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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 language with a writing system






2. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






3. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






11. The absence of trade-distorting policies that give domestic firms - households - or factors of production an advantage over foreign ones






12. Highly developed cultures






13. Resources that can be renewed






14. A graph used to show age and sex composition






15. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






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






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






20. Government ruled by the people






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






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






23. One who can speak many languages






24. Taxes on imports or exports






25. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






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






31. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






32. Visible - genetic differences among groups; physical - biological






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






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






35. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






39. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






42. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






44. A cultivation system that features the interpolating of trees with field crops






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






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






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






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






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






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