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






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






3. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






4. A limitation on imports






5. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






7. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






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






13. To send goods to another country for sale






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






15. 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






16. Resources that can be renewed






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






18. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






20. Goods brought into a country






21. 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






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






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






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






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






26. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






27. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






31. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






35. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






37. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






41. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






43. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






45. Highly developed cultures






46. Population geography






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






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






49. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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