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






2. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






3. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






7. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






9. A limitation on imports






10. The growth of cities






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






12. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






14. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






16. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






18. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






21. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






22. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






43. Economy where people consume only what they produce






44. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






47. 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






48. Original inhabitants of an area






49. The belief that cultures are directly shaped by the physical environment






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