3.6 Cultural diffusion and global influence Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 4

The 20 questions

1. Which agent drives cultural diffusion alongside TNCs, media and migration?

   • Trade embargoes
   • Subsidy programmes
   • Tourism
   • Tariff barriers

2. What term describes the global culture spread by TNCs and media?

   • Indigenous culture
   • Localised culture
   • Westernised culture
   • Traditional culture

3. What term describes the loss of traditional language, food and music?

   • Cultural assimilation
   • Cultural hybridity
   • Cultural diffusion
   • Cultural erosion

4. Where has loss of Indigenous lifestyles occurred due to cultural erosion?

   • New Zealand
   • Svalbard
   • Falkland Islands
   • Papua New Guinea

5. Which change in Asia demonstrates the environmental impact of westernised culture?

   • Declining literacy
   • Changing diets
   • Shrinking cities
   • Lower fertility

6. Which global movement raised awareness of opportunities for disadvantaged groups?

   • Paralympic movement
   • Olympic movement
   • Red Cross movement
   • Fairtrade movement

7. Which movement opposes globalisation due to environmental and cultural concerns?

   • Environmental movement
   • Free trade movement
   • International Monetary Fund
   • World Bank

8. Besides cultural erosion, what else can global cultural diffusion create?

   • Population decline
   • Trade tariffs
   • New opportunities
   • Resource scarcity

9. How can global awareness help Indigenous groups facing cultural erosion?

   • Closing borders
   • Asserting rights
   • Stopping trade
   • Banning migration

10. What environmental impact results from the adoption of westernised diets?

    • Glacial retreat
    • Land use changes
    • Volcanic activity
    • Tectonic uplift

11. How do TNCs spread westernised consumption patterns globally?

    • Capital controls
    • Import quotas
    • Global branding
    • Import tariffs

12. Why do anti-globalisation groups oppose the spread of global culture?

    • Cultural exploitation
    • Technological innovation
    • Higher literacy rates
    • Renewable energy growth

13. What do migrants transport between countries that causes cultural diffusion?

    • Cultural practices
    • National borders
    • Physical landscapes
    • Sovereign currencies

14. Why can cultural erosion lead to environmental degradation?

    • Lowering transport costs
    • Devaluing traditional knowledge
    • Increasing urban density
    • Raising tax revenues

15. Which process leads to the loss of traditional languages and local culture?

    • Cultural erosion
    • Cultural hybridity
    • Cultural diffusion
    • Cultural assimilation

16. What term describes the protection of traditional local cultures from global cultural erosion?

    • Cultural preservation
    • Cultural diffusion
    • Cultural imperialism
    • Cultural homogenisation

17. What term describes the blending of global and local cultural forms?

    • Cultural homogenisation
    • Cultural isolation
    • Cultural erosion
    • Cultural hybridity

18. Which movement is used as an example of expanding opportunities for disadvantaged groups?

    • Paralympic movement
    • Olympic movement
    • Red Cross movement
    • Fairtrade movement

19. What process describes the spread of cultural ideas, practices, and products between countries?

    • Cultural diffusion
    • Cultural erosion
    • Cultural preservation
    • Cultural isolation

20. What term describes the process where global culture makes distinct local cultures identical?

    • Cultural homogenisation
    • Cultural diffusion
    • Cultural hybridity
    • Cultural diversification

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