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






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






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






4. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






6. Government ruled by the people






7. A language with a small vocabulary borrowed from another language; used in commerce






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Resources that can be renewed






13. A limitation on imports






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






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






16. Goods brought into a country






17. Place-name






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






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






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






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






22. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






26. Original inhabitants of an area






27. Highly developed cultures






28. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






30. The method used to answer these three questions: what goods and services to produce -how to produce them - and who will recieve them.






31. A language with a writing system






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






33. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






36. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






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






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






42. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






44. The raising of plants or animals






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






46. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






48. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






49. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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