human geography 4
Which of the following statements about formal regions is true?
Formal regions can be used to describe a place where a specific religion is dominant.
According to the chart, which of the following languages are probably MOST closely related to each other?
Urdu and Hindi
Which of the following BEST describes the development of English as a language?
English was influenced by the languages of various peoples who invaded the British Isles.
Which of the following is a spatial pattern difference between folk and popular culture?
Folk culture is clustered in rural areas; popular culture is more urban.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn based on information from the map?
Folk culture is likely to thrive in central Africa.
What language family has the most speakers?
Indo-European
What language family is shown here?
Indo-European
Which of the following language families is prevalent on five continents?
Indo-European
Which of the following is likely to happen to folk culture in the future?
It will disappear completely from some regions of the world
Which of the following has played the largest role in the spread of pop culture?
Mass media and communication
Which of the following is the BEST example of a pidgin language?
Migrant workers from different countries form a simple vocabulary to bridge language gaps.
Which of the following has traditionally spread local folk culture?
Migration
Which of the following is an example of a functional cultural region?
Red Sox fan base
Celebrations of the Chinese New Year by Chinese-American citizens in the United States are MOST LIKELY to be the result of what kind of diffusion? (4 points)
Relocation diffusion
What language family is shown here?
Sino-Tibetan
Which of the following people is LEAST likely to be recognized around the world?
The Indian Ambassador to the United States
Colonists living in the 13 American colonies spoke with different accents depending on the region in which they lived. Which of the following BEST explains the reason for the variations in the colonists' accents?
The region of England colonists came from
Which of the following BEST describes the spatial pattern of most cultural regions?
They can be somewhat fluid, especially near the borders
A vernacular region is based upon
common or shared perceptions about a region
Which of the following is true about the origins of English's language family?
here are two main competing theories that explain the origins of the Indo-European language family.
In which country did English fail to become a dominant language?
Brazil
Which of the following activities does NOT reflect local folk culture?
An Indian village showing an American movie
Which of the following terms BEST describes the absorption of immigrant cultures into the dominant or mainstream culture of a nation?
Assimilation
Which of the following is a cultural region that is not linked geographically?
British Commonwealth
Which of the following is an example of globalization?
Buying Levi jeans in China