Carr Human Geo Test 2

Which of the following is not a major language? A. Basque B. Mandarin C. Spanish D. English

A. Basque

Korea is a good example of a(n) A. Nation-state B. Ethnicity divided between more than one state C. Sovereign state D. Colony E. Patron-state

B. Ethnicity divided between more than one state

English is the official language of A. United Kingdom B. None of these places C. Australia D. United States of America

B. None of these?

A composite language with a simplified grammatical system and a limited vocabulary is a(n) A. Proto-Language B. Pidgin C. Dialect D. Derivative

B. Pidgin

In the United States ethnic festivals A. Celebrate escape from bad places B. Reflect an idealized homeland C. Are largely commercial activities D. Have completely disappeared

B. Reflect an idealized homeland

The disclosure of advertising has the goal of A. Education B. Selling products C. Informing consumers D. Entertainment

B. Selling products

The legally - defined official religion of a country is known as the A. Public religion B. State religion C. Official religion D. Practiced religion

B. State religion

Which one of the following is an example of a centrifugal force? A. Nationalism B. War C. Economic Growth D. Strong Military

B. War

The University of Mississippi is in Oxford, Mississippi. This is a reference to A. a place in Australia B. a place in England C. a place in New Zealand D. a place in Canada

B. a place England

Which one of the following is an example of a centripetal force? A. war B. nationalism C. economic failure D. weak military E. gerrymandering

B. nationalism

In contrast to a state, a nation A. is a political entity independent of any form of outside control over its domestic or foreign policy. B. is a territorial unit established by international agreement or military force. C. is a cultural concept implying a group of people occupying a particular territory and unified by shared beliefs. D. implies only a segment of the earth's surface containing a permanent population speaking the same language.

C. is a cultural concept implying a group of people occupying a particular territory and unified by shared beliefs.

Ethnicities in the United States are closely tied to which process? A. Immigration B. Remittance C. Emigration D. Evolution

A. Immigration

Monuments in the landscape tend to celebrate A. Power B. Civility C. Shared Humanity D. Justice

A. Power

China is officially atheist, this means A. Religious practice is constrained in China B. Everyone in China is agnostic C. Everyone in China is Atheist D. Nothing

A. Religious practice is constrained in China

Ethnic cleansing is an attempt to A. Remove all traces of a people from a place B. Make ethnicities more presentable C. Integrate different ethnicities D. Educate people

A. Remove all traces of a people from a place

The world's largest multinational state is A. Russia B. China C. India D. Canada E. Alaska

A. Russia

12 languages account for ____% of the world's population A. 56 B. 66 C. 36 D. 16

B. 66

The belief that all objects are imbued with life is A. Judaism B. Animism C. Santeria D. Jainism

B. Animism

The expansion of Christianity was closely tied to A. Processions B. Colonialism C. Democracy D. Legalism

B. Colonialism

A group of people sharing a common culture or national heritage and often sharing a common language or religion is A. Genocide B. Intransigent C. Ethnicity D. Race

C. Ethnicity

When an ethnic group is on the wrong side of an international boundary A. Disjointed B. Reductionism C. Irredentism D. Ethno-centrism

C. Irredentism

Which of the following are Romance languages? A. All of these are correct B. Afrikaans C. Romanian D. Arabic

C. Romanian

Which of the following countries have low levels of ethnic diversity? A. United States B. Brazil C. South Korea D. Russia

C. South Korea

The African American population of the United States is predominantly in the A. Midwest B. West C. Southeast D. Northeast

C. Southeast

In terms of the United States Census, ethnic and racial categories of respondents are determined by A. a chart B. an expert in racial/ethnic categories C. a government official D. the respondents themselves

C. a government official

Why do we need to know about political geography? A. to understand military and economic alliances B. to know boundaries between countries C. to understand civil-military conflicts D. All of the above

D. All of the above

The Indo-European family of languages includes A. Persian B. Spanish C. Russian D. All of these are Indo-European

D. All of these are Indo-European

Why is English the most popular second language? A. History B. Economics C. Colonialism D. All of these are correct

D. All of these are correct

Which of the following is a pilgrimage? A. Hajj B. Kumbh Mela C. Camino Santiago D. All of these are pilgrimages

D. All of these are pilgrimages

Religion provides A. a source of oppression, social discord and political instability B. a cultural framework and a sense of identity C. a sense of community, social cohesion, moral standards and identifiable architecture D. All of these things

D. All of these things

Which countries are in agreement as part of NAFTA? A. England B. France C. Germany D. None of the above

D. None of the above

The Germanic branch of Indo-European does not include A. Latvian B. Welsh C. English D. Romanian

D. Romanian

Which of the following are manifestations of religion in the landscape? A. Slogans B. Conversations C. Ideas D. Shrines

D. Shrines

Fear of different things or people is called A. Racism B. Agoraphobia C. Prejudice D. Xenophobia

D. Xenophobia

Indonesia is an example of a(n) A. perforated state B. elongate state C. prorupted state D. fragmented state E. compact state

D. fragmented state

Buddhist places tend to be: A. Mountainous B. Wealthy C. Cold D. in Asia

D. in Asia

A global organization created after WWII that provides a forum for the discussion of international problems is called A) sovereignty B) the World Trade Organization C) International Tribunal D) the United Nations E) the World Court

D. the United Nations

An area organized into an independent political unit is a A. Colony B. Satellite C. Nationality D. Suburb E. State

E. State

A religious map from the 1900s in the United States would be missing which of the following A. Lutheranism B. Anglicanism C. Catholicism D. Pentecostalism

I choose A at first, but got it wrong. Hard to say which one is correct. D, is baptism, B, is Western Christianity. Best case is C, but I don't know.

The driving idea of religious fundamentalism is that A. life was better in an imaginary past B. it more technologically advanced C. it is more democratic D. it is a better economic system

This one is not D, I got it wrong. It's probably A or C. I'm not saying B, because B sounds similar to D. But A sounds stupid, but C also has similar relation with D and C. A or C bros. (imo)