Chapter 5
Culture, Ethnicity, Language
and Religion
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
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.
05.02 Which religion has the second largest
number of adherents?
1. Christianity
2. Hinduism
3. Islam
4. Buddhism
5. Judaism
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.
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
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
05.04 The cultural hearth of Buddhism is in
which place?
1. Japan
2. China
3. Korea
4. Thailand
5. India
05.04 The cultural hearth of Buddhism is in which place?
1. Japan
2. China
3. Korea
4. Thailand
5. India
05.05 A pilgrimage to Mecca made by Muslims
is:
1. jihad
2. Ramadan
3. Sunni
4. Qur’an
5. hajj
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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