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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. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






2. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






4. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






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






9. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






12. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






14. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






16. 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






17. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






18. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






20. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






21. Population geography






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






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






24. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






25. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






29. Resources that can be renewed






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






31. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






34. The number of children the average woman will bear during her reproductive years






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






36. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






40. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






44. An area protected by isolation where a language has survived unchanged






45. Government ruled by the people






46. A part of a region; more personal - individual - Ex. McHenry






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






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






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






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