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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. One who can speak many languages






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






10. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






11. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






12. A grouping of like places or the functional union of places into a spatial unit






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






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






15. Population geography






16. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






17. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






21. Original inhabitants of an area






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






23. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






24. The raising of plants or animals






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






26. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






29. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






32. Goods brought into a country






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






34. The young and the old in a society who need care






35. Taxes on imports or exports






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






37. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Highly developed cultures






46. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






47. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






50. The growth of cities