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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






13. A limitation on imports






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






15. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






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






20. A language with a writing system






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






22. Large-scale movement of people between different regions of the world






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






24. A graph used to show age and sex composition






25. The growth of cities






26. Government ruled by the people






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






28. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






31. Goods brought into a country






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






33. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






34. Highly developed cultures






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






36. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






37. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






40. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






45. To send goods to another country for sale






46. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






49. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






50. 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