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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. An independent country dominated by a relatively homogeneous culture group






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






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






4. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






5. Government ruled by the people






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






7. Massacre of a particular group






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






9. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






11. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






12. Resources that can be renewed






13. A limitation on imports






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






15. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






16. Population geography






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






18. Original inhabitants of an area






19. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer.






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






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






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






23. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






24. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






25. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






28. A language with a writing system






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






30. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






33. Place-name






34. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






36. One who can speak many languages






37. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






38. Taxes on imports or exports






39. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. A graph used to show age and sex composition






48. Economy where people consume only what they produce






49. A government ruled by a king or queen






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