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Human Geography exam

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Folk & Popular Culture 1. All of the ways of life including arts, beliefs, and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture
2. Where are folk cultures? Folk cultures are typically found in rural, isolated, and homogeneous areas, often in small communities with limited connection to the globalized world.
3. Which type of culture is typically traceable to a specific person or corporation in a particular place? Popular culture.
4. How does folk culture spread? Relocation diffusion
5,Where is popular (“pop”) culture? Answer: Music, television, movies, social media, fashion. Its ubiquitous.
6. Which type of diffusion process is associated with pop culture? spreads mainly through hierarchical diffusion.
7. Which type of music is written by specific individuals for the purpose of being sold to or performed in front of a large number of people? Popular music.
7. What determines folk clothing? Folk clothing is determined by environmental factors (such as climate and availability
8. Which culture often has anonymous hearths, originating from anonymous sources, at unknown dates, through unidentified originators? Folk
9. Which factors influence folk food preferences? Access, availability, climate, religion and tradition
10. Which culture is associated with “placelessness?” Popular culture.
11. Which would distinguish a popular culture sport from a folk culture sport? A popular culture sport is played by professional athletes and paying spectators while a folk culture sport is localized and tied to tradition or regional identity.
12. Which word best describes folk architecture? Vernacular and or functional
Languages 1. Why is English a Germanic language? The original English speakers were immigrants from Germany.
2. Which is the most important language family in Subsaharan Africa? The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is the Niger-Congo family
3. According to a theory proposed by Marija Gimbutas, who were the first speakers of Indo-European languages? The Kurgans
4. A language used to aid communication & commerce between people with different native languages Lingua franca
5. Why did Israel revive Hebrew? For national identity and unity
6. Why is French a Romance language? French evolved from Latin - the language spoken by Romans
7. Where are Dravidian languages spoken? Dravidian languages are spoken primarily in southern India
8. According to the Anatolian hearth theory, why did Indo-European languages diffuse across Europe? Because of agriculture.
9. Which refers to a regional variation of a language? dialect is a regional variation of a language, differing in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.
10. A language that combines words & sounds from multiple languages, with a limited vocabulary & simplified grammar pidgin is a simplified language formed from multiple languages, used for basic communication between groups without a common native language
11. Which is the official language of the USA? At the federal level, English has been designated as the official language of the United States
12. Which is the most common Altaic language? The most common Altaic language (in the traditional, though debated, Altaic grouping) is Turkish, spoken by over 80 million people in Turkey and surrounding regions (Ethnologue)
13. Which is the largest & most widespread language family in the world? The Indo-European family is the largest and most widespread language family in the world, spoken by nearly half of humanity and including languages such as English, Spanish, Hindi, and Russian (Ethnologue).
14. A pidgin language that becomes the mother tongue of a country When a pidgin becomes the native, first language of a community, it is called a creole
15. How has Quebec acted to protect the French language? Language Act in 1974, Bill-101 in 1977, Bill 96 in 2022. Promoting French as the official and common language of Quebec
Which is the major religion in Africa? Christianity and Islam are the two most widely practiced religions in Africa, with Christianity having a slightly larger number of adherents continent-wide.
Which is the largest religion in the world? Christianity with about 2.3 billion
Why do many Islamic women wear hijabs? Many Islamic women wear hijabs as a sign of devotion and submission to God, for modesty, religion obligation, pride and identity, expression of faith, due to the law or they use because of the fashion
Where is the hearth of Buddhism? India
Where is the Hindu culture region? The region where Hinduism is the dominant religion is primarily in South Asia, with the overwhelming majority of adherents living in India.
Why did Islam split into Sunnis & Shias? The split occurred over a dispute about who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad as the leader of the Muslim community after his death in 632 CE.
The blending of 2 or more religions or belief systems to create a new religion Syncretism
Which event contributed significantly to the diffusion of Christianity? Conversion of Roman Empire Emperor Constantine in 313 CE
Where is the Ganges River? India
Where do most Taoists live? Most Taoists live predominantly in China ,Taiwan and Singapore
How many gods are associated with Hinduism? Hinduism is often referred to million gods
Which diffusion process is most closely associated with Islam? Contagious expansion
Which structures are associated with a Buddhist landscape? Stupas and pagodas.
Where are the Shintos? Shinto is primarily found in Japan
Where is Makkah (Mecca)? Makkah (Mecca) is located in Saudi Arabia.
Ethnicities 1. What is a social construct based on perceived physical features, such as skin color, hair texture or facial characteristics? Race
2. What is a social construct that refers to a group of people who share similar cultural characteristics, such as language, religion, values & behaviors? Ethnicity
3. How is ethnicity defined in the USA? Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin.
4. Which resulted from the Plessy v. Ferguson USA Supreme Court decision? Legalized racial segregation under "separate but equal." Doctrine and Jim Crow Laws
5. How is ethnicity defined in South America? By race and nationality
6. Where was Apartheid enforced as a national policy for over 40 years? South Africa
7. How is ethnicity defined in Europe? Nationality and language
8. Which ethnic group is persecuted in western China? The Uyghurs
9. How is ethnicity defined in Sub-Saharan Africa? Nationality and tribe.
10. Which resulted from the Brown v. Board of Education USA Supreme Court decision? Integration of public school and ended legal school segregation by ruling “separate is not equal.”
11. How is ethnicity defined in South Asia? Answer: Nationality, language, region and caste.
12. How is ethnicity defined in East Asia? Nationality, language and ancestry
13. Why do many people consider the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ethnic cleansing or even genocide? Perceived attempts to destroy or forcibly remove the Palestinian population
14. Which ethnic group is persecuted in Myanmar? The Rohingya
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