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






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






3. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






4. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






7. Place-name






8. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






11. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






12. 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






13. The raising of plants or animals






14. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






16. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






20. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






22. To send goods to another country for sale






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






24. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






26. A graph used to show age and sex composition






27. Goods brought into a country






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






29. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






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






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






32. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






36. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






40. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






43. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






46. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






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