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






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






3. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






4. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






6. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






7. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






8. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






10. The numerical ratio of males to females






11. Original inhabitants of an area






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






13. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






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






19. Border of word usage or pronunciation






20. Group of people who share common ancestry - language - religion - customs - or combination of such characteristics






21. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






23. Place-name






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






25. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






30. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






33. 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






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






35. A limitation on imports






36. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






38. Massacre of a particular group






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






40. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






44. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






48. Population geography






49. The growth of cities






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