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






2. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






4. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






5. Original inhabitants of an area






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






7. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






8. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






9. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






13. The growth of cities






14. Place-name






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






16. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






19. Goods brought into a country






20. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






24. Highly developed cultures






25. A language with a writing system






26. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






30. Structures built in a traditional manner






31. Total way of life held in common by a group of people; speech - behavior - beliefs - practices






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






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






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






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






36. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






38. Tendency of people to migrate to the same area over time; as on goes - so do others






39. A government ruled by a king or queen






40. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






45. Massacre of a particular group






46. Economy where people consume only what they produce






47. A graph used to show age and sex composition






48. Taxes on imports or exports






49. Population geography






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