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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. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






2. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






6. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






10. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






13. 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






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






15. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






18. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






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






24. A language with a writing system






25. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






29. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






31. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






32. Highly developed cultures






33. Place-name






34. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






38. Resources that can be renewed






39. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






40. Goods brought into a country






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






42. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






45. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






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






50. One who can speak many languages