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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 annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






2. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






7. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






8. The growth of cities






9. To send goods to another country for sale






10. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






11. The raising of plants or animals






12. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Economy where people consume only what they produce






21. Taxes on imports or exports






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






23. A graph used to show age and sex composition






24. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






27. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






37. A language with a writing system






38. Place-name






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






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






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






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






43. One who can speak many languages






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






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






46. Government ruled by the people






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






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






49. Border of word usage or pronunciation






50. Original inhabitants of an area