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Quiz 2: Why Do People Live Where They Do? (Unit 2) Questions and
100% Correct Answers UPDATED!!!
Balkanization - ANSWER the division of an area into smaller
regions, which are usually hostile to one another
Colonization - ANSWER a system under which foreign
governments take control of an area for political and/or
economic purposes
Cultural convergence - ANSWER the contact and interaction of
culture groups
Cultural diffusion - ANSWER the process whereby one culture
adopts traits of another culture
Cultural divergence - ANSWER government policy that attempts
to restrict the access of its population to outside culture
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Cultural mosaic - ANSWER groups living near each other while
maintaining their unique cultures
Ethnic cleansing - ANSWER policy whereby one group of
individuals of common ancestry is removed from an area by
another group of individuals of common ancestry, either
through death or expulsion
Geopolitical - ANSWER the link between geography and politics
wear simple clothing
live in farming communities
use horse-drawn vehicles
value education - ANSWER Select all items that describe the
Amish culture.
increased exchange of ideas and goods - ANSWER What
describes the effect of economic alliances on member nations?
EU - ANSWER Citizens of _____ are citizens of all the nations in
the alliance.
Quiz 2: Why Do People Live Where They Do? (Unit 2) Questions and
100% Correct Answers UPDATED!!!
Balkanization - ANSWER the division of an area into smaller
regions, which are usually hostile to one another
Colonization - ANSWER a system under which foreign
governments take control of an area for political and/or
economic purposes
Cultural convergence - ANSWER the contact and interaction of
culture groups
Cultural diffusion - ANSWER the process whereby one culture
adopts traits of another culture
Cultural divergence - ANSWER government policy that attempts
to restrict the access of its population to outside culture
, 2|Page
Cultural mosaic - ANSWER groups living near each other while
maintaining their unique cultures
Ethnic cleansing - ANSWER policy whereby one group of
individuals of common ancestry is removed from an area by
another group of individuals of common ancestry, either
through death or expulsion
Geopolitical - ANSWER the link between geography and politics
wear simple clothing
live in farming communities
use horse-drawn vehicles
value education - ANSWER Select all items that describe the
Amish culture.
increased exchange of ideas and goods - ANSWER What
describes the effect of economic alliances on member nations?
EU - ANSWER Citizens of _____ are citizens of all the nations in
the alliance.
