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






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






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






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






5. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






6. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






10. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






12. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






13. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






16. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






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






22. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






25. 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






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






27. The growth of cities






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






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






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






31. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






34. Place-name






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






36. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






39. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






42. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






46. Population geography






47. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






49. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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