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






2. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






5. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






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






11. The growth of cities






12. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






21. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






26. The numerical ratio of males to females






27. Place-name






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






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






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






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






32. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






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






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






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






36. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






39. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






41. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






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






46. One who can speak many languages






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






48. To send goods to another country for sale






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






50. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration