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






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






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






4. A government ruled by a king or queen






5. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






6. Massacre of a particular group






7. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






10. Highly developed cultures






11. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






14. The number of children the average woman will bear during her reproductive years






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






16. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






20. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






22. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






25. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






27. Taxes on imports or exports






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






29. Border of word usage or pronunciation






30. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






33. Government ruled by the people






34. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






45. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






46. 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






47. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






48. Economy where people consume only what they produce






49. Original inhabitants of an area






50. A language with a writing system