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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 government ruled by a king or queen






2. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






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






8. The growth of cities






9. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






13. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






15. Place-name






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






17. To send goods to another country for sale






18. Resources that can be renewed






19. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






20. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






23. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






27. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






28. A barrier that completely halts the diffusion or spread of an innovation; completely blocks






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






30. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Population geography






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Original inhabitants of an area






49. Highly developed cultures






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