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






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






3. Original inhabitants of an area






4. Goods brought into a country






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






6. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






9. Place-name






10. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






12. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






13. The raising of plants or animals






14. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






16. One who can speak many languages






17. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






20. The method used to answer these three questions: what goods and services to produce -how to produce them - and who will recieve them.






21. Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs






22. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






25. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






26. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






29. Resources that can be renewed






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






31. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






33. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






36. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






46. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






48. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






49. 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






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