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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Economy where people consume only what they produce






8. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






10. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






13. A language with a writing system






14. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






17. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






20. Highly developed cultures






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






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






23. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






31. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






35. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






36. A graph used to show age and sex composition






37. 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






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






39. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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