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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 dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






4. The growth of cities






5. The forceful taking of territory by a distant state - often involving the displacement of indigenous populations to make way for other settlers






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






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






8. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






12. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






17. Place-name






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






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






20. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






21. Taxes on imports or exports






22. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Spread of an innovation that occurs by physically moving to a new area bringing the innovation with you






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






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






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






33. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






37. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






38. 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






39. 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






40. To send goods to another country for sale






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






42. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






43. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






46. Population geography






47. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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