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






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






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






5. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






6. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






9. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






10. A graph used to show age and sex composition






11. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






12. Population geography






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






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






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






16. Resources that can be renewed






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






18. Place-name






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






20. Government ruled by the people






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






22. Culture based in large - heterogeneous societies permitting individualism - CHANGE - money - economy - weakened interpersonal relationships.






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






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






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






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






27. One who can speak many languages






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






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






30. A type of expansion diffusion in which a specific trait fails to spread but the underlying idea is accepted - Example: Reindeer






31. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






34. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






38. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






43. Economy where people consume only what they produce






44. Structures built in a traditional manner






45. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






47. 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






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






49. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






50. A limitation on imports