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






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






3. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






7. Resources that can be renewed






8. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. One who can speak many languages






16. Structures built in a traditional manner






17. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






18. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






19. Goods brought into a country






20. Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






28. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






30. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






31. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






35. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






43. 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






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






45. Population geography






46. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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