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






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






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






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






5. The growth of cities






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






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






8. Goods brought into a country






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






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






11. 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






12. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






15. Original inhabitants of an area






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






17. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






18. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






19. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






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






24. One who can speak many languages






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






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






27. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






30. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






31. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






34. 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






35. A group of people who share a common acestry or traditions living as a minority in a larger society






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






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






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






39. Taxes on imports or exports






40. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






43. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






46. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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