AP Human Geography Unit 3: Test

Which of the following is the belief that one's own culture is the best or better than other cultures?

• Ethos

• Prejudice

• Ethnocentrism

• Stereotyping

Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?

• Cultural ecology
• Nonmaterial culture
• Built environment
• Environmental determinism

Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?

• Islam
• Mormonism
• Buddhism
• Judaism

If four languages have similar words for numbers and the names of fish, but different names for a certain disease, what might be concluded about the time at which the disease first diffused?

• The disease spread among a population that later divided and evolved into four different languages.

• The population divided and evolved into the four different languages, and then the disease spread.

• The disease spread to two different populations that later divided into two different languages.

• There can be no conclusions drawn about the initial diffusion of the disease based on language.

Which of the following is a term used in the study of place names?

• Isonyms
• Phenoyms
• Acronyms
• Toponyms

Cultural landscape can be defined as:

• the types of art, music, dance, and theater practiced in a particular region

• the ways that people in differing cultures perceive the environment

• the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

• a particular area within a geographic region dedicated to cultural activities

An ethnic neighborhood is best described as which of the following?

• An involuntary community where people with similar values reside
• A rural community where people with similar backgrounds are required to live
• A voluntary urban community where people of similar origin reside
• An area in the inner city where certain groups are forced to live

The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the

• modification of Earth's surface by human actions

• integration of behavioral traits within a group

• spread of an idea or innovation from its source

• relationship between human cultures and their physical environment

Swahili in East Africa and English in global commerce are examples of...

• pidgin languages
• lingua franca
• standard language
• official language

The Indo-European language family includes the major languages of Europe and those dominant in all the following regions EXCEPT

• Iran
• Russia
• Northern India
• Central Asia