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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 doctrine that proposes women are inherently better Environmental preservationists than men






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






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






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






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






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






7. One who can speak many languages






8. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






9. To send goods to another country for sale






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






11. Goods brought into a country






12. The raising of plants or animals






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






14. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






15. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






17. 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






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






19. Taxes on imports or exports






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






21. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






25. The numerical ratio of males to females






26. Population geography






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






37. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






38. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






39. Place-name






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






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






42. A group of people with norms - values - & material practices that differentiate them from the dominate culture






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






44. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






45. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






50. A government ruled by a king or queen