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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






9. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






12. Resources that can be renewed






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






14. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






16. Taxes on imports or exports






17. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






18. Structures built in a traditional manner






19. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






22. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






24. 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






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






26. A language with a writing system






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






28. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






31. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






33. The raising of plants or animals






34. Population geography






35. The numerical ratio of males to females






36. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






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






41. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






42. Highly developed cultures






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






44. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






48. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






49. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






50. Place-name