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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. Taxes on imports or exports






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






3. Economy where people consume only what they produce






4. Small - cohesive - conservative - isolated - nerly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race






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






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






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






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






9. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






13. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






17. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






19. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






22. A government ruled by a king or queen






23. A language with a writing system






24. A barrier that completely halts the diffusion or spread of an innovation; completely blocks






25. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






26. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






27. Government ruled by the people






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






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






30. The study of the relationships between people & the places where they live






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






32. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






35. The raising of plants or animals






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






37. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






40. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






48. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






49. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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