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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 belief that cultures are directly shaped by the physical environment






2. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Goods brought into a country






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






16. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






17. Massacre of a particular group






18. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






19. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






20. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






25. Border of word usage or pronunciation






26. A government ruled by a king or queen






27. A language with a writing system






28. Place-name






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






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






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






32. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






40. The raising of plants or animals






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






42. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






43. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






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






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






49. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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