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Human Geography, 13e (Bjelland)

Chapter 5   Language and Religion: Mosaics of Culture

 

1) Which of the components of culture best categorizes language and religion?

1. A) artifact
2. B) sociofact
3. C) mentifact
4. D) all of these
5. E) none of these

 

Answer:  C

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

2) Linguists agree upon the number of language families on Earth.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  2. Understand

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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3) Language spread can be a reflection of which spatial diffusion process?

1. A) relocation diffusion
2. B) expansion diffusion
3. C) hierarchical diffusion
4. D) all of these
5. E) none of these

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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4) A speech community can have both a standard language and a number of dialects based on ________.

1. A) regional variations
2. B) social subdivisions
3. C) professional subdivisions
4. D) all of these
5. E) none of these

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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5) Can a dialect become a standard language?

1. A) Yes
2. B) No

 

Answer:  A

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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6) An isogloss is a boundary line for determining the areal extent of a dialect that is based upon difference in ________.

1. A) sound
2. B) syntax
3. C) word choice
4. D) word meaning
5. E) grammar

 

Answer:  C

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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7) An isophone is a boundary line for determining the areal extent of a dialect which is based upon difference in ________.

1. A) sound
2. B) syntax
3. C) word choice
4. D) word meaning
5. E) grammar

 

Answer:  A

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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8) A pidgin can become a creole.

1. A) Yes
2. B) No

 

Answer:  A

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Pidgins and Creoles

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9) Among which of the following places is linguistic-based conflict less extensive than in the recent past?

1. A) South Asia
2. B) Middle East
3. C) Canada
4. D) Sub-Saharan Africa

 

Answer:  C

Section:  5.2 Language, Territoriality, and Cultural Identity

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Language Change

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10) The study of place names is known as toponymy.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Section:  5.3 Language on the Landscape

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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11) Which of these world religions is best categorized as an ethnic religion?

1. A) Buddhism
2. B) Christianity
3. C) Islam
4. D) Judaism

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.4 Religion and Culture

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classifying Religion

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12) Which of the following world religions is best categorized as a universalizing religion?

1. A) Hinduism
2. B) Judaism
3. C) Shintoism
4. D) Islam

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.4 Religion and Culture

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classifying Religion

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13) A tribal religion is a form of ethnic religion; most tribal religions are noted for the small size of their adherents.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Section:  5.4 Religion and Culture

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classifying Religion

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14) Judaism is noted for being divided into two major ethnic branches in addition to its theological subdivisions of Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform. Which is the ethnic branch most closely identified with Eastern Europe?

1. A) Sephardim
2. B) Shiite
3. C) Sunni
4. D) Ashkenazim

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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15) Which of the following forms of spatial diffusion can be identified in the growth of Christianity?

1. A) relocation diffusion
2. B) hierarchical diffusion
3. C) expansion diffusion
4. D) all of these
5. E) none of these

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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16) The reversal in the spatial distribution of Christians globally has seen a shift from Europe and North America to ________.

1. A) India
2. B) Sub-Saharan Africa
3. C) South America
4. D) India and Sub-Saharan Africa
5. E) Sub-Saharan African and South America

 

Answer:  E

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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17) The earliest spatial expansion of Islam (i.e., in the seventh century A.D.) is best characterized as an example of ________.

1. A) hierarchical diffusion
2. B) relocation diffusion
3. C) expansion diffusion
4. D) cascade diffusion

 

Answer:  C

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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18) What branch of Islam is the minority of Muslims?

1. A) Shiite
2. B) Druze
3. C) Sunni
4. D) Wahhabite

 

Answer:  A

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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19) The world’s oldest major religion is ________.

1. A) Judaism
2. B) Islam
3. C) Christianity
4. D) Hinduism

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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20) The untouchables of India are also known as ________.

1. A) Brahmins
2. B) Kshatriyas
3. C) Vaishyas
4. D) Sudras
5. E) Dalits

 

Answer:  E

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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21) Which of the following is originally a reform movement for Hinduism but developed to become a separate, universalizing religion?

1. A) Islam
2. B) Judaism
3. C) Buddhism
4. D) Christianity

 

Answer:  C

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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22) Buddhism has three distinct traditions. Which of the following was the dominant tradition when Buddhism was accepted into East Asia?

1. A) Theravada
2. B) Mahayana
3. C) Vajrayana
4. D) Dalai Lamaism

 

Answer:  B

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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23) Syncretism is characteristic of Buddhism’s interaction with which of these ethnic religions?

1. A) Confucianism
2. B) Taoism
3. C) Shintoism
4. D) all of these
5. E) none of these

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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24) Which religion is growing rapidly in Europe and North America with over a billion adherents?

1. A) Hinduism
2. B) Buddhism
3. C) Christianity
4. D) Islam

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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25) Which of the following languages is not part of the Indo-European family tree?

1. A) Celtic
2. B) Hungarian
3. C) English
4. D) Dutch

 

Answer:  B

Section:  5.5 Patterns and Flows

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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26) Mandarin Chinese is used by 23% of internet users.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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27) Which of the following statements is true?

1. A) A pidgin is a second language for all of its users.
2. B) A creole is an amalgam of several languages used for specific functions such as business, work supervision, and administrative purposes.
3. C) Pidgin is a lingua franca.
4. D) A vernacular identifies the boundary line between uses of a linguistic feature.

 

Answer:  A

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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28) Ultraconservative and revival-centered religions are indicative of ________.

1. A) terrorism
2. B) fundamentalism
3. C) anti-ethnocentrism
4. D) secularistic practices

 

Answer:  B

Section:  5.5 Patterns and Flows

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Religion and Culture

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29) The religions of Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto all have what in common?

1. A) They all worship the same God.
2. B) They are all based on nature.
3. C) They each have elaborate ornate churches and very conspicuous priests.
4. D) Each asks for all believers to relinquish their earthly possessions and live on the generosity of others.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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30) Which of the following religions has the weakest ties to its cultural hearth?

1. A) Islam
2. B) Christianity
3. C) Judaism
4. D) Hinduism

 

Answer:  B

Section:  5.6 The Principal Religions

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Principal Religions

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31) Which of the following is not a dialect region in the United States?

1. A) Northern
2. B) Upland Southern
3. C) Coastal Southern
4. D) Interior Westland

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Language Change

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32) A country’s official language is used to teach in the schools of that society, in its legal forms, and in its government business.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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33) The character and spatial pattern of dialects and languages of a speech community is referred to as:

1. A) linguistic geography.
2. B) standard language.
3. C) official language.
4. D) language diffusion.

 

Answer:  A

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Classification of Language

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34) An established language used habitually for communication by people whose native tongues are mutually incomprehensible is:

1. A) dialect.
2. B) standard language.
3. C) lingua franca.
4. D) hierarchical diffusion.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Lingua Franca

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35) Few countries remain purely monolingual.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Lingua Franca

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36) Which term represents the increase or relocation over time in the geographic area within which a language is spoken?

1. A) hierarchical diffusion
2. B) language diffusion
3. C) linguistic spread
4. D) language dominance

 

Answer:  B

Section:  5.1 Classification of Languages

Topic:  Language

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Language Change

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37) A value system is termed a(n) ________ when it involves practices of formal or informal worship and addresses questions of meaning and ultimate significance.

1. A) adherent
2. B) tradition
3. C) tribe
4. D) religion

 

Answer:  D

Section:  5.4 Religion and Culture

Topic:  Religion

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

Subtopic:  Religious Landscapes

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