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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. Highly developed cultures






2. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Taxes on imports or exports






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






21. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






22. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






25. Resources that can be renewed






26. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






28. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






29. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






31. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






45. A government ruled by a king or queen






46. Original inhabitants of an area






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






48. A group of people who share a common acestry or traditions living as a minority in a larger society






49. Goods brought into a country






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