I-Score 5 2016

Culture

  1. The spread of pop culture often associated with globalization can BEST be defined as which type of diffusion?
  2. Contagious
  3. Relocation
  4. Migrant
  5. Hierarchical
  6. Stimulus
  1. According to ancient social hierarchy in Indian society, your place in life is set at birth. Even though this system has been outlawed it still affects politics, economics, and marriage. What is this system called?
  2. Caste system
  3. Mysticism
  4. Dalits
  5. Elitism
  6. Khap Panchayats System
  1. Which of the following represents the most widely diffused language in the world?
  2. English
  3. Spanish
  4. German
  5. Mandarin
  6. French
  1. The picture here was taken in which U.S. state?
  1. Arizona
  2. Utah
  3. Tennessee
  4. Louisiana
  5. California
  1. Which language is recognized as an official language of more countries than any other?
  2. Spanish
  3. French
  4. Mandarin
  5. Arabic
  6. English
  7. Which is true of the license plate pictured here?

  1. The owner of the vehicle lives in a country that is part of the European Union
  2. The “D” stands for Denmark
  3. This is the new license plate for Maryland
  4. “M” is for Macedonia
  5. Bayern is a region in Finland
  1. Geographic place names are of cultural and social importance because:
  2. The names are descriptive of the natural landscape
  3. The names reflect the importance of globalization on a place
  4. The names are used to promote tourism
  5. The names make up part of linguistic and local identity
  6. The names establish ownership of territory
  1. Russian, Czech, and Polish come from which language branch?
  2. Sino Tibetan
  3. Germanic
  4. Indo Iranian
  5. Balto Slavic
  6. Romance
  1. English and Dutch come from which language branch?
  2. Sino Tibetan
  3. Germanic
  4. Indo Iranian
  5. Balto Slavic
  6. Romance
  1. India is a linguistically diverse state. The majority of the languages spoken in the southern tip of the state come from what language family?
  2. Hindi
  3. Dravidian
  4. Sino-Tibetan
  5. Indo-European
  6. Austro-Asiatic

  1. The place of worship shown above is associated with which of the following religions?
  2. Eastern Orthodox
  3. Islam
  4. Lutheran
  5. Hinduism
  6. Judaism
  1. From the Tower Hill Station in London you can see a section of the Roman Wall, the fortress of the Tower of London, and modern glass and steel skyscrapers. This would be an example of:
  2. Time-distance decay
  3. Absolute location
  4. Expansion diffusion
  5. Sequent occupance
  6. Physical landscape
  1. What U.S. state and Canadian province are similar due to religion, language, and code of laws?
  2. Colorado and Manitoba
  3. Georgia and Newfoundland
  4. Washington and British Columbia
  5. Louisiana and Quebec
  6. New York and Alberta
  1. All of the following modern lingua franca languages spread as a result of the era of colonization EXCEPT for:
  2. English
  3. French
  4. Portuguese
  5. Spanish
  6. Arabic
  1. Which concept is exemplified by this picture, taken in Chinatown, NYC, New York?

  1. Environmental determinism
  2. Transhumance
  3. Sequent occupance
  4. Cultural diffusion
  5. Urban hierarchy
  1. On the map below, what religion is dominant in the region marked with an X?
  1. Greek Orthodox
  2. Christianity
  3. Islam
  4. Buddhism
  5. Hinduism
  1. Towns and cities with large Muslim populations will have large, and often ornate:
  2. Gurdwaras
  3. Cathedrals
  4. Mosques
  5. Mandelas
  6. Stupas
  1. Both Arabic and Hebrew evolved from the same language branch known as:
  2. Semitic
  3. Balto Slavic
  4. Indo Iranian
  5. Sino Sibetan
  6. Germanic
  1. Which of the following languages exists because of its isolation as a linguistic refuge area?
  2. Hebrew
  3. Hindi
  4. Arabia
  5. Swahili
  6. Basque
  1. What would most likely be the reason for the naming of the city in Indianapolis, Indiana?
  2. It’s named for a Native American burial site
  3. It was the first city settled west of the Mississippi River
  4. It was originally settled by pilgrims from Mumbai and New Delhi
  5. It’s the largest city along the I-80 corridor between Pittsburgh and Chicago
  6. It was to be the principal city of the Indiana Territory
  1. Language diffusion where the original populations are displaced and original language is replaced occurs in a process called:
  2. Hierarchical diffusion
  3. Migrant diffusion
  4. Contagious diffusion
  5. Relocation diffusion
  6. Stimulus diffusion

  1. The use of a place name, such as the one shown above, to describe surrounding areas or history is referred to as:
  2. Toponym
  3. Relocation diffusion
  4. Remote sensing
  5. Regionalization
  6. Sequent occupance
  7. In which of the following cities in the U.S. did “jazz” music originate?
  8. New Orleans
  9. Memphis
  10. Kansas City
  11. Detroit
  12. St. Louis
  1. Symbolic landscapes are often a source of division and conflict because of their origin in a people’s history and:
  2. The introduction of laws to preserve cultural heritage
  3. A variety of natural resources available at the site
  4. The effects of globalization on popular culture
  5. The meaning attributed to it by cultural demands
  6. The impact of colonization in less developed countries

  1. These two photos BEST represent:
  2. Cultural diffusion
  3. Comparative advantage
  4. Economic diversity
  5. Spatial patterns
  6. Global traditionalism
  1. Which of the following lists of states all feature internal interfaith boundaries?
  2. Nigeria, Bosnia, India
  3. Colombia, Turkey, Pakistan
  4. Ireland, Australia, Egypt
  5. Thailand, Canada, Spain
  6. Belgium, Israel, Japan
  1. Who proclaimed that the cultural landscape is fashioned from a natural landscape by a culture group, with his philosophy that “culture is the agent, the natural agent is the medium and the cultural landscape the result”?
  2. Wilbur Zelinsky
  3. Carl Sauer
  4. Harm de Blij
  5. Alexander von Humboldt
  6. Johann Heinrich von Thunen

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  1. Which type of cultural diffusion BEST describes the picture shown here?
  2. Hierarchical
  3. Expansion
  4. Relocation
  5. Stimulus
  6. Contagious
  1. The majority of the countries and people of the North and the Northwestern parts of Europe speak a language from which of the following language branches?
  2. Germanic
  3. Balto-Slavic
  4. Romance
  5. Indo-Iranian
  6. Semitic
  1. The reading shown here BEST describes:
  2. Hunters and gatherers
  3. Space time compression
  4. Sequent occupance
  5. Regionalization
  6. Friction of distance
  1. In present day Harlem, NYC stands a Revolutionary War fort. It has been used from 1812 to present first as a fort, then as an ammunition storehouse, then as a place for patriotic celebrations, and currently as a tourist attraction. Which of the following concepts is BEST related to the history and usage of this structure?
  2. Cultural diffusion
  3. Centripetal force
  4. Sequent occupance
  5. Environmental determinism
  6. Transhumance
  1. Which of the following is the most important medium for transmitting culture?
  2. Language
  3. Religion
  4. Legislation
  5. Imitation
  6. Immigration
  1. An example of a policy designed to protect local cultures is:
  2. Official bilingualism in Canada
  3. The commodification of Native American cultures, such as the sale of dream catchers
  4. Demand in the global marketplace for Greek olive oil
  5. The diffusion of hip-hop to Arab countries
  6. The increasing number of Americans who self-identify as multi-ethnic
  1. The picture shown here BEST illustrates which of the following concepts?
  2. Commodification of toponyms
  3. Situation
  4. Urban sprawl
  5. Urban morphology
  6. Forward capital
  1. The spread of Islam from its origins in Arabia outward across North Africa and the Middle East would be classified as what kind of diffusion?
  2. Stimulus
  3. Relocation
  4. Migrant
  5. Contagious
  6. Hierarchical
  1. A collection of interrelated culture traits making up a culture is known as a(an)?
  2. Anthology
  3. Complex
  4. Region
  5. Landscape
  6. Realm
  1. Which of the following U.S. regional associations IS correct?
  2. Upper Midwest - Lutheran
  3. Great Basin - Methodist
  4. Northwest - Mormon
  5. Southeast – Roman Catholic
  6. New England - Baptist
  1. Where would one find the only non-Indo-European languages spoken in South Asia?
  2. Kashmir and the areas north of Bangladesh?
  3. Among the peoples of the Indo-Gangetic plain
  4. Pakistan
  5. The Deccan Plateau on the border with Pakistan
  6. In the state of Tamil Nadu in the south
  1. Medieval knights passed each other on their right shoulder side while riding on the road on horseback. Modern Australian motorists drive on the left-hand side of the road. The linkage between these actions is BEST represented by:
  2. Relocation diffusion
  3. Hierarchical diffusion
  4. Contagious diffusion
  5. Migrant diffusion
  6. Stimulus diffusion
  1. Cultures emerged as groups of people who lived and worked together increased in size. Which one of the following is NOT an aspect of culture?
  2. Ways to regulate behaviors
  3. Passing on information to the next generation
  4. Values and beliefs
  5. Groups, such as families
  6. Economic systems
  1. If Iraq was divided into three new states according to ethnic lines, which group would control access to the Persian Gulf?
  2. Shia Arabs
  3. Sunni Kurds
  4. Sunni Persians
  5. Sunni Arabs
  6. Shia Kurds
  1. “New” Hampshire and “New” Jersey put familiar names on strange new lands for pilgrims. The spread of these toponyms is what type of diffusion?
  2. Hierarchical
  3. Stimulus
  4. Contagious
  5. Relocation
  6. Chain
  1. The following sentence, “niesperaske vi trovisniannovan app utila,” comes from a language created in Europe in 1887 and recognized by UNESCO in 1954 that was attempting to make global communication easier between diverse language speakers. It’s literal translation is “we hope you found our new app useful.” This language is BEST identified as:
  2. Pidgin Spanish
  3. Uralic
  4. Romansch
  5. Creole Spanish
  6. Esperanto
  1. The term placelessness is BEST represented by:
  2. A mosque located in Mecca
  3. The western wall in Jerusalem
  4. A gas station located off of an exit to interstate 75 in Georgia
  5. A store selling Native American trinkets in Southwest Arizona
  6. A South African woman selling homemade traditional dolls on a street corner in Johannesburg
  7. Which statement BEST represents the religious landscape of the regions shown on a map of Russia and its former republics?
  8. The influence of Eastern Orthodox is widespread throughout Eastern Europe
  9. The hearth of classical architecture and structural innovations is in the Eastern Hemisphere
  10. Ukrainian, Russian and other Slavic languages remain isolated in Siberia
  11. The areas of greatest Catholic influence is a band across Russia and Central Asia
  12. Europe and Asia are closely connected by migration patterns
  1. “Baraka” is a Sufi word meaning “breath” or “essence.” Sufism is in the inner, mystical dimension of which of the following religious faiths?
  2. Islam
  3. Confucianism
  4. Christianity
  5. Judaism
  6. Hinduism
  1. Which of these groups of world religions is correctly listed from largest to smallest?
  2. Islam – Christianity – Hinduism – Judaism – Chinese religions
  3. Christianity – Buddhism – Hinduism – Judaism – Islam
  4. Christianity – Islam – Hinduism – Sikhism – Judaism
  5. Islam – Hinduism – Christianity – Buddhism – Sikhism
  6. Buddhism – Christianity – Islam – Hinduism – Sikhism
  1. In which of the following countries is one most likely to find speakers whose native language belongs to the Uralic language family?
  2. Libya
  3. Haiti
  4. Sri Lanka
  5. Estonia
  6. Guyana
  1. This Ohio city was once known as “Porkopolis” due to pork production being one of its leading industries?
  2. Akron
  3. Cincinnati
  4. Columbus
  5. Cleveland
  6. Dayton
  1. The ideologies of the perpetrators of the September 11th attacks on the U.S. might have been motivated by which of the following?
  2. Cultural assimilation
  3. Pro-globalization beliefs
  4. Contagious diffusion of radical ideologies
  5. Cultural appropriation
  6. Opposition to globalization