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






2. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






4. Highly developed cultures






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






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






7. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






9. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






12. Taxes on imports or exports






13. 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






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






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






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






17. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






20. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






22. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






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






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






28. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






29. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






31. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






32. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






34. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






35. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






38. 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






39. Border of word usage or pronunciation






40. Resources that can be renewed






41. Wide range of tales - legends - lore - beliefs - superstitions






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






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






44. Population geography






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






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






47. A language with a writing system






48. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






50. 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