Culture Diffusion Quiz

Cultural regions are defined by:

• Shared language, customs, and history.

• physical characteristics, economies and political boundaries.

• clashing attitudes, different geography, and long distances.

• no similarities.

Which of the following is NOT a cultural region?

• North Africa

• East Asia

• Antarctica

• Latin America

The cultural regions of North Africa and the Middle East are closely related due to:

• economic dependence

• close relations with Europe

• large urban populations

• similar religious beliefs and a shared language

Cultural diffusion occurs when

• cultures disappear.

• cultural elements spread from one area to another area.

• cultures come into conflict.

• cultures lose their characteristics.

One example of cultural diffusion is

• traditional Chinese music being banned by the Communist Party.

• McDonald's locations spreading across the globe to many countries.

• the isolation of the Amish people in the United States.

• war breaking out between two ethnic groups.

In which cultural region do most people speak Arabic and follow Islam?

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In which cultural region would you find BOTH English and French speakers with a history of English colonization?

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Which cultural region is dominated by an ISLAND CONTINENT, and contains THOUSANDS of islands with dozens of different cultural groups?

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Which cultural region is characterized by Spanish and Portuguese speakers who mainly follow Roman Catholicism?

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In which cultural region do you live?

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