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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. The growth of cities






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






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






5. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






9. A limitation on imports






10. Massacre of a particular group






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






12. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Government ruled by the people






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






30. One who can speak many languages






31. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






32. 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






33. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






35. Goods brought into a country






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






37. A language with a writing system






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






39. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






40. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






44. Taxes on imports or exports






45. Population geography






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






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






48. To send goods to another country for sale






49. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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