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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. Structures built in a traditional manner






2. Population geography






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






4. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






7. Resources that can be renewed






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






9. The raising of plants or animals






10. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






14. Massacre of a particular group






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






16. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






20. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Original inhabitants of an area






28. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






30. Government ruled by the people






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. A language with a writing system






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






38. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






41. A limitation on imports






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






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






44. Economy where people consume only what they produce






45. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






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






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