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






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






3. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






5. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






6. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






10. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






11. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






14. Resources that can be renewed






15. Economy where people consume only what they produce






16. A limitation on imports






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






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






19. Place-name






20. A graph used to show age and sex composition






21. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






23. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The raising of plants or animals






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






45. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






49. Highly developed cultures






50. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape