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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. Number of live births per 1000 population in a given year






2. A language with a writing system






3. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






5. The growth of cities






6. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






10. Place-name






11. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






15. The numerical ratio of males to females






16. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






17. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






20. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






24. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






27. 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






28. One who can speak many languages






29. A graph used to show age and sex composition






30. A part of a region; more personal - individual - Ex. McHenry






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






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






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






34. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






38. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






40. A collection of languages that are related because of a common ancestor






41. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






45. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






48. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






50. Goods brought into a country