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






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






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






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






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






6. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






7. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






8. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






10. Population geography






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






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






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






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






15. Original inhabitants of an area






16. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






18. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






22. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






27. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






28. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Place-name






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






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






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






37. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






40. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






41. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A graph used to show age and sex composition