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






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






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






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






5. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






6. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






9. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






13. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






14. A belief - theory that the Environment may be one influence in how a person or culture develops but that there are other equally important factors






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






16. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






20. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






29. Original inhabitants of an area






30. The number of children the average woman will bear during her reproductive years






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






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






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






34. Goods brought into a country






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






36. Taxes on imports or exports






37. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






38. One who can speak many languages






39. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






42. Place-name






43. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






46. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






47. Resources that can be renewed






48. The young and the old in a society who need care






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






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