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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Taxes on imports or exports






2. Government ruled by the people






3. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






4. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






5. Number of people out of every 1 -000 who die in a year






6. The spread of innovations within an area in a snowballing process; users increase & area of occurrence grows






7. Culture based in large - heterogeneous societies permitting individualism - CHANGE - money - economy - weakened interpersonal relationships.






8. Visible - genetic differences among groups; physical - biological






9. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






10. A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death






11. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer.






12. Group of people who share common ancestry - language - religion - customs - or combination of such characteristics






13. A type of expansion diffusion where an innovation spreads very quickly - like a fast spreading disease






14. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






15. An ethnic group adopts some ways of the host society to be able to function economically and socially






16. Tendency of people to migrate to the same area over time; as on goes - so do others






17. The belief that cultures are directly shaped by the physical environment






18. A country that is poorly developed - with citizens whos main income is agriculture. 'low income nations'






19. The binding together of all the lands & peoples of the world into an integrated system driven by the marketplace; homogenization






20. A barrier that permits some aspects of an innovation to diffuse through it but weakens continued spread






21. The growth of cities






22. The young and the old in a society who need care






23. A language with a small vocabulary borrowed from another language; used in commerce






24. A group of people who share a common acestry or traditions living as a minority in a larger society






25. Large-scale movement of people between different regions of the world






26. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






27. Belief that culture depends more on what people perceive the Environment to be than on the actual character of the Environment






28. The forceful taking of territory by a distant state - often involving the displacement of indigenous populations to make way for other settlers






29. One who can speak many languages






30. Resources that can be renewed






31. Resources such as fossil fuels - which can not be made again.






32. The study of the relationships between people & the places where they live






33. The raising of plants or animals






34. Structures built in a traditional manner






35. Economy where people consume only what they produce






36. Voluntary movement of a group of migrants back to native country






37. Well-established language of communication and commerce; not the mother tongue






38. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






39. The ability of people - ideas - or things to move freely through space






40. Highly developed cultures






41. A type of expansion diffusion in which a specific trait fails to spread but the underlying idea is accepted - Example: Reindeer






42. Original inhabitants of an area






43. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






44. A collection of languages that are related because of a common ancestor






45. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






46. Number of live births per 1000 population in a given year






47. A graph used to show age and sex composition






48. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






49. The study of spatial patterns & of differences & similarities from one place to another in Environment and culture; to write about the earth






50. A group of people with norms - values - & material practices that differentiate them from the dominate culture