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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. Government ruled by the people






2. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






6. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






7. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






8. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






9. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






12. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






13. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






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






18. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






23. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






25. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






26. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






28. 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






29. To send goods to another country for sale






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






31. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






34. Original inhabitants of an area






35. Highly developed cultures






36. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






40. Population geography






41. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






42. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






46. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






50. Goods brought into a country