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






2. The growth of cities






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






4. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






9. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






11. Place-name






12. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






14. Structures built in a traditional manner






15. Government ruled by the people






16. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






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






18. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






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






24. Border of word usage or pronunciation






25. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






26. 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






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






28. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






31. The numerical ratio of males to females






32. Massacre of a particular group






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






34. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






38. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






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






44. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






46. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






49. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






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