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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. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






5. The growth of cities






6. Border of word usage or pronunciation






7. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






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






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






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






11. Taxes on imports or exports






12. Government ruled by the people






13. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






16. Resources such as fossil fuels - which can not be made again.






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






18. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






22. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. One who can speak many languages






40. Place-name






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






42. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






46. The method used to answer these three questions: what goods and services to produce -how to produce them - and who will recieve them.






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






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






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






50. Population geography