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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. Total way of life held in common by a group of people; speech - behavior - beliefs - practices






2. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






3. A language derived from pidgin that has a fuller vocabulary and has become the native language of a group






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






5. A voluntary community where people of like origin live by choice






6. An area in the suburbs where a particular ethnic group resides






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






8. Border of word usage or pronunciation






9. The spread of ideas - customs - and technologies from one people to another






10. Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs






11. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






12. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






15. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






16. Population geography






17. Leave one's country of residence for a new one






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






19. A cultivation system that features the interpolating of trees with field crops






20. An area of city where ethnic group lives by choice or by force






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






22. A stabilized population created when an average of only 2 children per couple survive to adulthood so that the number of births equals the number of deaths






23. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






25. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






29. The spread of elements of culture from one point of origin over an area






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






31. A grouping of like places or the functional union of places into a spatial unit






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






33. A belief - theory that the Environment may be one influence in how a person or culture develops but that there are other equally important factors






34. To send goods to another country for sale






35. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






37. Highly developed cultures






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






39. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






41. A mutually agreed on system of symbolic communication for speaking and/or writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. The raising of plants or animals






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