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






2. One who can speak many languages






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






4. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






6. The spread of innovations within an area in a snowballing process; users increase & area of occurrence grows






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






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






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






10. Well-established language of communication and commerce; not the mother tongue






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






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






13. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






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






25. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






28. A language with a writing system






29. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






30. The growth of cities






31. Population geography






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






33. Immigrants introduce some traditions to new land - but less complex than those in the old country






34. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






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






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






41. Resources that can be renewed






42. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






45. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






47. Goods brought into a country






48. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






49. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






50. Original inhabitants of an area