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






2. Highly developed cultures






3. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






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






9. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






10. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






12. One who can speak many languages






13. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






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






17. Place-name






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






19. The raising of plants or animals






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






21. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






25. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






27. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






29. The study of the relationships between people & the places where they live






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






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






32. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. Government ruled by the people






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






41. 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






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






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






44. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






47. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






49. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






50. Taxes on imports or exports