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






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






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






4. Structures built in a traditional manner






5. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






6. 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






7. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






11. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






15. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






16. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Voluntary movement of a group of migrants back to native country






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






25. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






27. Border of word usage or pronunciation






28. A government ruled by a king or queen






29. The growth of cities






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






31. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






35. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






36. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






37. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






38. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






40. Economy where people consume only what they produce






41. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






42. To send goods to another country for sale






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






44. 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






45. A language with a writing system






46. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






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