AnswersSHS Alt Geography Sem 1- 2021Topic Test

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What is the most important reason that Indo-European languages dominate the globe geographically today?

A
Europeans traded more than other peoples.
B
European colonization around the world helped spread the languages.
C
Europe is home to the largest populations in the world.
D
Indo-European languages are easier to learn than other languages.
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Why do subcultures form within a society?

A
Most citizens wish to conform to accepted norms.
B
Traditional cultures cannot always accommodate diverse beliefs and customs.
C
One culture is usually enough for all members of a society.
D
The dominant culture is the one that generally has the greatest appeal.
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The diffusion of religion is best described as the process of __________.

A
restricting religious practices
B
spreading religious beliefs to new areas and cultures
C
blending religions to the point where all become similar
D
influencing political arenas as cultures become more advanced
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Which of the following belief systems are examples of Dharmic religions?

A
Christianity and Judaism
B
Christianity and Hindusim
C
Buddhism and Islam
D
Buddhism and Hinduism
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Followers of Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism, __________.

A
share a belief in a single god (monotheism)
B
believe in a constant cycle of life and rebirth
C
follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
D
share many of the holy texts of Judaism
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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between culture and the environment?

A
Culture and the environment are unrelated.
B
Cultures and environments influence one another.
C
Cultures do not change environments.
D
Environments cannot influence cultures.
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Which of the following statements best characterizes the effects and treatment of ethnicity during the past 20 years?

A
Ethnic diversity has increased as new ethnic groups have formed.
B
Ethnic identification of different groups has declined as populations have become more homogeneous.
C
Ethnicity has been a source of pride and identification as well as a source of conflict among groups of people.
D
People have been less likely to reveal their ethnicity since the advent of the Internet, because it has little meaning in online communication.
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Which of the following statements best describes why girls in poor, rural areas in the developing world are far less likely to complete a secondary education than boys?

A
Some societies don't value educating girls because of traditional beliefs.
B
Women are more likely to find jobs, so they don't need to attend school.
C
Boys usually achieve higher test scores on school entrance exams.
D
Many girls don't want to go to school, so they drop out at an early age.
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What is the most important reason that Christianity is so geographically widespread?

A
the emigration of Christians to non-Christian areas around the world
B
the conquest of non-Christian areas by Christian colonial powers
C
trade between Christian nations and nations of other faiths
D
the increased availability of new technology and forms of communication
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"Matriarchal" is best defined as a __________.

A
pattern of ethnic settlements in Central Europe
B
matrix of ethnic symbols engraved in an arch
C
domination of a government or social group by females
D
collection of materials used only by a particular ethnic group
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What was the most important reason the city of Boston chose to fill in much of their swampy land and coastal areas?

A
Swamps are breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other disease-bearing insects.
B
The original peninsula was prone to flooding.
C
More land was needed for its growing population.
D
The harbor was inaccessible under the original layout.
12

African slaves who were brought to the New World adopted the religious practices of the __________.

A
Christians
B
Hindus
C
Jews
D
Muslims
13

Language shapes culture, and culture shapes language. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
T
B
F
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Which of the following characteristics is not shared by the faiths of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam?

A
Abraham is an important figure in all three religions.
B
All three are polytheistic religions.
C
Holy texts in all three religions describe many similar events, figures, and stories.
D
The city of Jerusalem is a holy site in all three faiths.
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The Tuareg culture exhibits a combination of __________.

A
African and Christian traditions
B
African and Jewish traditions
C
Islamic and pre-Islamic traditions
D
American Indian and Christian traditions
16

Haitian Creole developed through the process of language __________.

A
divergence
B
emergence
C
convergence
D
transvergence
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The spreading of soccer around the world is an example of cultural __________.

A
diffusion
B
acculturation
C
assimilation
D
appropriation
19

What is the significance of the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords?

A
It ended armed conflict in Northern Ireland.
B
It ended a conflict between Bosnia, Serbia, and Croatia.
C
Israel and Palestine recognized each other’s statehood.
D
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on the resettlement of ethnic groups.
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Which of the following words is used to categorize the terms “Hispanic” or “Latino,” according to the US Census?

A
race
B
ethnicity
C
nationality
D
class

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