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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 voluntary community where people of like origin live by choice






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






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






4. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






7. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






8. Population geography






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






10. One who can speak many languages






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






12. The growth of cities






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






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






15. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A graph used to show age and sex composition






31. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






41. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






42. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






46. To send goods to another country for sale






47. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






49. 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






50. 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