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






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






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






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






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






6. Structures built in a traditional manner






7. A government ruled by a king or queen






8. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






10. To send goods to another country for sale






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






12. Goods brought into a country






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. The numerical ratio of males to females






15. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






18. Population geography






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






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






21. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






23. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






24. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






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






30. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






42. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






43. 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






44. Original inhabitants of an area






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






46. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






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