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






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






3. Population geography






4. Wide range of tales - legends - lore - beliefs - superstitions






5. The raising of plants or animals






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






7. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






8. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






10. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






15. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






16. Structures built in a traditional manner






17. A limitation on imports






18. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






20. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Highly developed cultures






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






29. Original inhabitants of an area






30. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






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






35. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






36. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






43. Government ruled by the people






44. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. One who can speak many languages