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






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






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






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






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






6. Goods brought into a country






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






8. Original inhabitants of an area






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






10. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






12. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






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






17. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






18. A government ruled by a king or queen






19. Population geography






20. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






21. 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






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






23. Economy where people consume only what they produce






24. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






26. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






27. Place-name






28. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






31. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






33. Government ruled by the people






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






35. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






36. The method used to answer these three questions: what goods and services to produce -how to produce them - and who will recieve them.






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






38. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






42. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






46. A graph used to show age and sex composition






47. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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