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






2. The growth of cities






3. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






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






8. Structures built in a traditional manner






9. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






13. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






16. Border of word usage or pronunciation






17. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






18. One who can speak many languages






19. A voluntary community where people of like origin live by choice






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






21. The raising of plants or animals






22. 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






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






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






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






26. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






27. Resources that can be renewed






28. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






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






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






31. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






33. 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






34. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






35. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






36. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






40. A government ruled by a king or queen






41. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






42. A graph used to show age and sex composition






43. Population geography






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






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






46. The belief that cultures are directly shaped by the physical environment






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






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






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






50. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing