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






2. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






3. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






14. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






19. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






22. The raising of plants or animals






23. A government ruled by a king or queen






24. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






26. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






29. To send goods to another country for sale






30. A doctrine that proposes women are inherently better Environmental preservationists than men






31. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






32. A graph used to show age and sex composition






33. Massacre of a particular group






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






35. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






37. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






40. A language with a writing system






41. Resources that can be renewed






42. A barrier that completely halts the diffusion or spread of an innovation; completely blocks






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






44. Place-name






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






46. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






48. Government ruled by the people






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






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