AP Human Geography Unit 3 Test Questions and Answers

AP Human Geography Unit 3 Test
Questions and Answers

C. Indo-European - -People in London, Melbourne, Vancouver, and Mumbai
all speak-
A. Mandarin
B. Romance
C. Indo-European
D. Germanic
E. Sino-Tibetan

- E. Niger-Congo - -The most important language family in Sub-Saharan
Africa is-
A. Afro-Asiatic.
B. Khoisan.
C. Nilo-Saharan.
D. Altaic
E. Niger-Congo

- E. is not a sanctified place. - -A mosque differs from a church, because a
mosque-
A. is not a place of worship.
B. displays a variety of architectural styles.
C. is decorated with scenes from the life of the founder.
D. contains relics of the founder.
E. is not a sanctified place.

- D. remained concentrated in one region of the world. - -Unlike other
universalizing religions, Buddhism-
A. was founded in China.
B. worships more than one god.
C. was not begun by an individual founder.
D. remained concentrated in one region of the world.
E. diffused primarily by colonization.

- D. its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel. - -Judaism is
classified as an ethnic rather than a universalizing religion, primarily
because-
A. it commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.
B. its main holidays relate to events in the life of its founder, Abraham.
C. the holy text is the foundation of the religion.
D. its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel.
E. it uses a lunar calendar.

, - E. Belgium - -The Flemings and Walloons live in what country?-
A. Switzerland
B. South Africa
C. France
D. Liechtenstein
E. Belgium

- E. A and C - -Which concept is the contemporary geographer likely to
reject?-
A. The physical environment causes people to adopt social customs.
B. People in similar environments adopt different social customs.
C. People ignore their physical environment.
D. A and B
E. A and C

- D. strong desire to preserve unique customs. - -People maintain their folk
culture despite familiarity with popular culture primarily because of-
A. fear of foreign influence.
B. concern for the physical environment.
C. lack of exposure to the media.
D. strong desire to preserve unique customs.
E. the high cost of popular customs.

- B. Buddhism - -Which is not an ETHNIC Asian religion?-
A. Daoism
B. Buddhism
C. Shintoism
D. Confucianism
E. Hinduism

- E. Vietnamese songs. - -An example of a folk custom used to diffuse
information about agriculture is-
A. Home design in Madagascar.
B. Himalayan art.
C. Association Football.
D. Armed Forces Radio.
E. Vietnamese songs.

- A. assigns everyone to a distinct class. - -Hinduism's caste system-
A. assigns everyone to a distinct class.
B. identifies a family's important deities.
C. decrees the pilgrimages which should be taken.
D. is the basis for seasonal celebrations.
E. is a substitute for the lack of a holy book.

, - A. frequently use religious toponyms. - -The people of Quebec are
distinguished from residents of neighboring Canadian provinces and the
United States because they-
A. frequently use religious toponyms.
B. don't speak an Indo-European language.
C. are not predominantly Christian.
D. want to become part of France again.
E. practice religious tolerance.

- C. revived - -Hebrew is an example of a/an _________________ language
A. Altaic
B. reformed
C. revived
D. isolated
E. extinct

- C. relocation diffusion. - -Christianity first diffused from its hearth through
A. contagious diffusion.
B. hierarchical diffusion.
C. relocation diffusion.
D. expansion diffusion.
E. all of the above.

- B. Shiite - -The dominant branch of Islam in Iran is
A. Sufi
B. Shiite
C. Sikh
D. Druze
E. Sunni

- B. Christianity - -The world's largest universalizing religion is
A. Shintoism
B. Christianity
C. Islam
D. Sikhism
E. Buddhism

- E. relocation - -Folk cultures are spread primarily by ______________
diffusion
A. hierarchical
B. expansion
C. contagious
D. stimulus
E. relocation