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






2. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






5. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






9. The growth of cities






10. Government ruled by the people






11. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






12. Taxes on imports or exports






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






14. One who can speak many languages






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






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






17. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






20. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






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






25. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






27. Population geography






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






29. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






40. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






41. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






43. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






44. To send goods to another country for sale






45. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






48. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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