1. Chapter 5 Culture, Ethnicity, Language and Religion

2. 05.01 Geographer Carl Sauer is best associated with the concept of:
1. diaspora
2. cultural landscape
3. genre de vie
4. historical geography
5. rites of passage

3. 05.01 Geographer Carl Sauer is best associated with the concept of:
1. diaspora
2. cultural landscape
3. genre de vie
4. historical geography
5. rites of passage
Explanation: Sauer was instrumental in developing the concept of cultural landscape, which is the outcome of the interaction between a human group and the natural environment.

4. 05.02 Which religion has the second largest number of adherents?
1. Christianity
2. Hinduism
3. Islam
4. Buddhism
5. Judaism

5. 05.02 Which religion has the second largest number of adherents?
1. Christianity
2. Hinduism
3. Islam
4. Buddhism
5. Judaism
Explanation: Islam, with about one billion adherents, is the second largest religion in the world, after Christianity.

6. 05.03 In which region of the United States would you expect to find the greatest number of Lutherans, as a percentage of county population?
1. South
2. Upper Midwest
3. New England
4. West Coast
5. Southwest

7. 05.03 In which region of the United States would you expect to find the greatest number of Lutherans, as a percentage of county population?
1. South
2. Upper Midwest
3. New England
4. West Coast
5. Southwest

8. 05.04 The cultural hearth of Buddhism is in which place?
1. Japan
2. China
3. Korea
4. Thailand
5. India

9. 05.04 The cultural hearth of Buddhism is in which place?
1. Japan
2. China
3. Korea
4. Thailand
5. India

10. 05.05 A pilgrimage to Mecca made by Muslims is:
1. jihad
2. Ramadan
3. Sunni
4. Qur’an
5. hajj

11. 05.05 A pilgrimage to Mecca made by Muslims is:
1. jihad
2. Ramadan
3. Sunni
4. Qur’an
5. hajj
Explanation: Hajj is the name given to the pilgrimage to Mecca; Muslims are obligated to make the hajj if they are able to do so.

12. 05.06 In which of these countries is Portuguese an official language?
1. Argentina and the Philippines
2. Angola and Brazil
3. Peru and Nigeria
4. Indonesia and Bangladesh
5. all of the above

13. 05.06 In which of these countries is Portuguese an official language?
1. Argentina and the Philippines
2. Angola and Brazil
3. Peru and Nigeria
4. Indonesia and Bangladesh
5. all of the above

14. 05.07 Global gay tourism guides explicitly market which of these cities as gay tourist destinations?
1. San Francisco, California
2. Amsterdam, Netherlands
3. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4. all of the above
5. none of the above

15. 05.07 Global gay tourism guides explicitly market which of these cities as gay tourist destinations?
1. San Francisco, California
2. Amsterdam, Netherlands
3. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4. all of the above
5. none of the above
Explanation: The global tourism industry is increasingly recognizing the purchasing power of gay tourists. These three cities, along with Sydney, Australia, have become major gay tourist destinations.

16. 05.08 In addition to Europe, the Indo-European language family is widely distributed in which region?
1. North Africa
2. Tibet and Kazakhstan
3. Iran, Pakistan, and northern India
4. Egypt and Israel
5. Central Africa

17. 05.08 In addition to Europe, the Indo-European language family is widely distributed in which region?
1. North Africa
2. Tibet and Kazakhstan
3. Iran, Pakistan, and northern India
4. Egypt and Israel
5. Central Africa

18. 05.09 Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism all originated on the continent of:
1. Europe
2. Africa
3. Asia
4. North America
5. South America

19. 05.09 Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism all originated on the continent of:
1. Europe
2. Africa
3. Asia
4. North America
5. South America

20. 05.10 In which region of the United States would you expect to find the greatest number of Baptists, as a percentage of county population?
1. South
2. Upper Midwest
3. New England
4. West Coast
5. Southwest

21. 05.10 In which region of the United States would you expect to find the greatest number of Baptists, as a percentage of county population?
1. South
2. Upper Midwest
3. New England
4. West Coast
5. Southwest

22. 05.11 The geographic origins or sources of innovations, ideas, or ideologies are known as:
1. genre de vie
2. rites of passage
3. cultural hearths
4. cultural traits
5. hinterlands

23. 05.11 The geographic origins or sources of innovations, ideas, or ideologies are known as:
1. genre de vie
2. rites of passage
3. cultural hearths
4. cultural traits
5. hinterlands

24. 05.12 The spatial dispersion of a previously homogeneous group is known as:
1. cultural hearth
2. rites of passage
3. hajj
4. diaspora
5. cultural complex

25. 05.12 The spatial dispersion of a previously homogeneous group is known as:
1. cultural hearth
2. rites of passage
3. hajj
4. diaspora
5. cultural complex
Explanation: The movement of Jews from their traditional homeland in southwest Asia is an example of a diaspora.

26. 05.13 The Roman Catholic branch of Christianity is most dominant in which regions?
1. southern Europe and southern Africa
2. southern Europe and South America
3. North America and southern Asia
4. Australia and North America
5. Russia and North Africa

27. 05.13 The Roman Catholic branch of Christianity is most dominant in which regions?
1. southern Europe and eastern Asia
2. southern Europe and South America
3. North America and southern Asia
4. Australia and North America
5. Russia and North Africa