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






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






3. 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






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






5. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






9. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






10. Massacre of a particular group






11. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






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






16. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






19. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






23. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






27. A language with a writing system






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






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






30. A graph used to show age and sex composition






31. 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






32. Taxes on imports or exports






33. Original inhabitants of an area






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






35. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






37. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






47. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






48. Resources that can be renewed






49. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






50. The growth of cities