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






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






4. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






6. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






7. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






9. One who can speak many languages






10. 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






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






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






13. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






18. Place-name






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






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






21. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






24. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






26. The growth of cities






27. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The removal of an unwanted ethnic minority from a nation-state through mass-killing - deportation - or imprisonment






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. A graph used to show age and sex composition






37. An area protected by isolation where a language has survived unchanged






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






39. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






41. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






43. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






45. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






46. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






49. The raising of plants or animals






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