “cultural diffusion” refers to the

spread of an idea or innovation from its source

Which of the following correctly pairs a global religion described with its hearth region of origin?

Hinduism and South Asia

Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?

Judaism

A world map of hog production per capita would reveal the lowest values in which of the following regions?

The Middle East

The alignment of ancient Chinese cities toward the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) best illustrates the importance of which of the following factors in the shaping of these early cities?

Belief systems

Which of the following correctly sequences the continuum from language family to dialect?

Indo-European, Germanic, English, Midland-Northern

If four languages have similar words for numbers and the names of fish, but different names for a certain disease, what might be concluded about the time at which the disease first diffused?

The population divided and evolved into the four different languages, and then the disease spread.

The world’s three major monotheistic religions originated in which of the following regions?

Southwest Asia

A pilgrim to Varanasi (Benares) in India is most likely to be a

Hindu

Which of the following is true of popular culture?

It incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to a wide variety of places.

Why are most South American population centers located at or near the coast?

Responses

The colonial economies were export-oriented.

Which of the following originated in South Asia and subsequently spread throughout much of Southeast and East Asia?

Buddhism

The spread of specialty coffee shops across the United States in the 1990s is an example of

hierarchical diffusion

In the late nineteenth century, a large proportion of Swedish immigrants that came to the United States settled in rural areas of Minnesota. Descendants of these communities remain in Minnesota today, as shown on the map. Which of the following best describes the pattern of Swedish-American ethnicity within Minnesota’s cultural landscape?

A clustered pattern of Swedish ethnicity

The photograph shows a road sign in the Republic of Ireland. Which of the following best describes the sign's significance within the cultural landscape?

The sign promotes the use of traditional language among citizens of the Republic of Ireland.

Which of the following is the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures?

Ethnocentrism

Identify which of the following concepts or processes is symbolized by the pagoda in the image.

Cultural trait

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

 Cultural landscape can be defined as

the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

Which of the following geographic concepts can be identified using information evident in the image?

Cultural diffusion