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






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






3. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






4. To send goods to another country for sale






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Population geography






12. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






17. Structures built in a traditional manner






18. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






19. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






20. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






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






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






26. Small - cohesive - conservative - isolated - nerly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race






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






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






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






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






31. A language with a writing system






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






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






34. Government ruled by the people






35. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






36. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






39. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A government ruled by a king or queen






47. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






48. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






49. One who can speak many languages






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