Question 1

Which of the following statements about purchasing power parity is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) It takes into account price levels in different countries. 
B) By this measure,the difference between rich and poor countries is less pronounced. 
C) By this measure,the difference between rich and poor countries is more pronounced. 
D) It is an alternative measure to per capita gross national income. 
A) It takes into account price levels in different countries. 
B) By this measure,the difference between rich and poor countries is less pronounced. 
C) By this measure,the difference between rich and poor countries is more pronounced. 
D) It is an alternative measure to per capita gross national income.

Question 2

The spread of culture traits from one area to other areas is called

Accepted Answer

A) diffusion. 
B) innovation. 
C) civilization. 
D) modernization. 
A) diffusion. 
B) innovation. 
C) civilization. 
D) modernization.

Question 3

The Indo-European language family

Accepted Answer

A) is made up of separate languages collectively spoken by about one-half of the world's population. 
B) is spatially confined to the area extending from southeastern Europe eastward to northern India. 
C) despite dialect differences has retained an essentially common vocabulary shared by all. 
D) was strongly affected during its formative period by English colonization and the defeat of the Spanish armada. 
A) is made up of separate languages collectively spoken by about one-half of the world's population. 
B) is spatially confined to the area extending from southeastern Europe eastward to northern India. 
C) despite dialect differences has retained an essentially common vocabulary shared by all. 
D) was strongly affected during its formative period by English colonization and the defeat of the Spanish armada.

Question 4

Which of the following languages belongs in the Romance language subfamily with French?

Accepted Answer

A) English 
B) German 
C) Welsh 
D) Spanish 
A) English 
B) German 
C) Welsh 
D) Spanish

Question 5

What is the difference between a pidgin and a creole language?

Accepted Answer

Pidgin is the second language of the peo

Question 6

Examples of the worldwide diffusion of English include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) over 70 percent of internet pages are in English. 
B) it is one of two working languages at the United Nations. 
C) it is the accepted language for international air traffic control. 
D) it is the official language of 60 countries,including the United States. 
A) over 70 percent of internet pages are in English. 
B) it is one of two working languages at the United Nations. 
C) it is the accepted language for international air traffic control. 
D) it is the official language of 60 countries,including the United States.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT considered a "universalizing" religion?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

It is believed that the Indo-European protolanguage originated about 5,000 years ago in

Accepted Answer

A) the Ganges Valley of northern India. 
B) the ancient hearth region of Mesopotamia. 
C) Eastern Europe or central Turkey. 
D) southern France or northern Iberia. 
A) the Ganges Valley of northern India. 
B) the ancient hearth region of Mesopotamia. 
C) Eastern Europe or central Turkey. 
D) southern France or northern Iberia.

Question 9

Define ethnicity and using an ethnic group of your choice describe the physical and cultural conditions that have encouraged its preservation or intensification.

Accepted Answer

Ethnicity (meaning "people" or "nation")

Question 10

There are almost one billion Hindus in the world and most of them are concentrated in India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

It has been suggested that few innovations in human history have had such profound and far-reaching effects as did the Agricultural Revolution.In what ways were those effects expressed?

Accepted Answer

The Agricultural Revolution led directly

Question 12

The smallest distinctive item of culture is called a

Accepted Answer

A) culture norm. 
B) culture complex. 
C) culture trait. 
D) cultural landscape. 
A) culture norm. 
B) culture complex. 
C) culture trait. 
D) cultural landscape.

Question 13

Explain the difference between mentifact,artifact,and sociofact.

Accepted Answer

Mentifacts, artifacts, and sociofacts ar

Question 14

What is the viewpoint that human activities are determined by the physical environment?

Accepted Answer

Environmen

Question 15

A primary basis for the partition of the Indian subcontinent following British rule was to

Accepted Answer

A) reduce tension and conflict between speakers of Indo-European Hindi and Dravidian Tamil tongues. 
B) recognize the existence of distinctive regional religious concentrations and animosities. 
C) adhere to a demand voiced by Mohandas Gandhi. 
D) recognize the territorial rights of Buddhist Bangladesh. 
A) reduce tension and conflict between speakers of Indo-European Hindi and Dravidian Tamil tongues. 
B) recognize the existence of distinctive regional religious concentrations and animosities. 
C) adhere to a demand voiced by Mohandas Gandhi. 
D) recognize the territorial rights of Buddhist Bangladesh.

Question 16

Cultural lag is the period between introduction of an innovation in major cities and its adoption at lower levels in the urban hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which one of the universalizing religions originated in India and was brought by missionaries into China,Korea,Japan,Southeast Asia,Tibet,and Mongolia,where it became the dominant religion?

Accepted Answer

A) Buddhism 
B) Hinduism 
C) Islam 
D) Shintoism 
A) Buddhism 
B) Hinduism 
C) Islam 
D) Shintoism

Question 18

Buddhism in China and Japan has completely obliterated the local indigenous traditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A language may be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) a literary tradition developed in a specific geographic area. 
B) a cultural constant of the sociological subsystem. 
C) the necessary basis of national identity. 
D) an organized system of speech communication. 
A) a literary tradition developed in a specific geographic area. 
B) a cultural constant of the sociological subsystem. 
C) the necessary basis of national identity. 
D) an organized system of speech communication.

Question 20

What is the Koran?

Accepted Answer

A) the geography and history of the Middle East in ancient times 
B) the Hindu book of holy scriptures 
C) the sayings of Allah revealed to Mohammed 
D) the life and teachings of prophets who followed Mohammed 
A) the geography and history of the Middle East in ancient times 
B) the Hindu book of holy scriptures 
C) the sayings of Allah revealed to Mohammed 
D) the life and teachings of prophets who followed Mohammed

Which of the following statements about purchasing power parity is NOT true?

The spread of culture traits from one area to other areas is called

The Indo-European language family

Which of the following languages belongs in the Romance language subfamily with French?

What is the difference between a pidgin and a creole language?

Examples of the worldwide diffusion of English include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT considered a "universalizing" religion?

It is believed that the Indo-European protolanguage originated about 5,000 years ago in

Define ethnicity and using an ethnic group of your choice describe the physical and cultural conditions that have encouraged its preservation or intensification.

There are almost one billion Hindus in the world and most of them are concentrated in India.

It has been suggested that few innovations in human history have had such profound and far-reaching effects as did the Agricultural Revolution.In what ways were those effects expressed?

The smallest distinctive item of culture is called a

Explain the difference between mentifact,artifact,and sociofact.

What is the viewpoint that human activities are determined by the physical environment?

A primary basis for the partition of the Indian subcontinent following British rule was to

Cultural lag is the period between introduction of an innovation in major cities and its adoption at lower levels in the urban hierarchy.

Which one of the universalizing religions originated in India and was brought by missionaries into China,Korea,Japan,Southeast Asia,Tibet,and Mongolia,where it became the dominant religion?

Buddhism in China and Japan has completely obliterated the local indigenous traditions.

A language may be defined as

What is the Koran?

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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Human Impact on the Environment

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Exam 6: Cultural Geography

Which of the following statements about purchasing power parity is NOT true?

The spread of culture traits from one area to other areas is called

The Indo-European language family

Which of the following languages belongs in the Romance language subfamily with French?

What is the difference between a pidgin and a creole language?

Examples of the worldwide diffusion of English include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT considered a "universalizing" religion?

It is believed that the Indo-European protolanguage originated about 5,000 years ago in

Define ethnicity and using an ethnic group of your choice describe the physical and cultural conditions that have encouraged its preservation or intensification.

There are almost one billion Hindus in the world and most of them are concentrated in India.

It has been suggested that few innovations in human history have had such profound and far-reaching effects as did the Agricultural Revolution.In what ways were those effects expressed?

The smallest distinctive item of culture is called a

Explain the difference between mentifact,artifact,and sociofact.

What is the viewpoint that human activities are determined by the physical environment?

A primary basis for the partition of the Indian subcontinent following British rule was to

Cultural lag is the period between introduction of an innovation in major cities and its adoption at lower levels in the urban hierarchy.

Which one of the universalizing religions originated in India and was brought by missionaries into China,Korea,Japan,Southeast Asia,Tibet,and Mongolia,where it became the dominant religion?

Buddhism in China and Japan has completely obliterated the local indigenous traditions.

A language may be defined as

What is the Koran?

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