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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. Government ruled by the people






2. One who can speak many languages






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






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






5. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






6. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Population geography






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






15. Goods brought into a country






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






17. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






20. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Place-name






29. Original inhabitants of an area






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






31. The growth of cities






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






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






34. A graph used to show age and sex composition






35. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






37. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






38. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






49. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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