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






2. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






5. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






8. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






9. Place-name






10. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






13. A cultivation system that features the interpolating of trees with field crops






14. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






16. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






17. The study of spatial patterns & of differences & similarities from one place to another in Environment and culture; to write about the earth






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






19. 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






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






21. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






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






26. Population geography






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






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






29. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






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






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






35. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






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






40. To send goods to another country for sale






41. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






43. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






44. A government ruled by a king or queen






45. One who can speak many languages






46. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






47. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






49. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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