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






2. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






4. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






5. Border of word usage or pronunciation






6. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






7. One who can speak many languages






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






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






10. Original inhabitants of an area






11. 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






12. Government ruled by the people






13. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






16. All physical - tangible objects made & used by a group; Example; clothes - books - desks....






17. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






19. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






20. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






31. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






32. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






33. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






37. Population geography






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






45. Resources that can be renewed






46. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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