Human Geography, Practice Quiz: Chapter 07

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. Culture is ________.

a) the human ability to develop ideas from experiences and then act on them correct incorrect

b) a complex combination of knowledge, belief, art, morals, customs, law, and other habits shared by members of a society correct incorrect

c) the interrelationships that connect individuals with shared beliefs correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

e) Both A and B correct incorrect

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. A cultural region is defined as ________.

a) a cluster of institutionalized ways of doing things correct incorrect

b) an area containing a degree of homogeneity in cultural characteristics correct incorrect

c) a useful spatial classification of various cultural groups correct incorrect

d) Both A and B correct incorrect

e) Both B and C correct incorrect

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. Cultural adaptation ________.

a) occurs when migrants learn the dominant language of the region they migrate to correct incorrect

b) occurs when changes in technology, organization, and ideology mediate relationships between humans and their environment correct incorrect

c) is the process by which a civilization declines correct incorrect

d) is the homogenization of cultural characteristics, such as language and religion correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Languages die because ________.

a) a language with few speakers tends to be associated with low social status and economic disadvantage, so those who do speak it may not teach it to their children correct incorrect

b) globalization depends on communication between previously separate groups correct incorrect

c) other languages become more dominant correct incorrect

d) some are not used in the business world correct incorrect

e) Both A and B correct incorrect

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. The following statement is TRUE about the spatial distribution of languages: ________.

a) temperate areas have many languages; tropical areas have relatively few languages correct incorrect

b) temperate areas have relatively few languages; tropical areas have many languages correct incorrect

c) both temperate and tropical areas have a large number of languages correct incorrect

d) temperate areas have experienced increased homogenization of language, while the number of languages in tropical areas is unknown correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. ________ is a general name for beliefs that attribute a spirit or soul to natural phenomena and inanimate objects.

a) Exonym correct incorrect

b) Caste correct incorrect

c) Gemeinschaft correct incorrect

d) Creole correct incorrect

e) Animism correct incorrect

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. An exonym is ________.

a) a new language with limited vocabulary which facilitates commerce between different language groups correct incorrect

b) the name of a place correct incorrect

c) the name of a place given by a group which is not native to the territory of the place correct incorrect

d) the loss of language diversity correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. The world's three major religions are ________.

a) Islam, Christianity, and Judaism correct incorrect

b) Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism correct incorrect

c) Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam correct incorrect

d) Animism, Hinduism, and Christianity correct incorrect

e) Animism, Christianity, and Judaism correct incorrect

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. It is important to acknowledge that cultural variables are ________.

a) born out of society correct incorrect

b) human constructions correct incorrect

c) social constructs correct incorrect

d) completely random correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. An important function of religion is to serve an intermediary role between ________.

a) humans and society correct incorrect

b) nature and society correct incorrect

c) humans and nature correct incorrect

d) animals and humans correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect