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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 collection of languages with a common origin but split into languages






2. A language with a writing system






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






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






5. 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






6. A cultivation system that features the interpolating of trees with field crops






7. Massacre of a particular group






8. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






12. Culture based in large - heterogeneous societies permitting individualism - CHANGE - money - economy - weakened interpersonal relationships.






13. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






17. The raising of plants or animals






18. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






20. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






23. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






24. Population geography






25. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






28. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






31. An area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language






32. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A government ruled by a king or queen






41. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






44. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






47. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






48. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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