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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. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






6. One who can speak many languages






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. A language with a writing system






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






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






15. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






17. Massacre of a particular group






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






19. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A cultivation system that features the interpolating of trees with field crops






27. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






28. A graph used to show age and sex composition






29. Place-name






30. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






32. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






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






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






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






36. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






41. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






42. The belief that cultures are directly shaped by the physical environment






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






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






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






46. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






49. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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