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






2. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






7. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






12. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






16. Economy where people consume only what they produce






17. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






19. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






20. A limitation on imports






21. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






23. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






24. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






28. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






29. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






32. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






34. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






36. 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






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






38. To send goods to another country for sale






39. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






43. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






46. The spread of elements of culture from one point of origin over an area






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






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






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






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