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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. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






3. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






4. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






8. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






12. A government ruled by a king or queen






13. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






16. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






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






27. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






29. A limitation on imports






30. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






34. Government ruled by the people






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






36. 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






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






38. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






41. Place-name






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






43. Goods brought into a country






44. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






48. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






50. The growth of cities