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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. To send goods to another country for sale






2. Government ruled by the people






3. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






6. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






9. All physical - tangible objects made & used by a group; Example; clothes - books - desks....






10. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






12. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






17. Words and phrases not part of a standard - recognized language






18. Resources that can be renewed






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






25. One who can speak many languages






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






27. A language with a writing system






28. A graph used to show age and sex composition






29. Original inhabitants of an area






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






31. The numerical ratio of males to females






32. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






36. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






38. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






42. An independent country dominated by a relatively homogeneous culture group






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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