44) In which of the following cases will the total fertility rate (TFR) be highest?
A) when women marry early and have one or two children
B) when women marry in their late 30s, and then have children
C) when women marry in their late 20s, then have several children
D) when women marry early, have children, then die in their late 20s
E) when women marry early and have many children over a long span of years
45) Which of the following is NOT shown in a population pyramid?
A) a general, graphic indication of the growth rate
B) males in the population
C) females in the population
D) age distribution of the population
E) birth and death rates
46) What measure of migration tells whether more people are entering or leaving a country?
A) rate of in–migration
B) rate of out-migration
C) emigration rate
D) immigration rate
E) net migration rate
47) The world’s population is projected to increase by how many people by the year 2025?
A) 2 billion
B) 1 billion
C) 500 million
D) 250 million
E) 125 million
48) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?
A) It is individual.
B) It is learned.
C) It is shared.
D) It has abstract dimensions.
E) It has material dimensions.
49) What is the distinctive form of a language that is associated with different regions?
A) lingua franca
B) official language
C) language group
D) dialect
E) language family
50) An agreed-upon common language to facilitate communication on specific topics such as
business is called a(n)
A) dialect.
B) official language.
C) language group.
D) language family.
E) lingua franca.
51) The active promotion of one cultural system over another cultural system is called
A) cultural hybridization.
B) cultural syncretism.
C) culture.
D) cultural imperialism.
E) cultural exchange.
52) Which world language family is NOT found in Africa?
A) Afro–Asiatic
B) Niger–Congo
C) Nilo–Saharan
D) Khoisan
E) Altaic
53) Child-rearing, education, and marriage are examples of what social construct?
A) secularism
B) ethnic religion
C) gender roles
D) universalizing religion
E) lingua franca
54) Cultural syncretism is a synonym for which of the following phrases?
A) cultural development
B) cultural hybridization
C) cultural evolution
D) cultural disintegration
E) cultural nationalism
55) What is cultural syncretism?
A) the blending of popular culture with local cultural traditions
B) the adoption of popular culture by a local ethnic group
C) the replacement of local cultural traditions with popular culture
D) the rejection of popular culture by a local ethnic group
E) the elimination of local cultures caused by the spread of popular culture
56) Which of the following is an example of an abstract dimension of culture?
A) technology
B) architecture
C) ideology
D) foods
E) music
57) What country is well known for its official prohibition against unwanted cultural traits,
especially in its language?
A) France
B) United States
C) Australia
D) India
E) Japan
58) In what world region is Swahili a lingua franca?
A) Eastern Africa
B) North Africa
C) South Asia
D) Southeast Asia
E) Latin America
59) Which of the following are ethnic religions?
A) Judaism and Islam
B) Hinduism and Buddhism
C) Mormonism and Islam
D) Judaism and Hinduism
E) Judaism and Mormonism
60) What is a universalizing religion?
A) a religion that attempts to appeal to all peoples regardless of location or culture
B) a metaphysical religion that seeks inner peace through contact with extraterrestrial beings
C) a religion that seeks to identify the common elements of all religions of the world in order to
bring worldwide religious unity
D) a global movement to promote interfaith cooperation, similar to the United Nations
E) Hinduism
61) What is an ethnic religion?
A) a religion that seeks the highest ethical values
B) a religion that is identified with a specific ethnic, tribal, or national group
C) a religion that originates within a small, relatively isolated geographic area
D) a religion that rejects any converts
E) an animist religion
62) Approximately how many of the earth‘s people are Muslim?
A) 500 million
B) 1.3 billion
C) 1.9 billion
D) 2.4 billion
E) 2.8 billion
63) Which of the following religions are most closely related to Judaism?
A) Christianity and Islam
B) Hinduism and Sikhism
C) Shinto and Buddhism
D) Animism and Zoroastrianism
E) Taoism and Confucianism
64) Which of the following is an example of a material dimension of culture?
A) speech
B) architecture
C) religion
D) value systems
E) livelihood
65) Which of the following characteristics often best defines cultural groups?
A) politics
B) religion
C) language
D) commerce
E) customs
66) Which of the following focuses on the interaction between power, territory, and space at
different scales?
A) political science
B) geopolitics
C) comparative politics
D) international relations
E) geomorphology
67) Which of the following groups of people is considered a nation without a state?
A) Turks
B) Kazakhs
C) Azeris
D) Kurds
E) Estonians
68) The Kurdish national area is an example of
A) neocolonialism.
B) decentralization.
C) sovereignty.
D) a nation without a state.
E) a nation–state.
69) What is colonialism?
A) the temporary occupation of another country
B) the formal establishment of rule over a foreign population
C) the establishment of trade relations with another country
D) the introduction of popular consumer culture in a traditional society
E) all of the above
70) What is the process of a colony’s gaining (or regaining) control over its territory and
establishing a separate, independent government?
A) revolution
B) imperialism
C) colonization
D) decolonialization
E) autonomy
71) Which of the following statements about terrorism is FALSE?
A) Global terrorism is both a product as well as an expression of globalization.
B) Before the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, acts of global terrorism were
usually connected to nationalist aspirations for independence.
C) Members of today’s terrorist networks communicate via cell phones and the Internet.
D) Today’s terrorism is financed through a complicated array of holding companies and subsidies
that traffic in a range of goods, such as honey, diamonds, and opium.
E) Terrorism in today’s world is highly centralized.