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






2. Highly developed cultures






3. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






7. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






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






13. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






16. Words and phrases not part of a standard - recognized language






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






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






19. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






22. To send goods to another country for sale






23. A belief - theory that the Environment may be one influence in how a person or culture develops but that there are other equally important factors






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






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






26. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






27. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






29. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






36. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






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






41. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






44. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






45. One who can speak many languages






46. The growth of cities






47. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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