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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. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






2. An area protected by isolation where a language has survived unchanged






3. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






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






9. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






11. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






12. Original inhabitants of an area






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






14. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






18. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






21. 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






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






23. A graph used to show age and sex composition






24. A limitation on imports






25. One who can speak many languages






26. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






27. Place-name






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






29. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






30. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






34. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






37. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






39. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






40. Highly developed cultures






41. Goods brought into a country






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






43. 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






44. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






45. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






46. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






50. To send goods to another country for sale