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






2. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






6. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






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






12. One who can speak many languages






13. Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs






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






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






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






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






18. Economy where people consume only what they produce






19. To send goods to another country for sale






20. Massacre of a particular group






21. Highly developed cultures






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






23. Goods brought into a country






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






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






26. 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






27. A government ruled by a king or queen






28. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






31. Government ruled by the people






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






33. Resources that can be renewed






34. 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






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






36. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






40. A language with a writing system






41. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






42. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






44. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






47. Original inhabitants of an area






48. Place-name






49. A person forced to leave her or his home or country seeking protection from danger






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