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






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






3. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






6. Highly developed cultures






7. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






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






12. Border of word usage or pronunciation






13. Place-name






14. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Taxes on imports or exports






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






22. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






23. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






24. Massacre of a particular group






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






26. 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






27. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






28. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






29. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






30. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






31. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






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






36. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






37. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






42. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






46. Group of people who share common ancestry - language - religion - customs - or combination of such characteristics






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






48. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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