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






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






3. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






8. Taxes on imports or exports






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






10. Place-name






11. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






13. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






14. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






15. The raising of plants or animals






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






17. One who can speak many languages






18. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






19. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






20. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






21. Original inhabitants of an area






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






23. The removal of an unwanted ethnic minority from a nation-state through mass-killing - deportation - or imprisonment






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






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






26. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






28. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






38. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






41. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






43. Resources that can be renewed






44. Population geography






45. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






46. 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






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






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






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






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