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






2. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






3. The growth of cities






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






5. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






8. A person forced to leave her or his home or country seeking protection from danger






9. Forced displacement of a population by government policy - violence - disease - war - enslavement - natural disaster - or ethnic cleansing






10. A collection of languages with a common origin but split into languages






11. A doctrine that proposes women are inherently better Environmental preservationists than men






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






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






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






15. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






16. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






18. A government in which the people have no rights; one person or a small group of people rule the country by force and make all the laws






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






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






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






22. A government ruled by a king or queen






23. A limitation on imports






24. Population geography






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






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






27. One who can speak many languages






28. Immigrants introduce some traditions to new land - but less complex than those in the old country






29. A language with a writing system






30. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






32. Spread of an innovation that occurs by physically moving to a new area bringing the innovation with you






33. An area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language






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






35. Small - cohesive - conservative - isolated - nerly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race






36. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






37. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






39. Border of word usage or pronunciation






40. Wide range of tales - legends - lore - beliefs - superstitions






41. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






42. A barrier that completely halts the diffusion or spread of an innovation; completely blocks






43. The absence of trade-distorting policies that give domestic firms - households - or factors of production an advantage over foreign ones






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






45. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






48. The removal of an unwanted ethnic minority from a nation-state through mass-killing - deportation - or imprisonment






49. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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