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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. Place-name






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






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






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






5. One who can speak many languages






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






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






8. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






11. A graph used to show age and sex composition






12. 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






13. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






14. 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






15. Highly developed cultures






16. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






17. 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






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






19. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






23. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






36. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






40. Goods brought into a country






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






42. The growth of cities






43. The study of the relationships between people & the places where they live






44. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






47. Taxes on imports or exports






48. Original inhabitants of an area






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






50. The raising of plants or animals