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






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






3. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






7. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






8. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






9. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






18. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






22. Structures built in a traditional manner






23. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






26. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






36. Place-name






37. A limitation on imports






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






39. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






41. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






43. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






46. Population geography






47. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






49. Total way of life held in common by a group of people; speech - behavior - beliefs - practices






50. 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