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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. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






3. Massacre of a particular group






4. The growth of cities






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






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






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






8. A person forced to leave her or his home or country seeking protection from danger






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






23. Place-name






24. To send goods to another country for sale






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






26. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






29. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






30. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






32. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Taxes on imports or exports






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






41. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






44. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






47. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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