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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. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






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






6. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






7. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






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






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






13. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






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






19. One who can speak many languages






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






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






22. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






27. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






31. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






36. Massacre of a particular group






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






38. To send goods to another country for sale






39. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






40. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






41. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






44. 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






45. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






46. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






48. Taxes on imports or exports






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






50. Place-name