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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. The forceful taking of territory by a distant state - often involving the displacement of indigenous populations to make way for other settlers






2. Government ruled by the people






3. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






4. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






6. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






8. The growth of cities






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






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






11. Highly developed cultures






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






13. A limitation on imports






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






27. Resources that can be renewed






28. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






30. Structures built in a traditional manner






31. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






34. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






35. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






39. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






43. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood