2nd 9 weeks ap human exam

Telecommunication networks, whose areas of service radiate outward from central hubs, or nodes, best represent which of thefollowing types of culture region? Formal cultural region. Functional cultural region. Popular cultural region. Folk cultural region. Vernacular cultural region.

Functional cultural region.

As they have more contact with popular culture, women in less developed countries are more likely to: Be subversive to men. Gain more opportunities outside the home. Obtain food for the family. Bear more children. Leave their families

Gain more opportunities outside the home.

Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following? Immaterial culture. Physical Environment. Built Environment Nativism. Environmental determinism.

builtenvironment

Considering Ravenstein's Laws, a young man in Vietnam who wishes to migrate to another country to help support his family would most likely migrate to: The United States China Europe Australia South Africa

china

In which country would you find the largest internal migration from rural to urban environments? The United States China Russia Japan Indonesia

china

Modern popular culture is starting to shift in its primary method of diffusion. Modern popular culture is starting diffuse more through which form of diffusion? Hierarchical diffusion. Contagious diffusion. Stimulus diffusion. Hyper diffusion.

contagious diffusion

The area in which an unique culture or a specific trait develops: Cultural Center. Cultural Mantle. Cultural Hatchery. Cultural Situation. Cultural Hearth.

cultural hearth

Which of the following terms best describes the food preferences, architecture, and land-use practices found in a particular region? Cultural traits. Cultural hearth. Nativism. Physical landscape. Assimilation.

culturaltraits

Includes all of a group's learned behaviors, actions, beliefs, and objects: Material Culture Folk Culture Culture Popular Culture Invisible Culture

culture

A repetitive act that becomes a characteristic of an entire group of people is: Taboo Complex Habit Custom

custom

Popular customs most frequently originate in: Developing countries. Less developed countries. Rural areas. Equally from all countries. Developed countries.

developed countires

Migrants typically move from: Socialist countries to democratic countries developed countries to developing countries There is no pattern developing countries to developed countries Cold climates to warm climates

developing countries to developed countries

Which factor most often causes voluntary migration? Regional Conflict Political International Environmental Economic

economic

Most voluntary migration occurs for the following reason: Cultural factors religious factors economic factors environmental factors political factors

economic factors

Folk customs usually originate from: Familiar events and activities in daily life. Urban areas. The availability of increased leisure time. A famous historical event. The application of communication technologies

familiar events and activities in daily life.

You move to California. Later, your brother moves to California. Eventually your parents move to California to be near you and your brother. This is an example of what form of migration? Step migration Internal migration Chain migration Voluntary migration Family migration

Chain migration

The term that best describes your daily, repetitive movements is: Relocation Emigration Immigration Circulation Mobility

Circulation

The trend of globalization has threatened: The spread of the international banking system. The folk customs of only a few isolated communities. Popular culture and folk culture equally. Folk culture, but only in the largest cities on each continent. Folk culture more than popular culture.

folk culture more than popular culture

Jeans provide a good example of a material culture adopted by a number of different societies. Jeans are also an example of: nonmaterial culture punk culture folk culture drip culture popular culture

popular culture

Folk culture is all of the following except: Rural. Consists of small, homogenous groups. Relatively isolated. Progressive. Slow to change.

progressive

Folk cultures are spread primarily by: Stimulus diffusion Hierarchical diffusion Relocation diffusion Contagious diffusion Epidemic diffusion

relocation diffusion

A Hindu temple located in Texas is most likely the result of which kind of diffusion? Hierarchical Reverse Hierarchical Relocation Stimulus Contagious

relocation`

Which of the following is NOT an example of a typical intervening obstacle? An ocean Strict visa laws Border controls Roads A desert

roads

Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape? A mountain range. Costal Wetlands. Eroded shoreline. Forest of mangrove trees. Skyscrapers.

skyscrapers

According to Zelinsky's Migration Transition Model, in which stage does International Migration most likely to occur? Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 At no stage

stage 2

Most people in the developed world who still practice folk customs despite familiarity with popular culture do so primarily because of: Concern for the physical environment. Lack of exposure to Western media. Strong desire to preserve unique customs. Legal protection of popular culture. The high cost of popular customs.45

strong desire to preserve unique customs

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a/an: Custom Complex Folk custom Habit Taboo

taboo

In Amish society, the Amish reject modern technology like electricity and cars. For the Amish, modern technology is an example of which of the following terms? Habit Folk Custom Complex Popular Custom Taboo

taboo

Folk songs are more likely than popular songs to: Talk about the writers daily life. Be written by specialist for commercial distribution. Feature instruments and styles of performance associated with dance clubs. Be transmitted in written musical notation. Be considered an example of culture.

talk about the writers daily life

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture has/is: An anonymous heart. A definitive hearth. Impeded by physical barriers. A slow change speed. A low rate of diffusion.

A definitive hearth.

A physical feature, such as a body of water, might actually aid transportation and migration because ocean travel may be easier than overland travel. However, if that physical feature hinders migration it is an example of An environmental push factor Forced migration An intervening obstacle A cultural pull factor An environmental incentive

An intervening obstacle

Germanic invaders of England included which groups or tribes? Germans, Normans, and Danes Brittans, Normans, and Welsh Irish, Welsh, and English Angles, Jutes, and Saxons Scots, Irish, and Welsh

Angles, Jutes, and Saxons

Taboos include all except: They are behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture. They can change over time. Can involve foods. Can be religious based. Are based primarily on popular culture.

Are based primarily on popular culture.

Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern forestbuilt wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials in folk culture: Are strongly influenced by local resources. may seem to make no sense when considering climate. Are chosen because of the diffusion of popular customs. All of the above are correct. Are commonly imported a long distance.

Are strongly influenced by local resources.

To apply for Asylum in America, an individual must: Be persecuted Be impoverished Be from a country with a dictator Be independently wealthy Be in America

Be in America

Cultural regions are: Broad areas where groups share different cultural traits. Broad areas where groups share identical cultural traits. Broad areas where groups share similar cultural traits. Small areas where groups share similar cultural traits. Large areas where isolated groups have different traits.

Broad areas where groups share similar cultural traits.

Which of the following best describes a "push factor" that would cause rural people in underdeveloped countries to leave their farms and migrate away from their home community? Guest worker policies in Developed countries Civil war or armed conflict Local job opportunities in manufacturing Access to services and education opportunities in local cities Decreasing land cost for farmers.

Civil war or armed conflict

In the Migration Transition Model, Stage 1 is characterized by: Migration from Rural to Urban areas Migration from Urban to Suburban areas Daily mobility in search of food Daily mobility to one's place of employment Migration from Urban to rural areas

Daily mobility in search of food

Culture can be grouped into three types of regions, which include: Formal, perceptual, vernacular. Formal, vernacular, hierarchical. Functional, vernacular, stimulus. Formal, perceptual, functional. Formal, functional, nodal.

Formal, perceptual, functional.

Push factors are: Issues that draw people to a new place. Only economic in nature. Only political in nature. Issues that compel people to leave a location. Usually religious in nature.

Issues that compel people to leave a location.

Which one of the following would you judge to be the best example of circulation? Visiting a university in a distant state in order to determine whether it best suits your needs as a prospective student. Taking your car to the mechanic because its transmission stopped functioning after six years of use. Going to the grocery store every week to stock up for your weekly meals. Going to a grocery store to buy supplies for your friend's birthday party. Vising a national park for the first time.

Going to the grocery store every week to stock up for your weekly meals.

The major difference between a internally displaced person and a refugee is: IDPs are emigrants, while refugees are immigrants. IDPs are immigrants, while refugees are emigrants. IDPs do not intend to return home. Refugees are primarily motivated by push factors, and IDPs are primarily motivated by pull factors IDPs have not been displaced across and international border.

IDPs have not been displaced across and international border.

The main effect of modern technology such as television and social media on social customs has been to: Increase the similarity of social customs in different locations. Preserve folk customs, by increasing awareness of their uniqueness. Have little effect on the diffusion of social customs. Stimulate diffusion of traditional folk customs around the world. Lead to the end of social customs

Increase the similarity of social customs in different locations.

What is the dominant language family in Western Europe? Indo-European Afro-Asiatic Altaic Dravidian Austronesian

Indo-European

A permanent move within the same country is: Emigration International migration Internal migration Voluntary migration Step migration

Internal migration

Movement from one region of a county to another is: Intraregional Migration International Migration Voluntary Migration Interregional Migration Forced Migration

Interregional Migration

Movement within one region is: Forced Migration Interregional Migration Intraregional Migration International Migration Voluntary Migration

Intraregional Migration

If your ancestors migrated to the United States during the 1840s and 1850s, barring any other evidence, you might strongly suspect that they originated in? Norway or England Ireland or Germany Italy or Poland Spain or Portugal Russia or Bulgaria

Ireland or Germany

Which of the following is true of popular culture? It is practiced in insolated areas. It promotes regional diversity. It contains traits that diffuse quickly to a wide variety of places. It is more static than folk culture. It spreads primarily through relocation diffusion.

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

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of: Groups of Specialist. Small Homogenous Groups Groups living in isolated rural areas. Large heterogeneous groups. Primarily Communist.

Large heterogeneous groups.

Romance languages share what language as a common ancestor: Gothic Greek Phoenician Latin Egyptian

Latin

The predominance of English as the preferred language spoken at many international business meetings and political summitscould be cited to support the claim that English is a popular: Creole Language Language Branch Lingua Franca Pidgin Language Standard Dialect

Lingua Franca

Counterurbanization is: Moving from an Urban core to a Suburban area. Caused by expanding Suburban regions. Migration to Rural areas from Urban areas. The decline of inner-city infrastructure The trend found amongst the elderly of moving to southern states such as Arizona or Florida.

Migration to Rural areas from Urban areas.

A highly simplified and informal language developed between linguistically heterogenous groups for the purposes of basicintergroup communication is known as which of the following? Pidgin Standard Dialect Bilingualism Creole Lingua Franca

Pidgin

The two most spoken languages in South America are: Dutch and English English and Spanish Portuguese and French Portuguese and Spanish French and Spanish

Portuguese and Spanish

Popular customs are more likely than folk customs to: Be different from surrounding customs. reflect the unique characteristics of a people. Evolve from the isolation of different groups. Rapidly diffuse because of technology. Have an anonymous hearth.

Rapidly diffuse because of technology.

What language family would one find in Italy? Germanic Balto-Slavic Romance Indo-Iranian Altaic

Romance

What country is most associated with the Balto-Slavic language family? Germany Italy France Russia China

Russia

According to the Migration Transition Model, in which stage(s) do we find more internal migration? Stage 1 Stage 1-2 Stage 3 Stage 3-4 Stage 2-3

Stage 3-4

Moving from New York City, to a small city, to a rural farm is an example of what type of migration? Chain Migration Step Migration Interregional Migration Intraregional Migration International Migration

Step Migration

Chinese porcelain was highly valued in Europe for its beauty, style, and durability. However, imported porcelain from China wasvery expensive. Crafters in Germany and England developed new methods of making porcelain using feldspar and bone ratherthan the kaolin that was used in China. This new porcelain was viewed as having similar quality to Chinese porcelain, and the newmethods continued to be used in Europe. Contagious diffusion, because people throughout the world adopted the use of porcelain. Hierarchical diffusion, because only the wealthy could afford porcelain. Relocation diffusion, because the Chinese brought their porcelain to Europe. Stimulus diffusion, because the Europeans adapted a Chinese concept to fit their own needs. Porcelain diffusion, because Europeans stole the Chinese recipe for porcelain.

Stimulus diffusion, because the Europeans adapted a Chinese concept to fit their own needs.

Which scenario best explains the process of assimilation? Despite the large number of historic churches in France, many French identify as nonreligious and believe that religion is a private matter. Hinduism diffused from India to Bali, where it blended with traditional Balinese beliefs to create a form of Hinduism unique to Bali. A family immigrates to a new country, settles near others from their homeland, and conducts most of their day-to-day activities within their ethnic neighborhood. The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were forced to learn English, American customs, and the girls were taught how to be homemakers. The island of Mauritius has large populations of Christians, Hindus, and Muslims. The constitution of Mauritius prohibits discrimination and protects freedom of religion.

The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were forced to learn English, American customs, and the girls were taught how to be homemakers.

Brain Drain is: People forced to migrate for political reasons A cultural factor that hinders migration The net decline in literacy The challenge faced by non-native English speaking migrants to the United States The large-scale emigration of educated peoples from an area

The large-scale emigration of educated peoples from an area

Within the past 60 years, many Americans moved to the South because: Lower taxes. Higher pay in non-unionized states The post-World War II defense industry boom. Lower population density. An increasingly migration from urban to rural areas.

The post-World War II defense industry boom.

Cultural Diffusion refers to: Modification of the Earth's surface by human actions The Relationship between human cultures and their physical environment The integration of behavioral traits within a group The spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point. Assimilation of a minority culture into a host society

The spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.

A literary tradition is: The written form of a language. A form of a language used for official government business. A form of a language spoken in a particular area. A collection of languages related to each other. A collection of sounds that a group of people understands.

The written form of a language.

All of the following belong to the Indo-European language family EXCEPT: Turkish Russian Spanish Hindi English

Turkish

Which of the following demographic categories would you expect to find the highest percentage of migrants? Families 45-55 aged married Men Young, single women Young, single men Wealthy elderly women

Young, single men

The sociologist E. Ravenstein proposed a series of "laws" which he believed explained migrants. His theories described which of the following? The distance certain people were likely to migrate. The reasons for which most people migrate. The types of destinations of most migrants. The demographic characteristics of typical migrants. All of the above.

all of the above

One significant impact of popular culture is that it: All of the answers are correct. Modifies the physical environment. Overshadows folk culture. Encourages commercialism (maximizing profit,) Creates a uniform landscape.

all of the answers are correct

Popular culture and folk cultures can both result in a higher level of: Environmental degradation. Consumption of animal products. Demand for raw materials. All of these are correct. Extinction of animal species.

all of these are correct

What is the dominant language of North Africa and the Middle East? Hindi Spanish Portuguese English Arabic

arabic

An example of ________ is the migration of doctors and engineers to the United States after they have received years of government-financed schooling and training in Colombia. Chain migration Net Migration Brain drain Cohort Migration Step migration

brain drain

A boy migrated from Honduras through Guatemala and Mexico, then entered the United States without immigration documents, because members of his ethnic group were being targeted for torture or assassination in his home country. Although the U.S. government does not grant the boy refugee status, his case is an example of international and ________ migration. Humanitarian Voluntary Economic Transitional Forced

forced

An area organized around a focal point: Hierarchical Vernacular Formal Functional Focal

functional

You might propose a(n) ________ program for your country if you wanted to hire a large number of manual laborers from neighboring countries to build a large dam or canal, with understanding the that they would not be granted any other privileges or legal status in your country, after the project is finished. Unauthorized Worker Illegal Immigrant Guest Worker Chain Migration Intervening obstacle

guest worker

A repetitive act performed by an individual is: Taboo Complex Habit Custom Terroir

habit

International migration tends to: be temporary seek out rural areas for employment in agriculture mostly involve migrating families head for major centers of economic activity be mostly forced instead of voluntary

head for major centers of economic activity

The place of area where a cultural practice originates is known as a: Cosmos. Frontier. Hearth. Path. Edge.

hearth

A new fashion trend originating in New York City that diffuses to Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo before reaching rural areas of New York state would be an example of which of the following kinds of diffusion? Uniform Contagious Stimulus Relocation Hierarchical

hierarchical

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typically: Homogenous Heterogeneous Mainly elderly adults. Groups that have little interaction with other groups. Groups from rural areas.

homogeneous

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a typical refugee? Hope to return home Travels in a primitive mode Very few supplies A member of a lower socio-economic group Carries little to no documentation

hope to return home

A permanent move from one country to another is: intranational migration international migration forced migration voluntary migration chain migration

international migration

Moving from the South to the North is an example of what type of migration: Intraregional migration Step migration interregional migration chain migration international migration

interregional migration

The current wave of immigration to the United States most commonly comes from which of the following areas: Europe Africa India Latin America & Asia Russia

latin america and asia

A permanent move to a new location is: migration mobility net migration net in-migration net out-migration

migration

In the United States, which is likely to cause virtually all population growth for the next few decades? Natural increase rate Net in-migration Crude Birth rate Declining death rate Urban expansions

net in-migration

Most migration occurs over: religious reasons over short distances to find work in rural areas because of chain migration because of environmental push factors

over short distances

Which of the following BEST exemplifies the diffusion of popular culture throughout the world in CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY? The increasing popularity of a band that spends a year touring cities around the world. The spread of new slang words used in government-funded schools. The increasing popularity of a fashion trend that originates in a large city, such as New York, and spreads to small rural towns. The spread of a song through Tiktok. The spread of a religion through the migration of adherents of the religion.

the spread of a song through a tiktok

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 in the United States resulted in: The Great Migration The Land Grant System The Trail of Tears The voluntary migration of Native Americans The California Gold Rush

the trail of tears

The center of population for the United States has moved steadily to the: East North South West Has not moved

west