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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. The binding together of all the lands & peoples of the world into an integrated system driven by the marketplace; homogenization






2. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






6. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






7. An ethnic group adopts some ways of the host society to be able to function economically and socially






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






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






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






11. Massacre of a particular group






12. Highly developed cultures






13. Number of people out of every 1 -000 who die in a year






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






15. 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






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






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






18. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






20. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






24. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






26. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






30. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






34. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






36. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






39. Government ruled by the people






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






41. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






42. The growth of cities






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






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






45. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






47. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






50. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape