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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. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






5. Taxes on imports or exports






6. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






9. Group of people who share common ancestry - language - religion - customs - or combination of such characteristics






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






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






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






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






14. A language with a writing system






15. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






16. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






19. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






23. Population geography






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






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






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






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






28. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






29. 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






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






31. A limitation on imports






32. Border of word usage or pronunciation






33. 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






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






35. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






36. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






38. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






40. Place-name






41. The belief that cultures are directly shaped by the physical environment






42. One who can speak many languages






43. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






44. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






46. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






48. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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