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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. Visible - genetic differences among groups; physical - biological






2. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






18. Population geography






19. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






20. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






21. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






22. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






23. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






25. An area in the suburbs where a particular ethnic group resides






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






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






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






29. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






30. A government ruled by a king or queen






31. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






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






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






37. The spread of ideas - customs - and technologies from one people to another






38. 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






39. To send goods to another country for sale






40. 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






41. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






42. Resources that can be renewed






43. Voluntary movement of a group of migrants back to native country






44. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






45. Massacre of a particular group






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






47. Structures built in a traditional manner






48. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






49. 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






50. Highly developed cultures