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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 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






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






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






4. Place-name






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






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






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






8. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






9. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






17. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






19. One who can speak many languages






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






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






22. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






26. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The raising of plants or animals






35. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






37. Highly developed cultures






38. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






41. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






46. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






47. A government ruled by a king or queen






48. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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