Question 1

The top four languages spoken by the greatest number of people worldwide are

Accepted Answer

A) Mandarin,Hindi/Urdu,Spanish,and Russian. 
B) English,French,German,and Spanish. 
C) Mandarin,Japanese,English,and Spanish. 
D) Mandarin,English,Hindi/Urdu,and Spanish. 
A) Mandarin,Hindi/Urdu,Spanish,and Russian. 
B) English,French,German,and Spanish. 
C) Mandarin,Japanese,English,and Spanish. 
D) Mandarin,English,Hindi/Urdu,and Spanish. D

Question 2

Most of the people in the Middle East speak

Accepted Answer

A) Hindi. 
B) Arabic. 
C) Turkish. 
D) Persian. 
A) Hindi. 
B) Arabic. 
C) Turkish. 
D) Persian. B

Question 3

Ethnocentrism is the feeling of superiority of one's own ethnic group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The persistence of Chinatowns,Little Havanas,and Little Italys is evidence of cultural assimilation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the language family that includes languages of both South Asia and Europe?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the language family that includes...

Question 6

A religion that teaches that a person's status in this life is determined by his/her existence in previous lives is

Accepted Answer

A) Shintoism. 
B) Islam. 
C) Confucianism. 
D) Hinduism. 
A) Shintoism. 
B) Islam. 
C) Confucianism. 
D) Hinduism.

Question 7

The one way in which culture is NOT transmitted to younger generations is by

Accepted Answer

A) imitation. 
B) mutation. 
C) instruction. 
D) example. 
A) imitation. 
B) mutation. 
C) instruction. 
D) example.

Question 8

Religions are important keys to human geographic understanding because

Accepted Answer

A) with their emphasis upon charity and the afterlife,religions play a universal pacifying role. 
B) they are one of the very few aspects of human culture totally divorced from the environments they occupy. 
C) each major world religion is identified with a specific parent language. 
D) religious beliefs intimately affect all facets of a culture. 
A) with their emphasis upon charity and the afterlife,religions play a universal pacifying role. 
B) they are one of the very few aspects of human culture totally divorced from the environments they occupy. 
C) each major world religion is identified with a specific parent language. 
D) religious beliefs intimately affect all facets of a culture.

Question 9

The rejected theory that cultures are controlled by the physical geography of their surroundings was

Accepted Answer

A) environmental determinism. 
B) cultural divergence imitation. 
C) cultural convergence legislation. 
D) possibilism elementary school. 
A) environmental determinism. 
B) cultural divergence imitation. 
C) cultural convergence legislation. 
D) possibilism elementary school.

Question 10

Which one of the following religions is not monotheistic?

Accepted Answer

A) Judaism 
B) Christianity 
C) Islam 
D) Hinduism 
A) Judaism 
B) Christianity 
C) Islam 
D) Hinduism

Question 11

The majority of the Muslims in the world are Shiites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Depopulation of the Chaco Canyon settlements was caused by abrupt and disastrous climatic change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Syncretism implies the fusion of old and new culture traits into a new,composite form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

On the gender empowerment measure,all European countries received the highest ranking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Racial classifications

Accepted Answer

A) are based on detailed genetic analyses. 
B) group people into categories such as Irish,Hispanic,and Asian. 
C) have been dismissed by most anthropologists and geneticists. 
D) are based on ethnicity and/or nationality. 
A) are based on detailed genetic analyses. 
B) group people into categories such as Irish,Hispanic,and Asian. 
C) have been dismissed by most anthropologists and geneticists. 
D) are based on ethnicity and/or nationality.

Question 16

Which one of the following languages belongs to the same language subfamily with English?

Accepted Answer

A) German 
B) Spanish 
C) French 
D) Russian 
A) German 
B) Spanish 
C) French 
D) Russian

Question 17

The political movement devoted to the creation of a Jewish state is

Accepted Answer

A) Hegira. 
B) Zionism. 
C) Nanpur. 
D) Brahman. 
A) Hegira. 
B) Zionism. 
C) Nanpur. 
D) Brahman.

Question 18

It is estimated that about 10% of the cultural items in a society are attributable to _____ by its members and 90% to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) creativity; cultural spontaneity 
B) spatial diffusion; diffraction 
C) innovation; implementation 
D) innovation; spatial diffusion 
A) creativity; cultural spontaneity 
B) spatial diffusion; diffraction 
C) innovation; implementation 
D) innovation; spatial diffusion

Question 19

Which one of the following groups of areas was among the world's earliest centers of plant and animal domestication?

Accepted Answer

A) British Isles,Scandinavia,United States 
B) Northeast Asia,Eastern Europe,South Africa 
C) Australia,New Zealand,Greenland 
D) Southwest Asia,West Africa,Andean South America 
A) British Isles,Scandinavia,United States 
B) Northeast Asia,Eastern Europe,South Africa 
C) Australia,New Zealand,Greenland 
D) Southwest Asia,West Africa,Andean South America

Question 20

Most dialects have a spatial pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The top four languages spoken by the greatest number of people worldwide are

Most of the people in the Middle East speak

Ethnocentrism is the feeling of superiority of one's own ethnic group.

The persistence of Chinatowns,Little Havanas,and Little Italys is evidence of cultural assimilation.

What is the language family that includes languages of both South Asia and Europe?

A religion that teaches that a person's status in this life is determined by his/her existence in previous lives is

The one way in which culture is NOT transmitted to younger generations is by

Religions are important keys to human geographic understanding because

The rejected theory that cultures are controlled by the physical geography of their surroundings was

Which one of the following religions is not monotheistic?

The majority of the Muslims in the world are Shiites.

Depopulation of the Chaco Canyon settlements was caused by abrupt and disastrous climatic change.

Syncretism implies the fusion of old and new culture traits into a new,composite form.

On the gender empowerment measure,all European countries received the highest ranking.

Racial classifications

Which one of the following languages belongs to the same language subfamily with English?

The political movement devoted to the creation of a Jewish state is

It is estimated that about 10% of the cultural items in a society are attributable to _ by its members and 90% to ______.

Which one of the following groups of areas was among the world's earliest centers of plant and animal domestication?

Most dialects have a spatial pattern.

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Human Interaction

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

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Exam 6: Cultural Geography

The top four languages spoken by the greatest number of people worldwide are

Most of the people in the Middle East speak

Ethnocentrism is the feeling of superiority of one's own ethnic group.

The persistence of Chinatowns,Little Havanas,and Little Italys is evidence of cultural assimilation.

What is the language family that includes languages of both South Asia and Europe?

A religion that teaches that a person's status in this life is determined by his/her existence in previous lives is

The one way in which culture is NOT transmitted to younger generations is by

Religions are important keys to human geographic understanding because

The rejected theory that cultures are controlled by the physical geography of their surroundings was

Which one of the following religions is not monotheistic?

The majority of the Muslims in the world are Shiites.

Depopulation of the Chaco Canyon settlements was caused by abrupt and disastrous climatic change.

Syncretism implies the fusion of old and new culture traits into a new,composite form.

On the gender empowerment measure,all European countries received the highest ranking.

Racial classifications

Which one of the following languages belongs to the same language subfamily with English?

The political movement devoted to the creation of a Jewish state is

It is estimated that about 10% of the cultural items in a society are attributable to _____ by its members and 90% to __________.

Which one of the following groups of areas was among the world's earliest centers of plant and animal domestication?

Most dialects have a spatial pattern.

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Human Interaction

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

Filters

It is estimated that about 10% of the cultural items in a society are attributable to _ by its members and 90% to ______.