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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. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






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






7. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






11. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






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






17. Place-name






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






26. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






27. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






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






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






33. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






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






38. The growth of cities






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






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






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






42. The raising of plants or animals






43. Resources that can be renewed






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






45. Massacre of a particular group






46. 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






47. 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






48. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






49. A limitation on imports






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