Ch 4-6 Albert and Quizzes
What is the best definition of a religion
A belief system especially with a supernatural being or God like figure
Which statement best describes what will happen to the global diversity of languages within the next century
A significant decrease in the number of languages due to globalization
Which statement best describes the distribution of the Jewish population in the world
About half of all Jews live in Israel the rest are concentrated in urban areas of Europe and North America
The Hongi is a traditional Maori greeting and us and example of which of the following concepts
Acculturation
Gumbo and jazz are terms that originated in the English dialects of
African Americans
What do the following elements of culture have common; Indian Hannah tattoos ;Theravada Buddhism beliefs; the idea that women take care of kids instead of men; the basque language
All diffused from a heartj
Which of the following images is not a reflection of the cultural landscape
All reflect the cultural landscape
Which of the following is crucial to defining a societies culture
All the above; believes and values; forms of behavior social organizations; tools, structures, and artifacts
British and American English differ in all of the following but
Alphabet
Christianity Islam and Buddhism are all alike in that they are
Are examples of universal religions
Which universalizing religion is portrayed in the diffusion map above
Buddhism
Which of the following is not a Romance language
Bulgarian
According to the map of the US which of the following is a dominant religion in the state of Texas
Catholic
The four most frequently spoken branches of Indo-European include all but
Celtic
Which of the following religions is not a highly represented in India
Christianity
Wine production would most likely be found in a region where which religion predominantly practice
Christianity
The following religions are monotheistic
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Blue laws; which of the following best explains the reason why these laws were so prevalent throughout the US for much of the country's history
Early American laws economic and social activities were strongly influenced by protestant religious beliefs
On the map above which region has the lowest percentage of English speakers by region
East Asia
What statement about universalizing religions is correct
Easy to join; seeks converts; B and C only
Which of the following language concepts is depicted on the map above
English dialect in the United States
Signs like the one above at a cathedral in Dallas, Texas can be found on the cultural landscape throughout much of Southwest and United states for all the following reasons except
English in Spanish belong to the same language branch
Which of the following best explains the reason the English is included on the signs
English is the lingua Franca in the country
___Is there a religion in particular to distinguish a group which does not seek converts
Ethnic religion
Which of the following best describes a shaded areas on the map above
Formal regions
By definition which of these applies to ethnic religions
Found near their hearths
Which of the following is the best example of a cultural complex
French nationalism
___is to Canada as ___ is the the United States
French; Spanish
The concept where a religious group believes their way is the only right way and can enforce their beliefs justify conflict and possibly violence is called
Fundamentalism
Which of the following statements is true regarding religion
Fundamentalism is a literal translation and strict adherence to religious principles
English is part of which language branch
Germanic
food taboo to not eat beef
Hindu culture
Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except
Hinduism
Which religion is practice by people who make pilgrimages to sacred sites shown in the images
Hinduism
Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?
Hinduism and Judaism
Despite being the worlds oldest religion Hinduism has fewer followers and a much smaller spatial distribution then both Christianity and Islam which of the following accurately explains why this is so
Hinduism is an ethnic religion that does not seek converts and spreads via relocation diffusion
How are Buddhism and Hinduism different?
Hindus have a rigid caste system, Buddhist reject the caste system
Which of the following choices the best example of a literary tradition is
Historical documents and religious texts over and shit in my head that are partly destroyed by Spanish conquerors
The Icelandic language ha changed less than any other Germanic language because of
Iceland's relative isolation from other places
Which of the following countries most likely has the highest percentage of people practicing an ethnic rather than a universalizing religion
India
Colonization during the industrial revolution distributed to the global diffusion of languages from which language family
Indo European
Which of the following language families is the largest in terms of the total number of speakers
Indo-European
Which county would be a good example of theocracy
Iran
The Shia (Shi'ite) Muslim population is concentrated in
Iran and part of Iraq
Which of the following religions is currently the most important religion in its area of origin
Islam
Which of the following depicts the spacial arrangement of language across space
Isoglosses
All of the following would describe the English language except
It is an icogloss
All of the following statements are true regarding universalizing religions except
It is typically a very difficult to convert to a universalizing religion
Europe's Roman Catholic population is largely concentrated in the southern part of the continent. This is due to
It's proximity to Rome
The above images are all elements from the___faith
Jewish
Many ethnic religions have large populations exclusively near the hearth which religion is not typical of this pattern
Judaism
Which of the following is considered an ethnic religion
Judaism
Identify one element of a non-material culture
Language
After the Roman empire collapse which of the following happened
Language divergence, as a result of isolation, created the Romance languages
According to the Indo-European language tree map which languages are most similar
Latvian and Lithuanian
Groups living in close proximity to one another yet practicing uniquely different social customs suggest
Limited connections due to topographic, linguistic, or ethnic barriers
___Is the term for a common language between speakers of different languages for the purpose of trade and commerce
Lingua Franca
The language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers in the world is
Mandarin
Which of the following does not match the religion that is appropriate architecture/place of worship
Minaret-Taoism
Food taboo to not eat pork
Muslim culture
Creole languages are most likely to be spoken in which city
New Orleans Louisiana
Marija Gimbutas has contributed to the ________ theory
Nomadic warrior
In which regions of the world where folk culture is dominant would clothing like women wearing hijabs and burqas be found
North Africa and the Middle East
The religious taboo regarding the consumption of alcohol can be a geographically associated with which region
North Africa and the Middle East
The largest concentration of Protestants in the world is
Northern Europe
The first Baptist meeting house in Providence Rhode Island is the oldest Baptist Church in the United States it serves as an example of all the fall and concepts below except
Placelessness
The most widely spoken language in Brazil is
Portuguese
The___is the holy book in Islam; where ___is the holy book in Judaism
Quarn; Torah
The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or a group is how
Recently in time the languages were once the same
They can be both material and nonmaterial representations of culture which of the following is a non-material representation of culture
The smell of burning incense
Which of the following would be considered a sacred site in Judaism
The western wall in Jerusalem
Americans in the north use the term pale and Americans in the south use term bucket which of the following concepts is illustrated by the example provided above
Dialect
The original worldwide diffusion of Christianity took place during which of the following time periods
During the era of colonialism and 16 century
What terms do geographers used to refer to place names
Toponyms
Building materials used to build both houses rely heavily on the environmental resources available in the region
True
Religiously turkey differs from Saudi Arabia in which of the following ways
Turkey is more westernized and secular than Saudi Arabia
___Is a belief system that promotes one truth and seeks teach this to around the world to anyone who will listen
Universalizing religion
Which statement below is the most accurate by describing a universalizing religion
Universalizing religions are practiced in many regions of the world
Islam diffused across the Eastern Hemisphere through
War, trade, missionaries, migration; all of the above
The above image features pilgrims performing the Tawaf during the Hajj. All of the following cultural concepts are featured except
acculturation
Ethnic religions
are made up of homogeneous populations and do not seek converts; A and B only
Religions influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all following ways except
commercial districts
Dialects developed within England primarily because
different Germanic invaders settled in different regions
A pidgin language
has no native speakers
Basque is a good example of a(n)
isolated language
When people who speak a given language migrate to a different location and become isolated from other members of their group
isolation usually results in the differentiation of one language into dialects, followed eventually by two distinct languages.
A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a
language family
In Europe many Catholics are less likely to attend church or to be active in their religious community this is due to the rise
secularism
The survival of any language relies on
the spread of its speakers' material culture
According to Colin Renfrew's research, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe
with the diffusion of agriculture
For example the following their religious beliefs, Hindu cultures don't eat___whereas Muslim cultures don't eat___
Beef;pork
Which of the following is not an example of material culture
Beliefs
Which of the following explains the main reason why Mormonism is dominant in the state of Utah
Believers migrated west to Utah to flee from religious persecution on the East Coast
Capitalizing on aspects of culture is he create value for a group is it example of what concept
Commodification
What language theory explains the spread of language from the South of the Caucasus airing the southern Caspain Sea into Iran and India and into Europe
Conquest theory
Buddhism diffysed through which process
Contagious diffusion due to missionaries traveling from India to other countries
Which of the following would best be identified as a cultural trait of a person
Cross necklace
The Columbian exchange the World Cup in soccer and the increased use of English as a common second language are examples of what concept
Cultural convergence
Which letter on the map corresponds to the region where the Austronesian language is most spoken
D (southeast Asia)
The Christian adoption of certain pagan customs is an example of
Religious acculturation
Which of the following cultural concepts does Santeria best exemplify
Religious syncretism
Christianity is a universalizing religion that emerged from its hearth in present day Israel and was first spread throughout the Roman empire by missionaries this is an example of
Relocation diffusion
Hebrew is an example of
Revived language
Food preparation in Asia
Rice meals due to mild moist climates
Food preparation in northern Europe
Roasting in slow stewing over fires and colder climates
Numerically speaking which of the following Christian groups is the largest
Roman Catholic
Which pair of religions are both considered hierarchical religions
Roman Catholicism and Mormonism
The two largest language families in the world are
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
What role did social media play in creating these political changes
Social media Allowed for ideas to be diffused quickly in the region
Sequoya's alphabet is an example of what type of diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
What is the most common lingua franca within the Niger-Congo language family
Swahili
The Chinese language is broken into several dialect spoken around the country what is the primary reason linguists would be especially interested in Chinese dialects
The different dialects cannot understand each other making the, different languages instead of dialects
Spanish is an important language in the United States primarily because of:
The diffusion of Spanish colonies and subsequent migration patterns
Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world
The largest number of Muslims is in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Which statement is not supported by the above world religions map
The map illustrates that 25% of Christian Africans and 30% of Muslim Africans the practice ancestor worship