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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 collection of languages with a common origin but split into languages






2. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






7. Economy where people consume only what they produce






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






17. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






19. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






21. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






23. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






24. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






28. The raising of plants or animals






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






30. 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






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






32. A limitation on imports






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






34. Original inhabitants of an area






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






36. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






38. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






39. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






44. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






45. One who can speak many languages






46. A language with a writing system






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






48. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






49. A country that is poorly developed - with citizens whos main income is agriculture. 'low income nations'






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