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






2. Highly developed cultures






3. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. To send goods to another country for sale






10. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






11. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






12. Government ruled by the people






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






14. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






15. Taxes on imports or exports






16. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






18. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






19. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






24. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






29. Population geography






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






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






32. 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






33. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






36. A doctrine that proposes women are inherently better Environmental preservationists than men






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






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






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






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






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






42. Economy where people consume only what they produce






43. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






45. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






46. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






49. 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






50. The numerical ratio of males to females