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






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






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






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






6. Economy where people consume only what they produce






7. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






10. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






12. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






15. A government ruled by a king or queen






16. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






28. Massacre of a particular group






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






30. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






31. One who can speak many languages






32. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The growth of cities






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






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






42. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






45. 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






46. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






47. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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