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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






9. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






12. Well-established language of communication and commerce; not the mother tongue






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






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






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






16. Original inhabitants of an area






17. A limitation on imports






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






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






20. A graph used to show age and sex composition






21. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






22. Population geography






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






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






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






26. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






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






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






32. The growth of cities






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






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






35. Goods brought into a country






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






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






38. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






39. The study of spatial patterns & of differences & similarities from one place to another in Environment and culture; to write about the earth






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






41. Place-name






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






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






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






45. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






49. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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