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






2. The raising of plants or animals






3. To send goods to another country for sale






4. 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






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






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






7. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






11. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






16. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






17. Massacre of a particular group






18. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






20. Taxes on imports or exports






21. Place-name






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






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






24. 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






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






26. One who can speak many languages






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






28. A graph used to show age and sex composition






29. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






31. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






32. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






36. Original inhabitants of an area






37. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






40. A government ruled by a king or queen






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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