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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 collection of languages with a common origin but split into languages






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






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






4. Highly developed cultures






5. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






9. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






12. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






14. A graph used to show age and sex composition






15. 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






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






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






18. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






22. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






24. Resources that can be renewed






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






26. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






27. An area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language






28. 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






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






30. Original inhabitants of an area






31. To send goods to another country for sale






32. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






37. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






49. Population geography






50. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape