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Unit 2:

Which of the following scenarios explains a demographic push factor for less developed countries?

(A) A large youth population, lacking educational opportunities, seek

schooling in more developed countries.

(B) Religious persecution and threats of violence create a refugee crisis in neighboring countries.

countries. This is an economic push factor not a demographic one.

(D) Drought threatening agricultural output and food supplies create a refugee crisis in neighboring countries.

(E) An oppressive government discriminates against minorities, forcing ethnic groups to live in rural enclaves.

A population pyramid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom most likely represents which of the following populations?

(A) A rapidly expanding population

(B) A stable or declining population

(D) A population of retirees Based on the graph there are few children, and

lots of elderly, this is the most direct answer.

(E) A population with a large percentage of younger male guest workers

Since 2000 the global pattern of international migration has resulted in most migrants seeking destinations that are best described as

(A) rural agricultural regions

(B) urban and suburban areas People tend to move to cities in search for

jobs.

(D) protected environmental zones

(E) tourism and pilgrimage sites A possibility but not the best description.

Which term best describes the majority of voluntary migrants from South Asia to the Persian Gulf countries of Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait during the 1990s and 2000s?

(A) Guest workers

(B) Refugees This is a form of involuntary migration.

(D) Internally displaced persons

(E) Asylum seekers

From 2010 through 2017 there was a large increase in the number of migrants from Africa to Europe. Which of the following explains a possible impact on the emigrant countries of origin during and after that time period?

(A) Increasing emigration resulted in the governments of the countries of origin providing financial support for emigrants.

(B) As more emigrants sent money home, the influx of money created an

economic boom in the countries of origin.

(C) Increasing emigration resulted in a decreased need for language training programs in schools to help emigrants find work.

(D) Many emigrants became unemployed, which decreased the total financial contributions to countries of origin.

(E) Remittances increased diffusion of cultural traits such as customs,

religion, and food products from the host countries to the countries of origin.

Cultural diffusion is incorrect; the question is asking about money so

economic impacts would best fit.

Unit 3:

Based on the images shown, which of the following best explains the process of diffusion in relation to the religious history of Spain?

(A) Southern Spain was once under Muslim control, as indicated by the

Islamic architecture of the palace in the images. The images show arabic

script which is evidence of Islam.

(B) The dome of the palace is evidence of Roman Catholicism, which

diffused to Spain through Granada during Italy's rule of the port city.

(C) The script shown on the building diffused to Spain through Protestant missionaries from Rome who traveled to Spain in the early 1700s.

(D) The adobe building material indicates the diffusion of Buddhism from China to Granada along early trade routes.

(E) The opaque patterns on the stained glass windows are evidence of the diffusion of Russian Orthodox architecture, which was brought to Granada during the early sixteenth century by Christian missionaries.

Which of the following best exemplifies the diffusion of popular culture throughout the world in contemporary society?

(A) The increasing popularity of a fashion trend that originates in a large city,

such as New York, and spreads to small rural towns This is hierarchical

diffusion within the US, not throughout the world.

(B) The spread of an Internet meme via social media applications

(D) The increasing popularity of a new band that spends a year touring cities around the world

(E) The spread of new slang that becomes widely used in government-funded schools

When an immigrant group moves into a new location inhabited by a larger dominant culture with a different language, which of the following is the most likely outcome?

(A) The immigrant group will aggressively maintain their native language and prevent it from changing in order to preserve their culture.

(B) The immigrant group will quickly abandon their language and adopt the

new language in order to achieve economic success.

(D) The languages of the two groups will converge and blend into one new language.

(E) The immigrant group will learn and use the new language, and immigrant

words will enter the language of the majority population.

Which of the following best explains the practice of placing indigenous children in boarding schools in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

(A) The schools were intended to promote multiculturalism by introducing

European culture to indigenous youth.

(B) Many schools appropriated indigenous culture by using tribal names for sports teams.

(D) The schools were intended to blend indigenous and European cultures through syncretism.

(E) The schools were intended to diffuse Christianity and assimilate

indigenous youth into European culture.

The image shown was taken in Ketchikan, Alaska. Which of the following best explains the process illustrated by the image?

(A) Through the process of migration, people from Texas and New York brought their cultures to Alaska.

(B) Through the process of population growth, small villages in Alaska are rapidly expanding and becoming multicultural urban areas.

together into one cuisine.

(D) Through the process of ethnocentrism, American culture has spread throughout the world.

(E) Through the process of diffusion, ethnic cuisines may change the cultural

landscape in locations far from their hearths.