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






3. Massacre of a particular group






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






12. Resources that can be renewed






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Place-name






18. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






22. To send goods to another country for sale






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






24. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






25. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






26. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






30. The numerical ratio of males to females






31. A language with a writing system






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






33. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






34. Economy where people consume only what they produce






35. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






36. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






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






42. Government ruled by the people






43. Border of word usage or pronunciation






44. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






46. An area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language






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






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






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






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